Tag: behaviour

Study suggests how people use social media affects their well-being

From the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus press release: New research from UBC Okanagan indicates what’s most important for overall happiness is how a person uses social media. Derrick… Read more »

Study suggests generational differences in behaviour over course of COVID-19 pandemic

From the PLOS press release: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, old and young individuals did not differ in taking precautions, but over time, older people quickly adopted preventive behaviors and… Read more »

Study suggests reasons for why motivation to learn declines with age

From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: As people age, they often lose their motivation to learn new things or engage in everyday activities. In a study of mice,… Read more »

Study looks at how initiatives empowering employees can backfire

From the Michigan State University press release: Strategies meant to motivate people in the workplace may have unintended consequences — depending on who’s in charge. Recent research from Michigan State… Read more »

Study looks at psychological ownership in the evolution of consumption

From the American Marketing Association press release: Researchers from Boston University, Rutgers University, University of Washington, Cornell University, and University of Pennsylvania published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that… Read more »

Study suggests corporations are directing our attention online more than we realise

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: We know how search engines can favor certain results and how social media might push us into bubbles, but it’s still… Read more »