From the University of Houston press release: Researchers have long known that sick children can affect a company’s bottom line, as employees are distracted or have to take time off to care for their children.…
From the Michigan State University press release: Impulse online shopping, downloading music and compulsive email use are all signs of a certain personality trait that make you a target for malware attacks. New research from…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Some 50 years since the original “marshmallow test” in which most preschoolers gobbled up one treat immediately rather than wait several minutes to get two, today’s youngsters may…
From the INSEAD press release: Our indulgence in delicious but unhealthful food may not necessarily reveal a character flaw. Rather, our ability to exercise self-control is linked to our neurobiology, according to a study that…
From the University of Montreal press release: Watching too much television at age 2 can translate into poorer eating habits in adolescence and poorer performance in school, researchers at Université de Montréal’s School of Psychoeducation…
From the University of Toronto press release: After a long day of work and carefully watching what you eat, you might expect your self-control to slip a little by kicking back and cracking open a bag…
From the Bar-Ilan University press release: Turning down that delicious piece of chocolate cake. Resisting the temptation to buy clothes that we don’t need. If we want to watch our weight and save our pennies,…
From the Taylor & Francis media release: In the age of the ‘sugar tax’, good news about glucose is hard to come by. But an Australian scientist has just proposed a new understanding of the…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via ScienceDaily: When faced with the choice of sacrificing time and energy for a loved one or taking the self-centered route, people’s first impulse is to think…
From the Oregon State University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children – one that does not appear…