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Second-hand gift-giving is a well-deliberated decision, study finds

Fair price, treasure hunting, i.e., the thrill of finding something rare or valuable, as well as ethical and ecological reasons motivate consumers’ intentions to buy secondhand gifts, a study from the University of Eastern Finland […]

Seven in ten women in public life report online violence; increase in offline harm experienced by women journalists

Online violence is spilling offline: 4 in 10 women journalists, activists, influencers, and defenders of human rights report experiencing offline attacks connected to digital abuse.This post was originally published on this site

A partner’s death can hit harder when finances are unstable

Grief over the sudden death of a partner leads 1 in 6 surviving partners to experience such severe psychological distress that they begin taking sedatives or antidepressants. If the death also results in a noticeable […]

German adults outperform international peers in complex problem-solving tasks, study finds

Adults in Germany are better than the international average at coping with problems in new and complex situations. However, this adaptive problem-solving skill depends more heavily on sociodemographic characteristics than in other countries. This is […]

Visible for diversity, invisible in research: The burdens Black female academics face in universities

Black women are underrepresented in senior roles in British academia. As of May 2024, there were only 70 Black women professors.This post was originally published on this site

Online shopping makes it harder to make ethical consumption choices, research says

As the Christmas shopping period begins in earnest following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, new research led by the University of Birmingham and the University of Bristol sheds light on how consumers’ environmental and social […]

Four in five Australian adults support social media ban for kids

With Australia’s social media ban coming into force this week, a new survey from Monash University has found that almost 4 out of 5 Australian adults support the Australian government’s social media ban for children […]

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Research reveals game avatars offer safe alternatives for exploring and expressing gender identities

Videogame avatars can offer safer alternatives for exploring and expressing gender identities for transgender and gender diverse people, according to a new research review.This post was originally published on this site

Holiday party invites: A gift or a burden? Why that simple ‘join us’ can boost gratitude—or trigger stress

“Tis the season to extend social invitations to colleagues—a gesture that may seem simple, but research by an Indiana University Kelley School of Business Indianapolis professor and her colleagues shows these invitations can drive both […]

Validating new Japanese indicators to assess inclusive social participation of persons with disabilities

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed the Japanese version of the community-based rehabilitation indicators (CBR-Is), originally created by the World Health Organization to assess inclusive social participation among persons with disabilities. After a rigorous […]