Blog from the lab.
Navigating the Wilds of Money, Mind, and a PhD
Dara Adedeji reflects on his PhD investigating whether changes in financial behaviour can signal mood changes in bipolar disorder, the ethical and human-centred foundations of the work, and how volunteering with Aware informs his research.
Banking apps could help manage mental health, UCD study finds
A new UCD scoping review of 43 studies on financial habits and mental illness finds that research in this area overwhelmingly relies on self-reported surveys, with only 4 studies using objective financial data such as bank transaction histories — highlighting a major gap that banking app data could help close.
What does your spending say about your mental health?
Penny is a young woman who sometimes finds herself buying things she does not really need, especially when she is feeling happy and upbeat. Penny's story is hypothetical, but the experience is not uncommon — around 84% of shoppers have made impulse purchases at some point in their lives.