

SASHLab in the news again!
SASHLab have released some preliminary findings on the survey data collected in the UL Spit Study, that have been written up by Alan Jacques of the Limerick Post. Hitting your doorsteps soon! Read all about it here: http://tinyurl.com/ne8e5gu


Brenda O'Connell published in Journal of Positive Psychology
NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR RELATIONSHIPS? BE MORE GRATEFUL AND KIND Study purpose? The aim of the study was to examine whether social relationships could be improved by simple pro-social exercises, specifically, to what extent does showing gratitude and kindness towards others play a part in explaining this association. What did we find? Our results showed that people who expressed gratitude or did something kind for someone in their social network every second day for just one


SASHLab on Tour!
Stephen and Rachel have been accepted to present posters at this year's Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR) conference in beautiful Tel Aviv, Israel. Stephen will be presenting some of the psychological data we have collected from our participants so far, looking at the differences between working and unemployed people in their reports of stress and health. Rachel will be presenting a systematic review of research looking at unemployment and cortisol, which shows a ver