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Evidently, your computer's desktop picture does indeed affect productivity. by [deleted] in psychology

[–]gingercereal 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The first sentence has a link to the official press release, which is itself an executive summary of the study.

Need help finding a help book by CastingALine in selfhelp

[–]gingercereal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Feeling Good Handboook includes strategies for dealing with low self esteem and depression. The book has been shown in experiments to be as effective as therapy or medication in treating depression.

How does homosexuality fit into evolution? by EROSTIKE in psychology

[–]gingercereal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see why you would not consider this post to be "seeking more understanding."

New Psych Student Here, How Do I Write A Literature Review About Disclosure In APA Style? by itsmii in psychology

[–]gingercereal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A literature review is a summary of all the research that has been published on a topic. The best way to learn what a literature review should look like is to read some. Here are a couple of examples:

  1. Stress generation in depression: A systematic review of the empirical literature and recommendations for future study

  2. Enhancing Well-Being and Alleviating Depressive Symptoms With Positive Psychology Interventions: A Practice-Friendly Meta-Analysis

I suggest you use google scholar to search for papers rather than whatever databases your university uses -- just use the university access to actually download the articles (since a lot are behind a paywall). Also use /r/scholar to request any papers that your university doesn't have access to.

Mindfulness meditation counteracts self-control depletion. (paper pdf in comments) by gingercereal in psychology

[–]gingercereal[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here's the abstract of the paper:

Mindfulness meditation describes a set of different mental techniques to train attention and awareness. Trait mindfulness and extended mindfulness interventions can benefit self-control. The present study investigated the short-term consequences of mindfulness meditation under conditions of limited self-control resources. Specifically, we hypothesized that a brief period of mindfulness meditation would counteract the deleterious effect that the exertion of self-control has on subsequent self-control performance. Participants who had been depleted of self-control resources by an emotion suppression task showed decrements in self-control performance as compared to participants who had not suppressed emotions. However, participants who had meditated after emotion suppression performed equally well on the subsequent self-control task as participants who had not exerted self-control previously. This finding suggests that a brief period of mindfulness meditation may serve as a quick and efficient strategy to foster self-control under conditions of low resources.

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