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UrduThe UK’s first national lockdown from March 2020 and its immediate aftermath saw a massive shift in consumer habits that was initially mandated but then lingered as shops and restaurants opened but risks from the virus remained. A new study…
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To support more inclusive publishing environment, AAAS updates author name change policy
This policy is designed to support the privacy of authors who have occasion to change their names, for multiple reasons
Study suggests link between DNA and marriage satisfaction in newlyweds
Variation in a specific gene could be related to traits that are beneficial to bonding and relationship satisfaction in the first years of a marriage
Pandemic got you down? A little nature could help
Having trouble coping with COVID? Go take a hike. Literally. Researchers have long been aware of the positive impact of a connection with nature on psychological health and, according to a new study published in the journal Personality and Individual…
ADHD, DBD and aggressiveness: Risky genetic factors
Shared genetic architecture between ADHD and disruptive behavior disorders
Partners’ company helps us stay connected during pandemic
But the company of your kids or pets doesn’t help; neither doesn’t video chatting
Book shows how dance can help people reimagine their relationships with environment
Site, Dance and Body book brings together perspectives from site-dance, phenomenology and new materialism
The effects of picking up primary school pupils on surrounding street’s traffic
The article by Dr. Dinh Hiep and colleagues was published in The Open Transportation Journal
Study sheds light on how people cope with health challenges and medical debt
A recent qualitative study sheds light on how people cope with health and financial challenges, highlighting the important role that communication plays in these coping strategies. “This is one of the first studies to look at how people respond to…
The effect of natural disasters on criminal–and charitable–activity in the USA
Study Also Unveils Trends in Philanthropy by Individuals and Households That Can Help Shape Crisis Management Protocols
Learning by observation reduces cognitive bias, research suggests
New research uncovers the effectiveness of debiasing by observing others
Which conspiracy theory do you believe in?
People are vulnerable to believing what they think is right, especially when it involves identity
US cities segregated not just by where people live, but where they travel daily
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — One thing that decades of social science research has made abundantly clear? Americans in urban areas live in neighborhoods deeply segregated by race — and they always have. Less clear, however, is whether city-dwellers stay…
Smartphone app to change your personality
Personality traits such as conscientiousness or sociability are patterns of experience and behavior that can change throughout our lives. Individual changes usually take place slowly as people gradually adapt to the demands of society and their environment. However, it is…
Creating more sustainable fragrances with biotech
In the face of a changing climate and crop diseases, manufacturers of products containing natural flavors and fragrances are pivoting to a new way to source ingredients. Companies have been partnering with biotechnology firms to manufacture scents and flavors using…
Mean or Nice? These Traits Could Make or Break a Child’s Friendships
Study First to Use Longitudinal Data to Examine Interplay between Being Nice, Being Mean and Friendship Quality
Environmentally friendly behavior is easy — tourists just need a ‘nudge’
Simple cues reduce cognitive strain and provide a nudge — helping tourists to demonstrate environmentally conscious behavior, such as refusing a plastic bag
Why ‘warts and all’ Zoom dates spell success
Attraction expert delivers good news for anyone dating during lockdown
How accurate are first impressions on a first date?
People who report greater personal well-being are easier to read than others
Why does love of bargain hunting run in families?
