Tag: self-esteem

Study suggests motivational music increases risk-taking but does not improve sports performance

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From the Frontiers press release: A new study finds that listening to motivational music during sport activities and exercise increases risk-taking behavior but does not improve overall performance. The effect… Read more »

Study links healthy eating to kids’ happiness

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From the BioMed Central press release: Healthy eating is associated with better self-esteem and fewer emotional and peer problems, such as having fewer friends or being picked on or bullied,… Read more »

Study suggests teens who help strangers have more confidence

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From the Brigham Young University press release: Tis the season for helping at a soup kitchen, caroling at a care facility or shoveling a neighbor’s driveway. While those gifts of… Read more »

Study suggests school exacerbates feelings of being ‘different’ in pupils with Autism Spectrum Conditions

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From the University of Surrey press release: Negative school experiences can have harmful long term effects on pupils with Autism Spectrum Conditions, a new study in the journal Autism reports. Researchers from… Read more »

Study indicates all forms of sexual harassment can cause psychological harm

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From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology press release: “Being exposed to non-physical sexual harassment can negatively affect symptoms of anxiety, depression, negative body image and low self-esteem,” say… Read more »

Study suggests parents have an even greater impact on the well-being of young people than expected

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From the Academy of Finland press release: According to a recent study, parental support for the autonomy of young people promotes the well-being of the latter in all major educational… Read more »

Study suggests warmth, not lavish praise, helps children develop self-esteem

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From the University of Amsterdam press release: How do children construct views of themselves and their place in the world? Children’s social relationships turn out to be critical. For example, children… Read more »