The Psychology Report

Featured image: How to talk about Manchester (and other terror attacks)

How to talk about Manchester (and other terror attacks)

Sarb Johal • May 24, 2017

I’ve been asked by a few people about how to talk about the terrible bombing attack in Manchester yesterday, especially with children and young people. Or even whether to talk about it at all. People are also wondering how they themselves should talk or act about this, as parents, grandparents teachers etc. So I thought I’d put this quick blog … Read More

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Featured image: How to tell the difference between fact and fiction on a ‘post-truth’ internet

How to tell the difference between fact and fiction on a ‘post-truth’ internet

Sarb Johal • May 16, 2017

“Right now we have a health hazard to democratic functioning.” Those are the words of Professor Sam Wineberg of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University in the United States, my guest on this edition of The Psychology Report.  You can listen to the original podcast here, as well as reading our conversation below.   Professor … Read More

Featured image: Mapping the link between biodiversity and wellbeing – NatureBuzz

Mapping the link between biodiversity and wellbeing – NatureBuzz

Sarb Johal • Apr 24, 2017

In this week’s Psychology Report I talked with Laurie Parma from the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge in England, about Nature Buzz (iTunes / Android)- the new research application they have developed to explore the links between nature and well-being.     Have a read of this conversation to understand more … Read More

Featured image: Sleep paralysis – more common than you might think

Sleep paralysis – more common than you might think

Sarb Johal • Apr 07, 2017

In this week’s Psychology Report, I talked with Associate Professor Dr Brian Sharpless of the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Northern Virginia, USA. Brian is interested in unusual disorders, and for this show, we are talking about sleep paralysis. You can listen to the original podcast here, as well as reading our conversation below. Read More

Featured image: How do emojis change our communication?

How do emojis change our communication?

Sarb Johal • Apr 03, 2017

In this Psychology Report, I talked with Dr Michael Philipp of Massey University School of Psychology here in New Zealand. Michael and his students are interested in how emoji and emoticons are used in computer based communication – so, those emails tweets and Facebook posts – that kind of thing. You can listen to the podcast as well … Read More

Featured image: Quality of relationships matter for fathers and their children’s development

Quality of relationships matter for fathers and their children’s development

Sarb Johal • Mar 20, 2017

In this Psychology Report, I talk with Associate Professor Claire Vallotton from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Michigan State University in the USA, about father’s parenting stress and its relationship to cognitive and language development in toddlers. This interview is based on the findings of this paper, and you can listen to the podcast as … Read More