Women Get Better at Managing Their Anger as They Age. 💪👩‍🦳 New analysis suggests that chronologic and reproductive age both have a significant effect on a women's level of anger and her ability to manage it.

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#womenempowerment #angermanagement #aginggracefully #emotionalintelligence #mentalhealthmatters

A New Study Found That Easy Access, Reacting to Posts, and Feeling Connected All Make People More Likely to Share Misinformation, Especially When They Are Emotionally Involved. People with Better Emotional Control Were Less Likely to Do So. 📊💬🤔❤️

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#Misinformation #SocialMediaStudy #EmotionalIntelligence #SharingOnline #DigitalLiteracy

Psychologists show that empathy can be conditioned through emotional rewards: we’re more likely to empathize with someone when their happiness rewards us 😊❤️✨

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Narcissists report high emotional intelligence 🤔 but perform worse on objective tests 📉, suggests a new study.

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New research shows that children ages 3 to 5 can identify happiness 😊, sadness 😢, calmness 😌, and fear 😨 in music, but that children who show fewer signs of empathy or guilt have more difficulty.

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#ChildDevelopment #EmotionalIntelligence #MusicEducation #EmpathySkills #ResearchInsights

Highly sensitive people are more likely to experience depression and anxiety. In the study, sensitivity was defined as a personality trait that reflects people’s capacity to perceive and process environmental stimuli such as bright lights, subtle changes in the environment and other peoples’ moods. 🌟💭🧠

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Insecurely attached individuals are less likely to go for a compromise in relationship conflicts 💔 | On the other hand, they were more likely to react aggressively 😡, try to control their partner 🤨, be submissive 🙇‍♂️, or break up the relationship 💔.

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“Love doesn’t thrive on ledgers” 💔: Keeping score in relationships foreshadows decline, study finds. A long-term study of couples in Germany found that when partners expected something in return for favors or sacrifices, their satisfaction tended to decline over time.

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Study suggests that when people feel ignored by their partners because of phone use, a behavior known as “phubbing” 📱, can lead to a deeper sense of emotional disconnection 💔 | Individuals who perceive their partner as being distracted by their phone tend to feel more deprived of affection. 😞

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#PhubbingAwareness #DigitalDisconnection #EmotionalIntelligence #RelationshipHealth #TechAndLove

We choose ignorance as we age – even when knowledge is more useful. Younger kids sought out knowledge, while by age 7 they became information-avoidant if answers may evoke negative emotion. In adulthood, information avoidance is common and may "deepen political polarization or ideological rigidity." 🧠📚🔍💔

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#KnowledgeIsPower #InformationAvoidance #EmotionalIntelligence #PoliticalPolarization #LifelongLearning

New research shows people often reach their all-around mental and emotional peak around age 60, not in their twenties. While quick thinking slows with age, experience, judgment, and emotional balance keep improving through midlife. 🧠✨👵👴

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People who score higher on certain psychopathic traits may actually have a sharper understanding of other people’s thoughts and intentions 🧠🔍 | The findings suggest that this form of psychopathy might be linked to a clearer but emotionally disengaged view of others’ minds.

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#Psychopathy #EmotionalIntelligence #HumanBehavior #PsychologicalResearch #MindReading

A new study suggests we may be misreading our dogs’ emotions more often than we think. 🐶💔 Rather than accurately interpreting what they feel, our perceptions appear to be shaped by our own emotional state, leading us to project our moods onto them and misunderstand their experience.

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#DogEmotions #PetPerception #EmotionalIntelligence #DogBehavior #HumanAnimalBond

Research suggests that emotional intelligence improves romantic relationships primarily through a single, specific behavior: making a partner feel valued and appreciated. Study implies that the key to a happier partnership may be as simple as regularly expressing that one’s partner is special.

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* ❤️ New research in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships highlights that making a partner feel **valued and appreciated** is the key driver of improved romantic relationships, more so than other emotional intelligence strategies.

* 🤝 A 14-week study of 175 heterosexual couples (350 individuals) by Hester He Xiao at the University of Sydney found that individuals with higher emotional intelligence more frequently used "valuing" strategies, leading to increased relationship quality for both partners.

* 🗣️ While cognitive reframing and receptive listening showed some benefits, their impact varied by gender. Valuing, however, proved to be a universally beneficial behavior for improving relationship satisfaction.

#RelationshipGoals #EmotionalIntelligence #CoupleGoals

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Intelligent people are better judges of the intelligence of others. Better judges of the intelligence of others also included people with stronger emotion perception abilities and those who were more satisfied with their lives.

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Neuroplasticity and resilience. Emotional intelligence actually changes the structure of the brain. Gray matter volume and the number of synaptic connections increase. Better stress regulation translates into stronger neuroplasticity.

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In interpersonal conflicts, staying calm protects your reputation, while crying damages the reputation of your opponent alongside your own. This points to a social tradeoff where keeping your cool helps you look good, but shedding tears is more effective if you want to make other person look bad.

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#InterpersonalSkills #ConflictResolution #EmotionalIntelligence

Feeling morally angry makes people more likely to rapidly share misinformation online. Anger causes individuals to act impulsively and pay less attention to the credibility of the news source. Findings offer insights into how emotional reactions on social media fuel the spread of false information.

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#Misinformation #EmotionalIntelligence #ViralNewsInsights

People who ghost tend to feel worse about it than the people they ghost realize. Study also indicates that even a brief reply can narrow this emotional misunderstanding.

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#ghosting #emotionalintelligence #relationshipscience