Psychologist Katherine Phillips has drawn together decades of social science research, showing socially and culturally diverse groups improve business through exposure to new information and problem solving.
Continue reading “Diversity in Business” Here’s a great short social science video.
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A new article examines how Facebook has become a digital space to ‘manage the marriage brand.’ The article suggests that some couples struggle with relationship status changes and the pressure to maintain a positive outlook through a divorce. There are … Continue reading The Marriage Brand on Facebook
Psychologists find that experiencing rudeness at work from customers and colleagues increases absenteeism and decreases sales performance. Managers can step in and improve workplace culture. Psychologist Michael Leiter says: Source: American Psychological Association. Continue reading Managing Rudeness at Work
Your Social Science Snack for the week is about using social science to become more aware about mental wellbeing.
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A three-year study of 400 homeless youth in Australia finds that 39% had experienced or witnessed domestic abuse prior to leaving home.
Continue reading “Impact of Domestic Abuse on Youth Homelessness”
A third of adults experience physical problems as a result of stress and a further 33% say stress negatively impacts their mental health.
Continue reading “Psychology of Stress”You can never have enough friends, right? Not necessarily, according to the social brain hypothesis! Continue reading Neuroscience of Friendships
A study in the British Journal of Social Psychology finds that “tweeting about sexism may serve as a collective action that can enhance women’s wellbeing.”
Continue reading “Using Twitter to Combat Sexism”The workings of our brains and visual perception is truly remarkable. Optical illusions happen when information is missing from our field of vision, our brains will struggle to make them seem whole. Continue reading Optical Illusions
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