From the Vanderbilt University press release: New research led by Lijun Song, associate professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University, and graduate student Phillip Pettis suggests that knowing people in high and diverse positions may be…
From the University of California – Riverside press release: A new study by researchers from the University of California, Riverside, and the Rotterdam School of Management finds that fear of missing out motivates investors to…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Nice people may be at greater risk of bankruptcy and other financial hardships compared with their less agreeable peers, not because they are more cooperative, but because they…
From the Cornell University press release: There has been interest across behavioral and social sciences – including psychology, economics and education – in whether people are born to be rational decision-makers or if rationality can…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: What is the best way to spend money to increase your happiness? It may depend, in part, on how wealthy you are, according to findings published in Psychological…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: Christmas holidays offer a time for families to get together, but for retailers, holiday sales can represent up to 20% of annual revenue. How consumers…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: In the animal kingdom, males of certain species possess flashy ornamentation that appears to do little to enhance their survival; think of a peacock’s long, heavy tail or…
From the Queen Mary University of London press release: When playing an economic game those that were assigned as ‘lower status’ were more likely to share their wealth than their ‘higher status’ counterparts, according to…
From the Ohio State University press release: One of the joys of shopping for many people is the opportunity to brag about their purchases to friends and others. But new research found one common situation…
From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study finds that how older adults perceive their socioeconomic status influences how old they feel and their attitudes toward aging. Specifically, the lower people deem…