From the City College of New York press release: New big-data analytics by a City College of New York-led team suggests that both an individual’s economic status and how they are likely to react to…
From the Oxford University Press USA press release: A new paper published in the Journal of Gerontology suggests that the period around retirement may widen socio-economic inequalities in stress and health. Poorer people, or people…
From the Journal of Consumer Research press release: Long gone are the days when a life of material excess and endless leisure time signified prestige. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release via ScienceDaily: Employees looking to move up within their organization should get on board with the goals and values of their employer, according to new research…
From the Arizona State University press release via MedicalXpress: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Most of us have heard this old adage applied to many of life’s decisions, from planting crops, to…
From the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management press release via ScienceDaily: Imagine you have a choice to make. In one scenario, you’d get $8 and somebody else — a stranger — would get…
From the UCLA press release via ScienceDaily: Bullying, whether it’s physical aggression or spreading rumors, boosts the social status and popularity of middle school students, according to a new UCLA psychology study that has implications…
From the University of British Columbia press release via EurekAlert!: Finding the next Barack Obama or Warren Buffett might be as simple as looking at who attracts the most eyes in a crowd, a new…
From the Baylor University press release via EurekAlert!: Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according…
From the Wiley press release via EurekAlert!: A new study from Sweden reveals that having low peer status in adolescence is a strong risk factor for regular and heavy smoking in adulthood. Researchers from Stockholm…