Study looks at how brain neurons influence choices
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: When you are faced with a choice — say, whether to have ice cream or chocolate cake for dessert — sets of brain cells just above…
Study suggests a brief pilot intervention enhances preschoolers’ self-regulation and food liking
From the Elsevier press release: Mindfulness training and engaging in classroom-based games can influence self-regulation and food liking when introduced during the preschool years according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and…
Study assesses effects of mindfulness on stress
From the University at Buffalo press release: If dispositional mindfulness can teach us anything about how we react to stress, it might be an unexpected lesson on its ineffectiveness at managing stress as it’s happening,…
Study suggests parents may end up with more stress when kids watch a lot of TV
From the University of Arizona press release: There’s bad news for parents who frequently plop their kids in front of the TV to give themselves a break: It might actually end up leaving moms and…
Study looks at how people with prestigious jobs manage their professional brands
From the American Marketing Association press release: Researchers from HEC Montreal and York University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how people who attain “prestigious” posts in high-profile organizations can manage their…
Study identifies narrative markers of gambling addiction
From the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati press release: For the first time, new research conducted by SISSA and by the University of Roma Tre identifies narrative markers of gambling addiction and paves the…
Study suggests how people use social media affects their well-being
From the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus press release: New research from UBC Okanagan indicates what’s most important for overall happiness is how a person uses social media. Derrick Wirtz, an associate professor of…
Study suggests loneliness is a leading cause of depression in older adults
From the University College London press release: Loneliness is responsible for 18% of depression among people over 50 in England, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The findings, published in The Lancet Psychiatry,…
Study suggests job interest not a big predictor of job satisfaction
From the University of Houston press release: Most people closing in on a high school or college degree, and even those casting their career fates without a diploma, at some point take an interest assessment…
Study examines effect of COVID-19 on OCD in children and young people
From the Aarhus University press release: Many children and young people with obsessive thoughts and compulsions experience that their OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms worsen during a crisis such as COVID-19. This is shown by…