Women are almost twice as likely to experience anxiety as men, according to a review of existing scientific literature, led by the University of Cambridge. The study also found that people from Western Europe and North America are more...
Credit: University of Cambridge Anger often decreases – rather than boosts – a person's intention to quit a job when they identify strongly with their company, says a new study. Anger at the workplace is commonly associated with employees storming out...
New research by the University of Stirling has found that men who are perceived low in masculinity can significantly increase this by applying deodorant, but that this is not the case for men who already have high levels of...
Cluttered and chaotic environments can cause stress, which can lead us to grab more of the indulgent snacks -- twice as many cookies according to this new study! Credit: Daniel Miller Cluttered and chaotic environments can cause stress, which can...
How does stress -- which, among other things, causes our bodies to divert resources from non-essential functions -- affect the basic exchange of materials that underlies our everyday life? Weizmann Institute of Science researchers investigated this question by looking...
Research shows 46 percent increase in workplace productivity with use of standing desks. Credit: © Mack Male / Flickr Most people have heard the argument that standing desks are good for the body. They can help burn more calories and...
A large national Norwegian study shows that workaholism frequently co-occurs with ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and depression. Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have examined the associations between workaholism and psychiatric disorders among 16,426 working adults. "Workaholics scored higher on...
From an evolutionary perspective, conditional mating strategies helped our ancestors maximize their reproductive success. Credit: © Keoni Cabral / Flickr Our romantic choices are not just based on feelings and emotions, but how rich we feel compared to others, a...
Let's say you've just found a nice jacket in a store and are deciding whether to buy it. It's a little pricey, so should you wait and hope it goes on sale in the future? Perhaps. Then again, the...
"Children seem to interpret disjunction like conjunction," observes MIT Linguistics Professor Danny Fox. However, Fox adds, although "it has been claimed children are very different from adults in the interpretation of logical words," the study's larger implication is almost...
Joni Hersch, professor of law and economics at Vanderbilt Law School. Credit: Vanderbilt University For as long as women have been in the workforce, there's been a steadfast, if unwritten, rule that if a woman wants equal footing professionally, any...