According to a recent New York Times article by psychological scientist Adam Grant, “We may be underestimating the impact of workplace friendships on our happiness — and our effectiveness.”
Date Posted: October 2, 2015
Categories: Friendships, Workplace Issues
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When psychologist Arthur Aron was a graduate student in the 1960s, he was looking around for something to study for his dissertation. But he didn't want just any topic. He wanted to find one "that people thought couldn't be studied scientifically ...
Sep 25
Categories: Friendships, Happiness, Relationships & Marriage
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New research shows that nostalgia does more than make people feel good. It also motivates people. More specifically, nostalgia inspires individuals to strive to improve their social lives.
Sep 16
Categories: Friendships, Relationships & Marriage
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You are what you see and what you choose
Dec 16
Categories: Friendships, