News tagged with pride

Ethnic pride key to black teen mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 01, 2009 | 3 / 5 (4) | 1

Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development.

Ethnic pride may boost African-American teens' mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 13, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

Most adolescents who belong to an ethnic minority group wrestle not only with their self-esteem (like most teens), but also with identity issues unique to their ethnic group, such as dealing with social stigma. A new study ...

Research Shows Pride’s Potential to Foster Individual Success

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Mar 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The age-old question of whether pride is the seventh sin or an adaptive virtue has been answered by two Northeastern University scientists. Contrary to popular belief, the researchers found that pride not ...

Group bragging betrays insecurity, study shows

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 20, 2008 | 4 / 5 (13) | 2

From partisans at a political rally to fans at a football game, groups that engage in pompous displays of collective pride may be trying to mask insecurity and a low social status, suggests new research led by University ...

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

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Aug 11, 2008 | 4 / 5 (2) | 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 ...