Any perceived threat to safety - physical, financial, or emotion - can be a powerful reason why people share.

News media know this well: "If it bleeds, it leads."

Products that offer safety or security are shared because of the same emotions. Users share with their friends and family ...

Identify any safety behaviours you resort to because you think they help to keep you safe.

The most common safety behaviour is avoidance. More subtle examples include closing your eyes, not looking down or over the edges, or tightly holding on to something. Once you've id...

It is argued that safety behaviors need to be gradually reduced over time and not be eliminated all at once.

A study suggests that people may benefit from exposure therapy even if they do not eliminate all their safety behaviours at once. Continued use of unnecessary aids may prevent indivi...