Latest Social psychology Stories
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week Six Seconds, The Emotional Intelligence Network, published a new study showing that leaders with stronger emotional capabilities create higher performance. The three-year study was conducted at AMADORI, a supplier of poultry products to McDonalds in Europe. Key findings include: For individual managers, emotional intelligence scores predict 47% of the variation in manager's performance scores. Emotional intelligence...
Accomplished marketing executive and writer joins as Advisory Board member, highlighting the importance of thought leadership in strategic marketing efforts WASHINGTON, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Speakerfile, the expert content marketing platform that allows organizations to feature their experts and thought leaders, announced today that Pauline Weger has joined as an advisor to the company. She is a noted expert in developing thought leadership marketing programs for...
2013 Explore Fund grants up to $25,000 to total $250,000 awarded to non-profit organizations across the country ALAMEDA, Calif., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Face today announced the opening of the 2013 Explore Fund(TM) grant-giving program, which will provide $250,000 in grants to support non-profit organizations that are connecting youth to the outdoors. In previous years, Explore Fund grants have been awarded of up to $2,500, but the 2013 grant cycle is upping the ante...
Josh Stephens, Director of International Development for ArborBridge, spoke to an internationally diverse audience at the 15th annual FIGT conference this past weekend. The presentation provided attendees with information on the obstacles third culture kids may encounter when taking standardized admissions exams and applying to US universities. Silver Spring, Maryland (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 ArborBridge, the leader in live, online test preparation for students around the world, joined the...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Whether they believe in climate change or not, a majority of Americans want additional measures put in place to prevent destruction from massive storms like Hurricane Sandy and future sea level rise, according to a new Stanford University survey. A majority of survey participants also agreed that those living in high-risk areas should foot the bill for the new measures and that these investments will not be a burden to the economy....
FamilySignal – the online service that helps parents monitor their children’s social media accounts – announces the addition of Instagram to the list of sites that can be continuously analyzed for bullying, sex, drugs, violent content and personal information. Parents receive a text message alert on their cell phones within minutes when a potential problem is detected. Birmingham, MI (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 Instagram is the biggest “new kid on the block” in a sea of social media...
Art Of Approaching Women is the newly updated course designed by Joseph Matthew, who claims to teach men how to attract women quickly. A full Art Of Approaching Women review on the website Vkool.com shows if the course is useful for men to apply. Seattle, Wa (PRWEB) March 26, 2013 Art Of Approaching Women is a brand new course created by Joseph Matthew, who promises to teach men how to attract women effectively. This is an art e-book that helps men resolve some necessary issues so that...
BRISBANE, Australia, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Nations highest in happiness have the highest rates of depression. Shy American children are more likely to develop emotional problems than shy Chinese children. Those likely to experience more negative emotions tend to live shorter lives in America, but not in Japan. Selecting positive emotions and avoiding negative emotions, may weaken the ability to create robust meaning from life experience. Negative emotions are less...
As the nation continues to grapple with the long-simmering issue of gun control, solutions are stymied by heated debates. To effectively influence a divided America, elected officials must take a broad perspective rather than focusing on specific incidents, according to a new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin. The study, led by University of Texas at Austin psychology researchers Erin Burgoon and Marlone Henderson, is published in the March online issue of Personality...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A recent study from University of Otago, New Zealand, published in the journal Pediatrics, suggested that too much TV was making kids mean and antisocial. The results of that study also showed that it was not always how much TV, but what types of shows they were watching. However, a new study by the Medical Research Council (MRC) has found evidence that spending hours in front of the TV or playing video/computer games each day...
