You’ve probably heard the term “cute aggression” thrown around over the years. It describes the odd but seemingly common compulsion to smoosh, bite, or pinch—but not hurt—adorable things like babies ...

A couple years back, a team of research psychologists ID’d a phenomenon called “cute aggression,” wherein the sight of something cute (an infant, a puppy) paradoxically yields statements like ‘I just ...

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by kitten's cuteness that you've been hit with an urge to squish it out of love? Then you've experienced cute aggression: a phenomenon whose mechanisms scientists ...

Cute kittens, chubby baby cheeks and elderly people eating ice cream — these things elicit a primal response from us. Sighs of "Awww!" and gushes of gooey compliments proceed after coming in contact ...

“Cute aggression” is a dimorphous expression, meaning it contains seemingly contradictory feelings that act together. Unlike attraction, what we consider cute is nearly universal, according to science ...

Cute kittens, chubby baby cheeks and elderly people eating ice cream — these things elicit a primal response from us. Sighs of "Awww!" and gushes of gooey compliments proceed after coming in contact ...

In 1943, ethologist Konrad Lorenz proposed the concept of “kindchenschema” or “baby schema”—a set of physical attributes that humans find cute. These features—round cheeks, big eyes, a high forehead, ...

In the presence of chubby babies, fluffy puppies or other adorable little things, it isn’t uncommon to be overwhelmed by a desire to squeeze, pinch or even bite them. People don’t really want to hurt ...