Most households have access to the Internet and most individuals spend three to four hours a day (weekends included) online, and that’s not during office hours. So it’s not surprising that a lot of folks find their way to the … Read More
A recent study found that Facebook not only enables narcissistic tendencies, it encourages them. The study done at York University in Canada looked at 100 college-aged students, examined their personal Facebook page and rated their narcissistic tendencies. What the researchers … Read More
You’ve had a good year; you got a bonus and a raise, so you’re so much happier, right? Well, if you’re what a recent study calls a “frustrated achiever” probably neither of those things made you any happier. A frustrated … Read More
In 1993 a claim was made that Super Bowl Sunday was the biggest day of domestic violence against women; it has since been debunked as a myth. However, a recent study published by the Quarterly Journal of Economics might challenge … Read More
Marriage was built on social norms, it was expected for years that the man brought home the income while the woman made the home a happy, comfortable place for the family. This has obviously changed in recent decades as women … Read More
Smiling is contagious and a great laugh can lighten the mood of the hardest personality in the room. The question is, who do we smile at and laugh with more? The same or opposite sex? The findings of a recent … Read More
Pain has been said to purify; we’ve all heard it from one place or another, but is it scientifically true? It just may be. A study done with 29 Australian students put this theory to the test. Broken into three … Read More
Do most of your friends wear glasses or have tattoos like you do? Turns out that humans are hard-wired to have more positive regard for individuals who have similar physical characteristics. A paper that included four separate studies reinforced the theory … Read More
