When we connect with friends, we often tell our life stories, from the trivial to the meaningful. Sharing experiences, especially secrets, fosters the development of friendships. The best ways to have conversations, make acquaintances or even strangers into new...
Study 1: Encouraging Pro-social Behavior in Adolescents Developmental psychologists long have debated whether individuals volunteer and help others because they are sympathetic or whether they are sympathetic because they are prosocial. Research from the University of...
Cheer up. Stop worrying. Don’t work so hard. Good advice for a long life? As it turns out, no. In a ground-breaking study of personality as a predictor of longevity, University of California, Riverside researchers found just the opposite. “It’s surprising just how...
Disagreeable, dishonest and careless bosses can mean bad outcomes for organizations and work groups. However, new research highlights that the employees they work with also play a major role in this. Employee anxiety, self-esteem and how leadership behavior is...
A horrible tragedy unfolded in Texas where at least 19 children and two adults were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, in a small, predominantly Latino town in South Texas on May 24, 2022, in which the 18-year-old went classroom to classroom dressed in body...
There are many good strategies and tools available today to enhance our well-being. Perhaps the most underappreciated is the power of keep a journal. Though diary-keeping has been a popular practice at least since the 10th century by women in the Japanese court, its...
