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Psychologies is a monthly women's magazine dedicated to personal development

Personal development

Personal development includes activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitates employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations...

and well-being.

History

Psychologies was founded in 1970 by Agnès et Bernard Loiseau. Sales rose to 70,000 copies. In 1997, the magazine was bought by Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber and his wife Perla (Finev), who, taking inspiration from the American Psychology Today
Psychology Today
Psychology Today is a bi-monthly magazine published in the United States. It is a psychology-based magazine about relationships, health, and related topics written for a mass audience of non-psychologists. Psychology Today was founded in 1967 and features articles on such topics as love,...

magazine, renamed and relaunched the Psychologies magazine. After only a few years of publication the magazine found success to reach 320,000 copies in 2005. In 2004 Hachette Filipacchi Médias

Hachette Filipacchi Médias

Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. is a magazine publisher. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Media of France.- History :Hachette Filipacchi was founded by Louis Hachette in 1826 when he purchased the Librarie Brédif. Hachette was purchased by Matra in 1980, a firm associated with Ténot &...

purchased 49% of Finev's capital. The following year saw the creation of five international editions of the Psychologies magazine in Italy

Italy

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, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

, the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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and Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. In 2006 and 2007 Chinese

China

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and Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n editions were created. In 2008 Largardère Active bought out of the remaining 51% of Finev capital and a Mexican

Mexico

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edition was created.

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