Study suggests women just as willing to take risks as men
From the University of Exeter press release: Women can be just as risk-taking as men — or even more so — when the conventional macho measures of daring — such as betting vast sums on a…
Study suggests infotainment features are too distracting for drivers
From the University of Utah press release: Many of the infotainment features in most 2017 vehicles are so distracting they should not be enabled while a vehicle is in motion, according to a new study by…
Study suggests something universal occurs in the brain when it processes stories, regardless of language
From the University of Southern California press release: New brain research by USC scientists shows that reading stories is a universal experience that may result in people feeling greater empathy for each other, regardless of cultural…
Study looks at how economic factors affect parenting styles
From the Yale University press release: Settling on a parenting style is challenging. Is it better to be strict or more lenient? Have helicopter parents found the right approach to guiding their children’s choices? A new…
Study shows damaging affects of multiple forms of victimization on school climate
From the University of Vermont press release: School officials focused exclusively on bullying prevention efforts might want to consider the findings of a new study showing the highly damaging effects of multiple forms of victimization on…
Study suggests people prefer to get their bad news directly
From the Brigham Young University press release: You know you want to end your relationship, but you’re nervous and don’t want to be hurtful. So you spend the first 10 minutes of your dinner date making…
Study suggests flexibility of mindset determines whether someone judges other based on brands they use
From the Society for Consumer Psychology press release: While it may seem like a given that people judge others by the brand of clothes they wear, the cars they drive and electronic gadgets they use,…
Study looks at gender differences in reactions to prosocial behaviour
From the University of Zurich press release: Behavioral experiments have shown that women share a sum of money more generously than men. To gain a more in-depth understanding of this behavior, neuroscientists from the Department of…
Study looks at postpartum depression risk, duration and recurrence
From the PLOS press release: Postpartum affective disorder (AD), including postpartum depression (PPD), affects more than one in two hundred women with no history of prior psychiatric episodes, and raises the risk of later affective…
Study suggests possible genetic component to divorce running in families
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: Children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced when compared to those who grew up in two-parent families — and genetic factors are the primary explanation, according…