Debating whether to join a gym or a team to exercise this winter? A new study by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) suggests that by playing sport in […]
Team Sports Boost Life-Satisfaction
Electoral Shocks Usher In A Wave Of ‘Intense Voter Hostility’
The two major political events on the world stage in 2016 – Brexit and the election of Donald Trump – have ushered in a new phenomenon: intense voter hostility towards people with […]
Leaders And Managers Should Be Taught How To ‘Love’ Their Staff
Some 80 per cent of managers think leaders and managers should be taught how to be compassionate, to genuinely care for and to be considerate towards their staff. This is one of […]
Disgust Means Way Of Communicating Moral Motivation
New research carried out by psychologists at the University of Kent has shown for the first time that a decision to express disgust or anger depends on the motives a person seeks […]
Five Steps To Become More Confident And Assertive (Columbia Business School)
Multiple times every day, people in homes and offices across the country are faced with a daunting decision: do I speak up and risk being penalized by or embarrassed in front of […]
Physical Activity, Even In Small Amounts, Benefits Both Physical And Psychological Well-Being
The largest-ever smartphone-based study examining the relationship between physical activity and happiness has found that even minimal levels of activity can have a positive effect on happiness. A new study, based on […]
Does Tinder Lead To More Casual Sex? (KU Leuven Research)
Do people have more casual sex because of Tinder? Doctoral student Elisabeth Timmermans set out to find the answer: “One in two users already met one of their Tinder matches in real […]
Relationships And Good Health The Key To Happiness
Most human misery is due not to economic factors but to failed relationships and physical and mental illness. Eliminating depression and anxiety would reduce misery by 20% while eliminating poverty would reduce […]
Close To Home: Why You Are More Likely To Donate To A Local Charity Than A Distant One
New study finds that people are more willing to take action for nearby causes than for distant beneficiaries. Whether you are being asked to contribute to a foreign country’s tsunami relief fund […]
Experiment By Jan-Emmanuel De Neve Boosts Belgian Tax Compliance By 18.6 Million Euros
Associate Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford has helped boost Belgian tax compliance by 18.6 million Euros, with 1 million Euros saved in administrative costs. De Neve […]
Some Cognitive Skills Are Easier To Train Later
Older adolescents and adults can learn certain thinking skills, including non-verbal reasoning, more effectively than younger people, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. […]
Being Kind To Others Does Make You ‘Slightly Happier’
Researchers conclude that being kind to others causes a small but significant improvement in subjective well-being. The review found that the effect is lower than some pop-psychology articles have claimed, but also […]
Slow Thinking Reduces Crime And Dropout Rates In Chicago
Chicago Booth Assistant Professor Anuj Shah explains how experiments on the South and West Sides are preventing violent crime and lowering arrest rates among inner city youth. As gun violence in Chicago […]
Brain’s Hippocampus Helps Fill In The Blanks Of Language
A new study shows that when you finish your spouse’s sentences or answer a fill-in-the-blank question, you’re engaging the brain’s relay station for memories, an area that until now was largely neglected […]
