Tag: community

Study suggests concern for future generations may have its roots in adolescence

From the Concordia University press release: Craig Kielburger was only 12 years old when he travelled to India to see the plight of child laborers first hand. 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai… Read more »

Study suggests community togetherness plays vital role in coping with tragedies

From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: Community solidarity and support have remarkable benefits for people coping with traumatic mass shootings, according to an American-Finnish research study recently published… Read more »

Study suggests comments, traffic statistics help bloggers feel empowered

From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Whether bloggers are writing to change the world, or just discussing a bad break-up, they may get an extra boost of… Read more »

Study suggests respect trumps money in correlation to overall happiness in life

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: New research suggests that overall happiness in life is more related to how much you are respected and admired by those around… Read more »

Researcher suggests positive adult, community involvement keeps teens from trouble

From the Kansas State University press release via HealthCanal: Everywhere you look there are troublemaking teenagers with nothing better to do this summer than cruise around town in packs. That’s… Read more »

Study looks at effect of freecycling on community spirit

From the UC Berkeley press release: Reinforcing that the best things in life are free, a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that online freebie-exchange communities such as… Read more »

Study suggests graduation year drives Facebook connections for college grads

From the North Carolina State University press release: Are you connected to college friends on Facebook? Research from North Carolina State University shows that these social networks tend to form… Read more »