From the North Carolina State University press release: A new study finds that bias-based bullying does more harm to students than generalized bullying, particularly for students who are targeted because of multiple identities, such as…
From the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs press release: Alcohol advertisements on social media sites such as Facebook can increase young adults’ desire to drink if the ads contain pro-drinking comments from users.…
From the University of Arizona press release: It has been dubbed the “retail apocalypse” — the widespread shuttering of brick-and-mortar stores across America in the wake of online shopping’s skyrocketing popularity. But how do consumers…
From the York University press release: Young women who actively engage with social media images of friends who they think are more attractive than themselves report feeling worse about their own appearance afterward, a York…
From the Penn State press release: Most people would appreciate a chatbot that offers sympathetic or empathetic responses, according to a team of researchers, but they added that reaction may rely on how comfortable the…
From the Penn State press release: Color can impact the taste of food, and our experiences and expectations can affect how we taste food, according to Penn State researchers, who suggest this may have implications…
From the University of Oregon press release: Consumers make assumptions based on the language used by a brand or advertiser, and politeness does matter, say researchers at the University of Oregon and University of Washington.…
From the INSEAD press release: Thanks to a quirk in the way our brain evaluates goals, people feel it’s easier to achieve a small incremental goal than to maintain the status quo, when both goals…
From the University of Tampere press release: A new study from the University of Tampere found that eye contact can make us act more honestly. In everyday life, we often find ourselves in situations where…
From the University of California – San Francisco press release: An innovative San Francisco program of community choirs for older adults found that singing in a choir reduced loneliness and increased interest in life, but…