Happy Saturday, sweet readers!
This week’s Psychology Around the Net is full of goodies for you including Devon Murray’s (Harry Potter‘s Seamus Finnigan) honesty about his battle with depression, how couples benefit from Netflix (you read that correctly), when you can and can’t trust sleep apps, and more.
Why Netflix Is Actually Good for Your Relationship: Psychologists from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada teamed up to study more than 250 people relationships — specifically, they had them answer questionnaires about “their romantic bond and their habits” — and after analyzing the results, they found that enjoying television shows together can boost a couple’s relationship (this especially applies to couples who don’t share the same group of friends). You might think this is because the couple is spending extra time snuggled up together, but you’ll find the researchers covered that possibility, too.
Low Levels of Vitamin D in Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Researchers have noted a possible link between low levels of Vitamin D and disorders such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, but now a group of Dutch researchers have conducted a study confirming evidence of the association between the deficiency and the disorders and have published their findings in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology.
‘Harry Potter’ Star Reveals Battle With Depression: “Me dad’s a Muggle; Mam’s a witch. Bit of a nasty shock for him when he found out.” (Oh, come on, you know you read it in his voice — ADMIT IT.) Last Monday, Irish actor Devon Murray, who portrayed Seamus Finnigan (our favorite little Gryffindor who liked to blow things up), tweeted about his battle with depression and how speaking out about it has helped him using the hashtag #worldmentalhealthday. Murray went on to tweet that he “had suicidal thoughts this year and that [opening up] was the kick in the arse that [he] needed! Open up, talk to people.”
What Do Americans Fear? Researchers have released the third annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears (2016), and among some of the most common fears (think crime, health, spiders, ghosts, and heights), they took a closer look at two other specific fears popping up among American’s: conspiracy theories and fear of Muslims (also referred to as “Islamophobia”).
The Australian Watchmaker Using A Subtle Psychology Trick To Sell Less: Australian watch-making company The 5th uses a type of psychology that, despite this article’s title, probably isn’t all that subtle; actually, appealing to many consumers’ desire for exclusivity — and perhaps even more so, anticipation — is fairly commonplace these days (iPhone, anyone?). The 5th only sells the watches on the fifth of every month (clever), for five days (also clever), which fosters a desire among consumers that has sales absolutely booming.
What Sleep Tracking Apps Can and Can’t Tell You: Sleep-tracking apps and other devices are quite popular — claiming to report how many hours you were in bed (easy, right?) and the quality of your sleep (I still don’t fully understand how that works) — but according to some sleep specialists, such as Dr. W. Christopher Winter, you can’t always take those stats at face value and some of them are altogether wrong.
from World of Psychology http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2016/10/15/psychology-around-the-net-october-15-2016/
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