
Guilty pleasures are more than just giving in to temptation
Psychologists are discovering what’s going on when you do something you enjoy, but also feel weird or embarrassed about
by LaCount ‘JJ’ Togans
LaCount ‘JJ’ Togans is a social psychologist and an assistant professor of psychology at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, US. His research explores how people navigate various forms of ambivalent experiences such as indulging in guilty pleasures and the bittersweet emotion of nostalgia.