Posts Tagged ‘identity’

Knowing their family history helps kids cope

Using a “Do You Know” scale researchers measured knowledge of family history. Teens who knew more stories about their extended family showed “higher levels of emotional well-being, and also higher levels of identity achievement, even when controlling for general level of family functioning,” the researchers report. “There is something powerful about actually knowing these stories.” (Courtesy: iStockphoto)

EMORY (US)—Children show higher levels of emotional well-being if they know stories about relatives who came before them. Continue…

Thursday, March 11, 2010 18:07 - 4 Comments

Society & Culture - Dec 11, 2009 10:59 - 1 Comment

Religious identity shapes voters’ views

CORNELL (US)—How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socio-economic class, and gender. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 1, 2009 16:57 - 4 Comments

Facebook profiles reveal true self

TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Online social networks such as Facebook are being used to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, according to new research from psychologist Sam Gosling. (more…)