Erratic boulders in legends and science; what giants brought us from across Baltic Sea
A devil's rock - a boulder that a giant carried across the frozen Baltic Sea, a stone left during the Swedish Deluge... Ethnologist Robert Piotrowski, PhD, analyses the stories of erratic boulders from northern Poland - both the scientific ones and those immortalized in legends.
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Experts: Posting videos of crying children is cyberbullying
Parents posting content that shows a child crying, worried, scared or surprised is called parental trolling, a form of cyberbullying, warn researchers of this phenomenon, drawing attention to the possible effects of common online behaviours.
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Jokers, jesters, pranksters: Psychologists explore role of humour in self-presentation
There are people for whom making others laugh is a matter of honour. The strategies used in the comic style of self-presentation were described by humour researcher Agnieszka Fanslau, PhD. In her opinion, laughter and making others laugh play important roles: they allow you to maintain control over the course of interaction and create a sense of belonging.
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Report: 87% of Internet users consider hate to be serious social problem
The report 'Polish Internet users on hate 2019-2024' by a linguist and media expert, a professor at SWPS University, was based on a survey of a representative group of 815 Polish Internet users over the age of 15. It was conducted in two waves - in March 2019 and November 2024.
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Study: Depression and stress related to war in Ukraine also strongly affected Polish students
Polish students reported high levels of depression and stress after Russia's aggression against Ukraine, higher than Ukrainian students, an international study has shown. The result is consistent with other analyses indicating that students from conflict-free countries often experience greater stress than those from war zones.
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Even small children recognize hypocrites
Even preschool children are able to recognize hypocrites, whom they rate worse than other people who break the rules, researchers from SWPS University demonstrate. Caregivers should therefore pay attention to whether their actions are consistent with their declarations, because children are careful observers of moral integrity.
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AI use in psychotherapy creates new opportunities, but also real risks
Artificial intelligence is already used in psychotherapy in the form of therapeutic chatbots. This provides many opportunities, but also creates risks, including offering harmful advice or causing emotional dependence of the patient on the digital therapist, according to Marcin Rządeczka, an expert from the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University.
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Study: Emotional problems linked to binge eating and food addiction
Over 20 percent of people surveyed by the University of Silesia researchers declared that they had experienced problems related to binge eating or food addiction. People combining both disorders showed the highest level of emotional problems, depression, anxiety, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Study: Of many current crises, economic crisis particularly affects young people
The economic crisis is felt the most by young Poles - the stress associated with it affects the majority of students surveyed by psychologists from the Jagiellonian University. As many as 65 percent of young people are struggling with the effects of cumulative stress resulting from many crises occurring at the same time.
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Study: SSRI antidepressants do not dull romantic love
People who taka SSRI antidepressants experience romantic love in the same way as other people, an international study has found. These results may convince people who have previously avoided pharmacotherapy to seek help for depression.
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