"People can respond to injustice and tragedy in a forgiving way," explains Enright, a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Many studies in coaching literature have found that male athletes tend to prefer a male coach. Newly released research from the University of Alberta has indicated that male athletes actually prefer a female team physician to attend to their medical issues, including those related to sexual health.
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has launched a new initiative to inform parents, caregivers, educators and elected officials about the importance of outdoor experiences in children's lives and to increase the number of children who spend time exploring the outdoors.
The human brain's ability to process information declines with age, but knowledge about the world through experiences tends to rise over time. So how do these shifts affect a person's ability to make sound decisions?
At the University of New Hampshire, students twist and flip in the air, taking advantage of the university's nationally recognized aerial dance program and a style of dance that has been popularized around the world by Cirque du Soleil. UNH's Theatre and Dance Department is known as the premier public university where students can learn aerial dance.
American Indian women must bridge gaps among multiple cultures to be successful leaders.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to make a lot of money, according to new research. A nationwide study found that people of below average intelligence were, overall, just about as wealthy as those in similar circumstances but with higher scores on an IQ test.
Livestock are often a crucial livelihoods asset for communities in Africa, but livestock are vulnerable to drought. Researchers report that counterintuitive measures "“ selling livestock "“ were tested in Ethiopia during droughts and supported communities and sustained the livelihoods of livestock farmers.
Agricultural production and interrelationships of nutrition and infectious diseases such as malaria are examples of key issues addressed by the Kenyan government as they collaborate with international agencies and university researchers to develop a strategic, actionable food and nutrition policy.
While the government spends billions of dollars on educational and prevention programs to persuade teens not to do things like smoke, drink or do drugs, a Temple University psychologist suggests that competing systems within the brain make adolescents more susceptible to engaging in risky or dangerous behavior, and that educational interventions alone are unlikely to be effective.
University of Arkansas researchers argue that consumers buy bottled water because they perceive it to be purer, safer and healthier than municipal water. Further findings suggest that young and high-income people, guided by the perception of higher quality, are more likely to purchase bottled water and home-filtration systems. Purchasing bottled water also carries a degree of status, or "snob appeal."
The rich don't get richer -- at least not in laboratory games. According to a new study of behavioral economics, published in the April 12, 2007 issue of Nature, people will spend their own money to make the rich less rich and the poor less poor. They do so without any hope of personal gain, acting, it seems, out of a taste for equality and sense of fair play.
"Every woman over 40 remembers her first gym suit," says Patricia Campbell Warner, professor of theater at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, whose new book, "When the Girls Came Out to Play," traces the history of modern sportswear as a universal style that broke down traditional gender roles.
Research by a University of Arkansas sociologist shows that when it comes to hate crimes, the most violent incidents don't tend to involve hate groups.
People who saw how much they had already eaten -- e.g., leftover chicken-wing bones -- ate 27 percent less than people who had no such environmental cues, finds a study by Cornell's Brian Wansink.
Experts available to discuss potential causes, management of Autism Spectrum Disorder in children and adults.
UCLA is offering an intervention program for families and teens in Los Angeles County to stop teens from running away from home due to dissension between parent and child. It is an effort to reduce chronic adolescent homelessness and HIV-related risk behaviors by teaching teens and their parents the necessary skills to deal with unresolved conflict.
Holding eye contact, or "gaze," with hysterical citizens is one of the most effective methods police officers can use to calm them down, according to new research conducted by the University of New Hampshire that relies on footage of the FOX TV show "COPS."
Research has uncovered that culture is a determining factor when interpreting facial emotions. The study reveals that in cultures where emotional control is the standard, such as Japan, focus is placed on the eyes to interpret emotions. Whereas in cultures where emotion is openly expressed, such as the United States, the focus is on the mouth to interpret emotion.
The legal profession, its associations, firms and law schools have spent years and considerable money encouraging lawyers to do more pro bono work. A new study by University at Buffalo sociologist Robert Granfield, Ph.D., finds, however, that mandatory law school programs, bar association campaigns and good will are not the principle spurs provoking lawyers to work for the public good.
American high school students of Arab or Jewish descent tend to develop negative attitudes and stereotypes about each other when they are exposed to television reports of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a new study by the University of Michigan.
As video games take their place in popular culture and mass media, new genres are emerging that take games beyond entertainment. Presenters at the Living Game Worlds III: Playing with Reality symposium will explore special challenges and opportunities presented by games that tackle real world topics.
Single parents concerned about the developmental health of their children may want to choose new partners slowly and deliberately. New research shows that the more transitions children go through in their living situation, the more likely they are to behave badly.
A social work professor at Washington University in St. Louis says that despite the latest evidence that single and married mothers can reap financial benefits from a college degree, current social policy discourages post-secondary education for women in poverty.
A mother's depression predicts whether children with ADHD will develop conduct problems, according to a new study that also found early positive parenting to predict fewer conduct problems. The strength of the findings led the researchers to conclude that maternal depression may be a risk factor, whereas positive parenting may be a protective factor.
"Later is better" when it comes to voter registration in national elections, according a new study of voter participation in the presidential elections. People who register to vote closer to registration deadlines are much more likely to vote on Election Day than are people who register earlier in an election year, according to the study conducted by political scientists from the University at Buffalo, University of Maryland and University of Texas.
