1,206 news posts in Mind and body

Health

06 Oct 2020

Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic coincide with a heavy mental health burden

COVID-19 is taking a mental health toll even on people who are not directly impacted: Frontiers in Psychiatry

Psychology

01 Oct 2020

COVID-19 infects majority of bad dreams — study

Scientists map content of dreams under Covid-19 lockdown: Frontiers in Psychology

Social science

01 Oct 2020

New study shows that playing with dolls allows children to develop empathy and social processing skills

New study shows cognitive benefits of doll play in children: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Life sciences

24 Sep 2020

Choanozoan and picozoan marine protists are probably virus eaters – study

Are these marine protists the first known virus-eating organisms? Frontiers in Ecology in Marine Science

Health

23 Sep 2020

Greater father involvement in infant parenting is beneficial for paternal mental health

What are the benefits of paternal involvement in child care on mental health of fathers? Frontiers in Psychiatry

Social science

17 Sep 2020

Men and women experience similar rates of anxiety due to job insecurity

By Nora Belblidia, science writer Despite gender disparities in the workforce, male and female workers in Europe report similar rates of anxiety in response to job insecurity across countries. Economic stress and anxiety can contribute to poor mental health outcomes as more people work non-traditional jobs with little stability, and according to Dr. Egidio Riva, a co-author of the study investigating these trends, such effects need to be taken seriously by both governments and employers alike. As more people work temporary gigs with little protection, or fear layoffs in an unstable economy, job insecurity is on the rise. These stresses understandably contribute to poor mental health and feelings of anxiety. But given gender disparities in the workforce – women are more likely to work temporary jobs and receive lower pay – researchers were curious whether job insecurity affected men and women differently. A study published in Frontiers in Sociology analyzed data from the European Working Conditions Survey, looking at results from 2005, 2010, and 2015. The survey asked people to what extent they thought they might lose their job in the next six months and whether they had experienced anxiety over the last 12 months. The study found that, in […]