Posts Tagged ‘self-image’
Guys, it’s not healthy to be so vain
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The personality trait narcissism may have an especially negative effect on the health of men, new research shows. Continue…
Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:19 - 1 Comment
Society & Culture - Mar 8, 2011 16:15 - 1 Comment
Women post more photos on Facebook
U. BUFFALO (US) — Women who use image and appearance as a basis for self-worth tend to post more photos of themselves online on social media sites like Facebook. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 15, 2010 10:02 - 0 Comments
Can lookalike avatars help us shape up?
STANFORD (US)—If you saw a digital image of yourself running on a virtual treadmill, would you feel like going to the gym? Probably so, according to a study showing that personalized avatars can motivate people to exercise and eat right. (more…)
Best of 2010, Science & Technology - Jan 11, 2010 17:27 - 31 Comments
I’m so fantastic (if I ignore my frontal lobes)
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN—The less you use your brain’s frontal lobes, the more you see yourself through rose-colored glasses, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 17, 2009 14:52 - 13 Comments
Loving partners sculpt like Michelangelo
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Just as a sculptor chisels and polishes away flaws in stone to reveal an ideal form, skillful partners support each other’s dreams and aspirations and nurture traits they hope to develop. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 20, 2009 11:45 - 2 Comments
Viral case of the blame game
USC/STANFORD (US)—Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem—even when the target is innocent—greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 9, 2009 16:37 - 5 Comments
Exercise—not fitness—buffs up body image
U. FLORIDA (US)—The simple act of exercise can boost confidence, a new study finds. Researchers say people who don’t achieve workout milestones such as losing fat, gaining strength, or improving cardiovascular fitness feel just as good about their bodies as their more athletic counterparts. (more…)
