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Courage is widely considered a fundamental human virtue. A professor of psychology and a university president break down the components of courageous action.
All five African countries surveyed – Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania – were ranked in the top six most forgiving nations.
The effectiveness of a self-help book depends largely on the quality of its content and how it is used by readers.
The Let Them world is far removed from the interconnected reality of social life, writes Nick Haslam. But books such as this may be useful.
The self-help category is one of the largest non-fiction book categories. However, not all self-help books are evidence-based.
A 2015 book by a psychologist who works with adult children of emotionally immature parents has taken off on social media, ‘validating’ its readers. But is it any good?
Scott Morrison’s Plans for Your Good is part political memoir, part self-help book, and very strange.
A psychology professor debunks Rhonda Byrne’s world-bestselling book and film – and her theory of personal success through a magical connection with the universe.
Readers with depression initially wanted the ‘instant gratification of being fixed’ from self-help books. That didn’t happen, but they did benefit from the right books at the right times.
The 1859 book ‘Self-Help’ by Scottish journalist and physician Samuel Smiles was written in bite-sized pieces reminiscent of today’s wellness and lifestyle New Year tips.
Being a parent can be tricky, and many turn to parenting guides for help in figuring out what to do. Two human development scholars have tips for picking a book that will be useful for you.
Instead of upskilling women to cope with the harm they risk in dating men, the self-help industry should focus on male behaviour. Women need safety more than they need dating advice.
The science of stress explains why parenting during the pandemic feels so hard. Here are strategies from psychologists for taking back control when you dread yet another challenging day ahead.
Popular psychology is all over book shops, podcasts and Netflix specials. The value of these ideas is hotly debated but even unguided, self-administered bibliotherapy may bring mental health benefits.
One medication-free technique uses your emotions to release stress.
As the world faces a second wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, we need new strategies to handle pandemic stress that go beyond basic self-care.
Are you an extrovert or an introvert? From personality to emotional maturity, individual differences matter when it comes to happiness.
Have you ever read a novel in the second person? You probably found it strange.
Self-help books can help us get through difficult times by telling us we have the agency to take control. But this method can also ignore structural inequities and negatively influence public policy.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Chancellor's Professor, Psychology, Carleton University
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Visiting scholar, Literature and Mind Center, Department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Mary Nel is a senior lecturer in Public Law, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Media & Communication, Muhlenberg College
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Postdoctoral research assistant at the Welsh Institute of Physical Activity, Health & Sport (WIPAHS), Swansea University
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Professor, School of Psychology, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Family & Community Medicine and Pediatrics, retired, University of California, San Francisco
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MA School Psychology Student, University of Manitoba
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Associate Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba
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Doctoral Student, Department of Psychology, York University, Canada
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool