Study looks at how to curb impulse buying
From the University of Würzburg press release: You have probably often said to yourself: “This time, I will only buy what I need!” But then you still ended up coming home with things that were…
Study suggests recess quality influences student behavior, social-emotional development
From the Oregon State University press release: Recess quality, not just the amount of time spent away from the classroom, plays a major role in whether children experience the full physical, mental and social-emotional benefits…
Study suggests eating disorder behaviors alter reward response in brain
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release: Researchers have found that eating disorder behaviors, such as binge-eating, alter the brain’s reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce these behaviors.…
Study suggests having friends keeps cortisol levels low
From the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology press release: Directing a meeting, dialing up an old acquaintance, dictating the perfect tuna salad sandwich across a drive-through window. For business and for pleasure, human…
Marmoset study identifies brain region linking actions to their outcomes
From the University of Cambridge press release: Researchers have discovered a specific brain region underlying ‘goal-directed behaviour’ — that is, when we consciously do something with a particular goal in mind, for example going to…
Study suggests personality traits are related to sleep patterns
From the University of Warwick press release: The link between the different hierarchies of personality, sleep patterns and even genetics has been discovered by researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick.…
Study suggests stressful workplace can affect workers’ mental health
From the University of South Australia press release: A year-long Australian population study has found that full time workers employed by organisations that fail to prioritise their employees’ mental health have a threefold increased risk…
Study examines incidence of rude behaviour at work
From the University of Central Florida press release: Rude behavior at work has come to be expected, like donuts in the breakroom. Two decades of research on employee relationships shows that 98 percent of employees…
Study suggests three factors that may affect self-control in college students
From the West Virginia University press release: Joining a club that sparks a new interest, playing a new intramural sport or finding a new group of friends may be just as indicative of a college…
Study suggests cellphone use while driving may be tied to other risky road behaviors in young adults
From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: A new study from researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 18- to 24-year-olds who use…