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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. A new article published in Advances In Motivation Science ...

Debunking the myth of the 'mean girl,' new research has found that boys use relational aggression -- malicious rumors, social exclusion and rejection -- to harm or manipulate others more often than ...

Though painful, social rejection can be a powerful learning tool, new USC research suggests. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uncovers the neurological ...