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UrduInternational study including 27 countries shows people prioritize loved ones over everything else
Tag: PERSONALITY/ATTITUDE
Caring for family is what motivates people worldwide
International study including 27 countries shows people prioritize loved ones over everything else
Progressive gender views may protect health of financially dependent men
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As it becomes more common for women to be the breadwinner of their family, men’s health may be affected depending on their views on gender ideology, according to Penn State researchers. The researchers found that men…
Income inequality fuels status anxiety and sexualisation, research shows
Women’s appearance enhancement is driven partly by status anxiety and income inequality, according to new research
Progressive gender views may protect health of financially dependent men
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As it becomes more common for women to be the breadwinner of their family, men’s health may be affected depending on their views on gender ideology, according to Penn State researchers. The researchers found that men…
Income inequality fuels status anxiety and sexualisation, research shows
Women’s appearance enhancement is driven partly by status anxiety and income inequality, according to new research
How the brain decides to punish or not
Meta analysis identifies areas responsible for punishment decisions
Buy less, be happier and build a healthy planet
You can do something about climate change — and it will make you happy
The landscape market has a category for any activity level
Consumers are evaluated on an active/passive continuum
The landscape market has a category for any activity level
Consumers are evaluated on an active/passive continuum
Financial therapy can aid well-being, stability
Researchers are trying to grow this specialized type of counseling
Study: Young children can learn math skills from intelligent virtual characters
U.S. children lag behind their international peers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills, which has led to calls for an integrated math curriculum for 3- to 6-year-olds. A new study examined whether young children’s verbal engagement with an…
Get over it? When it comes to recycled water, consumers won’t
UC Riverside study shows that, while people can come to appreciate recycled water’s benefits, they still don’t want to use it
Schools less important than parents in determining higher education aspirations
A new study shows that the elementary school a child attends has almost no influence on their desire to progress to higher education – as factors including parental aspirations, academic support from their mother and having a desk to work…
Diverging trends: Binge drinking and depression
Study finds relationship between binge drinking and depressive symptoms declined 16 percent among high schoolers
Diverging trends: Binge drinking and depression
Study finds relationship between binge drinking and depressive symptoms declined 16 percent among high schoolers
Study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and EBD in kids
KKH study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and emotional, behavioural difficulties in children
Ten chemistry start-ups to watch
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, has unveiled its annual list of 10 chemistry start-ups to watch. Chosen by C&EN writers and editors, who have scoured the start-up landscape for standouts and reviewed…
Study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and EBD in kids
KKH study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and emotional, behavioural difficulties in children
Ten chemistry start-ups to watch
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, has unveiled its annual list of 10 chemistry start-ups to watch. Chosen by C&EN writers and editors, who have scoured the start-up landscape for standouts and reviewed…
Historic shadows in a glass house
Reclaiming the lost narrative of a mid-century American feminist
Penn team discovers epigenetic pathway that controls social behavior in carpenter ants
Study reveals the behavior of Major ant ‘soldiers’ can be successfully reprogrammed up to 5 days after they hatch; reprogramming was ineffective at the 10-day mark
New research suggests robots appear more persuasive when pretending to be human
When bots disclose their non-human nature, their efficiency is compromised
Historic shadows in a glass house
Reclaiming the lost narrative of a mid-century American feminist
Penn team discovers epigenetic pathway that controls social behavior in carpenter ants
Study reveals the behavior of Major ant ‘soldiers’ can be successfully reprogrammed up to 5 days after they hatch; reprogramming was ineffective at the 10-day mark
Esports gamers face same level of psychological pressure as pro-athletes, study finds
Elite videogamers under as much stress as top-flight footballers and rugby players
New research suggests robots appear more persuasive when pretending to be human
When bots disclose their non-human nature, their efficiency is compromised
Esports gamers face same level of psychological pressure as pro-athletes, study finds
Elite videogamers under as much stress as top-flight footballers and rugby players
For the first time: A method for measuring animal personality
