News tagged with satisfaction
Researcher: Narcissistic bosses destroy morale, drive down bottom line
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 07, 2009 |
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In recent years, the motivations of business leaders such as financier Bernard Madoff and former Enron CEO Ken Lay have come under increased scrutiny as a result of behavior that caused both their employees and the public ...
Why you may lose that loving feeling after tying the knot
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Dating couples whose dreams include marriage would do well to step back and reflect upon the type of support they'll need from their partners when they cross the threshold, a new Northwestern University study suggests.
Married with children the key to happiness?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness. These findings by ...
Sexually satisfied women have better general well-being and more vitality
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Pre- and post-menopausal women who self-rated themselves as being sexually satisfied had a higher overall psychological well-being score and scores for "positive well-being" and "vitality," compared with sexually dissatisfied ...
Teaching resilience, sense of purpose in schools can prevent depression and improve grades
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Aug 07, 2009 |
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Teaching children how to be more resilient along with regular classroom instruction can improve children's outlook on life, curb depression and boost grades, according to a researcher who spoke at the American Psychological ...
Life lessons: Where psychology stands on living well
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Unfortunately for us, there is no formula for fulfillment or guide to life satisfaction; however, humans have turned to philosophy, religion and science time and again for answers to our existential questions. We may have ...
Positive emotions increase life satisfaction by building resilience
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People who seed their life with frequent moments of positive emotions increase their resilience against challenges, according to a new study by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist and ...
Are socialists happier than capitalists?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Driven by a decline in satisfaction with work life and family life, overall well-being initially plummeted in countries directly affected by the fall of the Iron Curtain, reveals an important new study.
Too much information: Process thinking can lead to difficult choices
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May 12, 2009 |
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Choosing among products can be more difficult if you tend to think more about the process of using an item rather than the outcome of the purchase, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Seven-year itch? Boredom can hurt a marriage
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Boredom, not only conflicts, causes couples to lose interest in their marriage, new findings indicate.
Researchers predict click-through behavior in Web searches
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 11, 2009 |
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In the world of search engines, clicks mean cash, and in a sluggish economy, companies can benefit by maximizing click-throughs to their Web sites from search engines.
Is empty nest best? Changes in marital satisfaction in late middle age
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 02, 2008 |
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The phrase "empty nest" can conjure up images of sad and lonely parents sitting at home, twiddling their thumbs, waiting for their children to call or visit. However, a new study, reported in Psychological Science, a jour ...
Organizational psychologists use Rock Band to study how people achieve flow while at work
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 24, 2009 |
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By playing the video game Rock Band for an hour, Kansas State University students were able to help a pair of psychology professors with their research to understand how people can achieve flow while at work or while performing ...
10- and 11-year-olds feel pressure to have a perfect body
Aug 26, 2009 |
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A study of 4254 Canadian schoolchildren has shown a direct association between BMI and satisfaction with their body shape. The research, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, shows a linear response for gi ...
In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in U.S. history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New ...
