Elite workplaces are quietly burning out top talent. Learn how ambition fatigue erodes motivation—and how to redesign ...

Why do you do the things you do? Why did you brush your teeth this morning, go to work, or click on this post? And is it possible to change the way you behave? Motivation underlies all of our behavior ...

Adolescence is a period when some teenagers begin experimenting with risky or rule-breaking behaviors such as skipping school ...

Counselors were more successful in motivating smokers to quit when they explored the smokers' personal values, discussed their knowledge of the health risks, and supported patients as they tried to ...

Money dulls physical pain and eases the sting of social rejection, new research shows. Through six experiments, psychologists and a marketing professor probed the power of money as a proxy for social ...

Wealth, fame and good looks may be a formula for anxiety rather than happiness, a new study suggests. Psychologists at the University of Rochester evaluated survey responses from 147 recent graduates, ...

Smokers who have a say in how they quit are more likely to try kicking the habit and are more successful, according to new research at the University of Rochester. Rochester researcher Dr. Geoffrey ...