A study on mice shows animal research may need to take into account the connection between genes, behavior and personality
For the first time: A method for measuring animal personality
A study on mice shows animal research may need to take into account the connection between genes, behavior and personality
Study looks for links between teenage anxiety and later harmful drinking
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found evidence of an association between generalised anxiety disorder at age 18 and harmful drinking three years later, thanks to the long-term health study Children of the 90s. The study, published today (Monday…
US economy to expand, but at a slower pace, reaching about 2% growth in 2020
INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. economy will continue to expand for a 12th consecutive year in 2020, but by only about 2 percent and struggling to remain at that level by year’s end. Indiana’s economic output will be more anemic, growing…
It takes courage and conviction to deal with an ethical dilemma
Courage and Conviction: Ethical Dilemmas, Decision-Making, and Resolution deals with the subject of ethical dilemmas in personal and work life. It discusses the nature of ethical dilemmas, moral reasoning and what it takes for effective decision-making when faced with an…
It takes courage and conviction to deal with an ethical dilemma
Courage and Conviction: Ethical Dilemmas, Decision-Making, and Resolution deals with the subject of ethical dilemmas in personal and work life. It discusses the nature of ethical dilemmas, moral reasoning and what it takes for effective decision-making when faced with an…
Childhood chores not related to self-control development
Additional finding: Self-control development predicts future job outcomes
Researchers lift the curtain behind the ‘black box’ of data broker records
New study reveals key strengths and weaknesses of data records
What factors predict success?
New research from Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues finds that characteristics beyond intelligence influence long-term achievement.
What factors predict success?
New research from Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues finds that characteristics beyond intelligence influence long-term achievement.
Survey: Seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries can face considerable financial hardship
Boston, MA–Despite high beneficiary satisfaction with Medicare overall, a new national survey led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Business School, and colleagues finds that its coverage gaps may cause considerable financial distress for the…
Researchers lift the curtain behind the ‘black box’ of data broker records
New study reveals key strengths and weaknesses of data records
What factors predict success?
New research from Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues finds that characteristics beyond intelligence influence long-term achievement.
Survey: Seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries can face considerable financial hardship
Boston, MA–Despite high beneficiary satisfaction with Medicare overall, a new national survey led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Business School, and colleagues finds that its coverage gaps may cause considerable financial distress for the…
Researchers lift the curtain behind the ‘black box’ of data broker records
New study reveals key strengths and weaknesses of data records
Survey: Seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries can face considerable financial hardship
Boston, MA–Despite high beneficiary satisfaction with Medicare overall, a new national survey led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Business School, and colleagues finds that its coverage gaps may cause considerable financial distress for the…
Researchers find risk factors for unemployment with multiple sclerosis vary by age
Kessler Foundation researchers studied relationships of multiple factors — age, disease, psychological, person-specific — with unemployment in individuals with multiple sclerosis
‘I Snapchat and drive!’
Confessions of young drivers
Foreign leaders generate more emotional response from Dublin voters than Irish politicians on Brexit
DUBLIN, Ireland – Politicians from Ireland are less effective in connecting with Dublin voters on the emotional issue of Brexit than their counterparts in other countries, according to a groundbreaking study by cross-Atlantic Irish and U.S. partners. Among the 11…
Bolivian forager-farmers with amazing heart health are split over what makes a good life
Lifestyle may be central to maintaining health in a small society undergoing change in livelihood and nutrition, Baylor University researcher finds
Are high school personality traits associated with later dementia diagnoses?
What The Study Did: A national sample of high school students in the United States in 1960 was used in this observational study to assess whether personality traits measured in high school were associated with dementia diagnoses more than 50 years…
Parental gender attitudes associated with Japanese girls’ reduced university participation
A group of University of Tokyo researchers and their colleagues suggest that stereotypical gender role attitudes and negative images of STEM fields of Japanese parents may be associated with girls’ reduced university participation. Providing more information to parents about potential…