In moderation, technology offers many benefits. But dependence on technology can be detrimental to one's life and relationships. John O'Neill, a social worker with The Menninger Clinic in Houston, gives advice on when to pull the plug on technology.
Psychologists have taken the "media priming" effects of popular video console and PC-based games on the road, finding that virtual racing seems to lead to aggressive driving and a propensity for risk taking. Extending prior findings on how aggressive virtual-shooter games increase aggression-related thoughts, feelings and behaviors, researchers at Munich's Ludwig-Maximilians University and the Allianz Center for Technology found that of 198 men and women, those who play more virtual car-racing games were more likely to report that they drive aggressively and get in accidents.
The 2007 NCAA basketball tournament is underway, and as people across the nation check scores and update the status of their tournament brackets, a leading authority is available to discuss sports gambling, particularly as it relates to "March Madness."
Most people don't appreciate an angry look, but a new University of Michigan psychology study found that some people find angry expressions so rewarding that they will readily learn ways to encourage them.
Boys and girls who played basketball for coaches trained to emphasize personal improvement, giving maximum effort, having fun and supporting their teammates reported lower levels of sport anxiety compared with athletes playing for untrained coaches. It's the first intervention that is equally effective with girls as it is with boys.
Law school students and faculty at Drake University are trying to improve children's rights in Iowa by trying out a novel idea -- asking foster children themselves what laws need to be changed to better protect them, and then enlisting those foster children to lobby lawmakers to pass that legislation.
Teens who start having sex significantly earlier than their peers also show higher rates of delinquency in later years, new research shows. A national study of more than 7,000 youth found that adolescents who had sex early showed a 20 percent increase in delinquent acts one year later compared to those whose first sexual experience occurred at the average age for their school.
Chicago's suburbs are short on affordable housing because they have not collaborated to reach the state's mandated goals, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Planning Association.
A University of Virginia study suggests that older adults are not only more inclined than younger adults to make errors in recollecting details that have been suggested to them, but are also more likely than younger people to have a very high level of confidence in their recollections, even when wrong. The finding has implications regarding the reliability of older persons' eyewitness testimonies in courtrooms.
A survey reveals not only whom college students are talking to, but also for how long, and from where they converse.
Wanting and liking are separate urges controlled by different brain circuits and when combined at once, the impact on the brain is especially powerful, according to University of Michigan research.
Byron was not simply a dashing Romantic "“ a University of Arkansas scholar contends he was an astute thinker who developed a new philosophy of knowledge.
Adoptive parents invest more time and financial resources in their children compared with biological parents, according to the results of a national study that challenges the more conventional view -- emphasized in legal and scholarly debates -- that children are better off with their biological parents.
If you're hoping for Cupid's online arrow, then watch out for tall stories and wide fabrications. Online daters, both men and women, usually fib about either their height or weight, and sometimes their age, according to a Cornell University communication researcher.
Visits to adult bookstores elicit behavior that ranges from macho swagger to skulking insecurity in men and bold confidence to adolescent giggling in women, a new University of Florida study finds.
Twenty-two of the nation's most prominent physicists asked Congress today to restrict the authority of President Bush to order nuclear strikes against non-nuclear-weapon states.
Leisure experts say "play" is as important to a person's health as keeping cholesterol levels in check and getting regular exercise. Research shows leisure plays a pivotal role in maintaining a healthy, well-balanced life.
A lost dog is more likely to be reunited with its owner than a lost cat. In one city in southwestern Ohio, researchers found that 71 percent of lost dogs were found, compared to just 53 percent of lost cats. More than a third of the recovered dogs were found by a call or visit to an animal shelter.
Radio was the Plasma TV of its day in the 1920s and 30s. Everyone wanted one but few could afford them to start - until market forces stepped in to make them cheaper, and easier to use. The programming was definitely homebrew to start but was taken over by national networks and well-known entertainers. An exhibit by the University of Maryland's Library of American Broadcasting looks at "When Radio Entered the Home."
For many, a new year ushers in opportunities for fresh starts. For those hampered by last year's (or the last decade's) household clutter, decreasing the mess also can reduce stress, according to organizational expert Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, a health psychologist at the University of New Hampshire.
A University of Virginia neuroscientist has found that women under stress who hold their husbands' hands show signs of immediate relief, which can clearly be seen on their brain scans. "This is the first study of the neurological reactions to human touch in a threatening situation, and the first study to measure how the brain facilitates the health-enhancing properties of close social relationships," says Dr. James A. Coan.
Can you judge a man's faithfulness by his face? How about whether he would be a good father or a good provider?
Americans cite bias and deception as the two top unethical behaviors by mass media that most concern them, according to a poll just released by Middle Tennessee State University's College of Mass Communication. People are concerned about truth, deception, violence, inaccurate reporting, gratuitous sex, and who pulls the news strings, among many other things.
A research team led by geographer Tom Nolan, a member of the geosciences faculty at Middle Tennessee State University, and Michael Birdwell, an Alvin York scholar and member of Tennessee Tech University's history faculty, recently uncovered more than 1,400 artifacts in Chatel-Chehery, France, at the site that is believed to be the precise location where Sgt. York earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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