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Customer Spotlight: Richard McNally
We’ve all probably heard that scrolling through social media (or Passive Social Media Use – PSMU) use is related to depression – but how? And does scrolling cause depression, or are depressed people more likely to scroll? These questions are difficult to answer without examining in-the-moment data over time. Parsing the relationship between the two …
Customer Spotlight: Jenn Veilleux
When it comes to Jenn Veilleux’s research, you might want to hold your breath. That’s because if you are a participant in one of Jenn’s research studies you might be tested on this feat. Breath-holding is a test used to examine distress tolerance – one’s ability to withstand uncomfortable negative emotions or physical sensations. Distress …
Customer Spotlight: Michael Levin
In the past, treatment of self-criticism was limited to therapy sessions or short interventions within a lab. However, Michael and his team wondered if these short sessions were sufficient. Would it be more beneficial to have more consistent reminders – especially if they were within real life? His lab created LifePaks that delivered ACT and …
Good Morning America Uses LifeData System to Monitor Debate Watchers’ Stress Levels
Do you think watching the presidential debates stresses you out? Good Morning America conducted a “stress test” using the LifeData system, and heart rate monitors, to observe the stress levels of a focus group while watching the final presidential debate. It turns out, watching the debate was pretty stressful. Perceived stress was pretty low at the …
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Why Positive Psychology?
We recently finished another semester at the small college where I teach. But, I’m finding that my students’ responses to one particular final exam are lingering with me. The course is a semester-long seminar on positive psychology, and the final exam is one essay question. This year, I asked them to address the question, “Why …