Headlines like “Black Friday Shoppers Trampled in New York” and popular television shows such as “Extreme Couponing” remind us how crazy consumers can get about retail sales promotions. This enthusiasm for getting bargains has been termed “deal proneness.” Past research…
Study: Reducing biases about autism may increase social inclusion
Efforts to improve the social success of autistic adolescents and adults have often focused on teaching them ways to think and behave more like their non-autistic peers and to hide the characteristics that define them as autistic. Psychology researchers at…
Happiness really does come for free
People in societies where money plays a minimal role can have very high levels of happiness
Study identifies ‘post-traumatic growth’ emerging from COVID-19 lockdowns
University of Bath project
Not all banking crises involve panics
Study shows many kinds of finance-sector failures — not just history’s most famous bank runs — lead to economic downturns
Helping consumers save more by bursting their bubble of financial responsibility
News from the Journal of Marketing
Help for borderline personality disorder
Consumers call for more health sector support
Sneakerheads, not hypebeasts: Defining a sneaker-driven sub-culture
Sneakers can be about style, history and even community. A new study reveals that for “Sneakerheads,” sneakers are an important facet of their identities, particularly for African-American men who grew up in the 1970s and ’80s coveting sneakers popularized by…
The new normal: How businesses in China are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic
Business leaders and researchers provide insights on their sense-making processes amid the pandemic and how they envision the way forward
1 in 10 college women experience period poverty, more likely to experience depression
New George Mason University study is first to examine period poverty experiences and associations with depression among college students
Speaking and listening seem more difficult in a masked world, but people are adapting
UC Davis Linguistics study
Research finds COVID plasma donation is fuelled by kindness
Researchers have given new insights into why people would choose to donate Covid-19 plasma after recovering from the virus, which will be used to support the recruitment of convalescent plasma donors to help treat current Covid-19 patients and support ongoing…
Public attitudes about COVID-19 in response to President Trump’s social media posts
What The Study Did: Researchers used near real-time social media data to capture the public’s changing COVID-19-related attitudes when former President Trump was infected. Authors: Sean D. Young, Ph.D., of the University of California, Irvine, is the corresponding author. To access…
Troubles paying rent or being forced to move linked to lower levels of sleep
Study is first to analyze relationship between housing insecurity and sleep outcomes
Experts put new method of analysing children’s play to the test
How to study the stages children go through as they play together has been highlighted in new research by a Swansea University academic
NTU study finds Singapore public less keen on drone use in residential areas than industrial zones
When it comes to drones, the Singapore public is not as keen for them to be used to provide services around their living spaces, finds a study by researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). However, they are…
Baylor study: Management without morals can lead to employees’ unethical behavior
WACO, Texas (Jan. 28, 2021) – An organization that projects an ethical face but whose managers fail to respond to internal ethical situations sends mixed messages to its employees, which can lead to a lack of employees’ moral courage and…
Ph.D. thesis defended at TalTech investigates the effects of economic uncertainty in Europe
In current turbulent times, people are concerned not only about their health, but also about their economic situation. While many research papers focus on the economy of the United States, the doctoral thesis defended recently at TalTech investigates the developments…
Study highlights factors that predict success for treating canine behavioral disorders
Dog demographics and owner personality influence how well a pet responds to treatment, helping veterinarians provide better diagnoses and guidance in the future
‘Aging well’ greatly affected by hopes and fears for later life, OSU study finds
If you believe you are capable of becoming the healthy, engaged person you want to be in old age, you are much more likely to experience that outcome, a recent Oregon State University study shows. “How we think about who…
Study says friends are most valued in cultures where they may be needed most
Friends are more than just trusted confidantes, say Michigan State University researchers who have examined the cultural and health benefits of close human relationships in a new study. “Friendships are one of the untapped resources people can draw on to…
Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way
Anyone who has tried and failed to meditate knows that our minds are rarely still. But where do they roam? New research led by UC Berkeley has come up with a way to track the flow of our internal thought processes and signal whether our minds are focused, fixated or wandering.
State responses, not federal, influenced rise in unemployment claims early in the pandemic
The researchers found found no evidence the Payroll Protection Program affected the number of initial claims during the first six weeks of the pandemic.
Even a small amount of gender bias in hiring can be costly to employers
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Tiny amounts of gender bias in employee hiring decisions contribute to concerning rates of discrimination and productivity losses that together represent significant costs, financial and otherwise, for employers, a new study from Oregon State University has found.…
What does marketing have to do with ill-advised consumer behavior?
News from the Journal of Marketing
A look ahead at the year in chemistry
After a tumultuous 2020, the chemistry world is wondering what 2021 has in store for the field. To help guide chemists through the coming year, Chemical & Engineering News , the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, is highlighting…
Aggressive video games: Effects on mental health and behaviors in young people
New Rochelle, NY, January 13, 2021–Aggressive video games are not a risk factor for mental health problems, according to a new study of more than 3,000 youth. This study is part of a special issue on the effects of violent…
Study finds NRA stakeholders conflicted in wake of shootings
A recent study finds that, in the wake of a mass shooting, National Rifle Association (NRA) employees, donors and volunteers had extremely mixed emotions about the organization – reporting higher levels of both positive and negative feelings about the NRA,…
Self-controlled children tend to be healthier middle-aged adults
Benefits include younger brains and bodies, better outlook on the years ahead
Frequent travel could make you 7% happier
VANCOUVER, Wash. –People dreaming of travel post-COVID-19 now have some scientific data to support their wanderlust. A new study in the journal of Tourism Analysis shows frequent travelers are happier with their lives than people who don’t travel at all.…
Traditional stereotypes about masculinity may help explain support for Trump
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — American politicians have long been expected to uphold a certain veneer: powerful, influential and never vulnerable. New Penn State research has found that these idealized forms of masculinity may also help explain support for Donald Trump…