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Distress of Child War and Sex Abuse Victims Halved by New Trauma Intervention
May 25, 2012 08:01 PM EDTA new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse.
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Business Students Better Equipped to Evaluate Peers
May 24, 2012 08:02 PM EDTPeer evaluation is a touchstone of many business school classes. But does the process of rating the work of one’s classmates really shape better business people? A new study from Concordia’s John Molson School of Business, published in the journal Academy of Management Learning and Education, answers that question with a resounding yes.
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Foul-Mouthed Characters in Teen Books Have It All
May 19, 2012 09:43 PM EDTBestselling authors of teen literature portray their more foul-mouthed characters as rich, attractive and popular, a new study finds. Brigham Young University professor Sarah Coyne analyzed the use of profanity in 40 books on an adolescent bestsellers list. On average, teen novels contain 38 instances of profanity between the covers. That translates to almost seven instances of profanity per hour spent reading.
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Education Plays Mitigating Role in Escaping Roots of Adversity
By April Reese Sorrow | May 19, 2012 12:12 AM EDTAthens, Ga. - Decades of research show people born into poverty are likely to continue to live that way as adults. But one University of Georgia researcher has found a way out-education.
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Educated People Live Longer
May 17, 2012 11:53 PM EDTEducated people are likely to live longer, according to a report released by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
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Early Substance Use Associated with Lower Educational Achievement
May 16, 2012 11:50 PM EDTResearchers have found evidence that early drug and alcohol use is associated with lower levels of educational attainment.
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Men Stick to Meat Thinking It's a Macho Food
May 16, 2012 11:49 PM EDTWhy are men generally more reluctant to try vegetarian products? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers are influenced by a strong association of meat with masculinity.
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High-Fructose Corn Syrup Makes You Stupid
May 16, 2012 02:28 PM EDTA high fructose diet for as little as six weeks may make you stupid according to a research by University of California, Los Angeles
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Parents Just Say No to College Tuition
By Chris Taylor | May 15, 2012 11:12 PM EDTNEW YORK (Reuters) - Tracy Repchuk's three children are still in grade school, but she's already got college funding figured out. The Repchuk kids are 14, 15, and 16 and when they head off to college in a few years, here's how much their parents will be chipping in: Zero.
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Divorce Courts Mirror Society as More Women Pay Alimony
By Patricia Reaney | May 14, 2012 07:33 PM EDTNEW YORK (Reuters) - Tables have turned in U.S. divorce courts with more women paying their former husbands alimony and child support than ever before, according to U.S. lawyers.
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Where Is the Best Country to Be a Mother?
May 14, 2012 11:24 AM EDTSate of the World's Mothers Report was released recently by Save the World with Norway topping the list of as the best place in the world to be a mother
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Prepregnancy Obesity Causes Lower Child Test Scores
May 10, 2012 01:42 AM EDTWomen who are obese before they become pregnant are at higher risk of having children with lower cognitive function - as measured by math and reading tests taken between ages 5 to 7 years - than are mothers with a healthy prepregnancy weight, new research suggests.
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Higher Levels of Income Inequality Leads to More Death
By Mark Smith | May 09, 2012 12:22 AM EDTHigher levels of income inequality in the United States actually lead to more deaths in the country over a period of years, a new study found.
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Researchers Examine What Could Predict Children's Snack Choices
By Jennifer Lee | May 08, 2012 02:47 AM EDTAttitudes, relationships, intentions and personal behavior control are all factors that could affect a child's decision in either reaching for an apple or grabbing a bag of chips, according to a new study out of the University of Cincinnati. The research by Paul Branscum, assistant professor of health and exercise science at the University of Oklahoma, and Manoj Sharma, a University of Cincinnati professor of health promotion and education, is published in the International Quarterly of Commu...
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Teachers Under-Challenge Minority Students
By Mark Smith | May 07, 2012 12:48 AM EDTMinority students in the U.S. might have fewer challenging teachers, at least compared to white students, and as a result they might be at a significant learning disadvantage.
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