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Our faculty are well known for their research expertise in happiness, language acquisition, gambling, child development, gender roles, environmental behaviour, cognition, neuroscience and more.

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Anticipating discrimination takes a toll on daily health

 
The study found that this mental state of bracing is common in daily life and it significantly impacts people’s mental and physical health.

Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness

 
As more people turn to tools like ChatGPT for companionship, the study suggests that a simpler, low-tech option—pairing people to text each other daily—may be more effective. 

Apocalyptic beliefs are no longer fringe—and they’re shaping how people respond to global threats

 
New UBC Psychology research shows apocalyptic thinking is widespread.
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Children with better theory of mind showed greater social-emotional resilience during the pandemic

June 15, 2026
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Celebrating our 2026 undergraduate student research awardees

April 29, 2026
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Congratulations to the 2026 PURC award winners

April 21, 2026
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