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Making connections the key to overcoming shame

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It would be difficult to find someone who has never felt shame in their life. Shame is a common reaction when someone feels that they have fallen below social norms or their own standards.


Connections the key to overcoming shame, says researcher

Connections the key to overcoming shame, says researcher

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- It would be difficult to find someone who has never felt shame in their life. Shame is a common reaction when someone feels that they have fallen below social norms or their own standards. ...


Study of Olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal and innate expressions

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The victory stance of a gold medalist and the slumped shoulders of a non-finalist are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and failure, according to a University of British Columbia study using cross-cultural ...


Former Iranian premier Mir Hossein Mousavi

Facebook decries Iranian ban

Technology / Internet

created May 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

US social networking site Facebook on Saturday said it had received reports its wesbite had been blocked in Iran, lamenting the apparent government bar as "a shame."


Shame on us: Shaming some kids makes them more aggressive

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 20, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Aren't you ashamed of yourself? All these years, you've been trying to build up your child's self-esteem, and now a growing body of research suggests you may be making a big mistake. A study published in the December issue ...


Parental forgiveness cuts bullying conduct

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created Jul 12, 2006 | popularity 1.4 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Australian researchers say they've determined parental forgiveness and reconciliation can lessen the recurrence of bullying among adolescents.


Professor: Fear, Shame Keep Homeowners From Defaulting

Professor: Fear, Shame Keep Homeowners From Defaulting

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Brent T. White, a University of Arizona associate professor of law, said policymakers must consider ways that emotions drive financial decisions.


Powerful donor motivators for fundraising

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People are more likely to donate to pledge drive appeals when fundraisers tap into peoples' desire to help others, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Donors are also more likely to respond to app ...


Peer pressure builds more latrines than financial assistance

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Government subsidies persuade some people to change habits, but social shame works even better, suggests a recent study of efforts to reduce elevated childhood death and disease rates blamed on the microbial pathogens that ...


Financial Crunch May Isolate Friends and Family

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People who lose a job or who are in the midst a financial crisis often are reluctant to talk about their struggles and may isolate themselves from friends and family.


Americans spending, gambling, saving: Who's happiest, who's most at risk?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 14, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

For some, spending in today's tumultuous economy is not a problem, especially for those who don't care what everyone else has. But for others, casino splurges, not saving enough or buying the latest iPhone on impulse can ...


Creativity essential for climate targets -- existing -- housing

Technology / Energy

created May 06, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

It is a great shame that the most creative professional group in the building trade, the architects, rarely apply themselves to existing housing. A large proportion of the Netherlands’ climate targets will after all have ...


A catalyst for families: Experts comment on importance of Christmas dinner

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The menu might be different and families might be smaller, but Christmas remains among the most important holidays. "It is sacred," says Université de Montréal Psychologist Luc Brunet. "It's part of our culture to come together ...


1 in 4 Americans is texting while driving: poll

Technology / Other

created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

In the United States, where driving while using telephones without hands-free adaptor kits and texting at the wheel are not widely illegal, one in four people confesses to texting and driving, a survey found Wednesday.


Understanding the process of homosexual identity formation among Asian and Pacific Islander youth

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young American-raised Asian and Pacific Islanders (API), who are in the sexual minority, face psychological and social stresses in dealing with their families' values and ancestral cultures that significantly impact the development ...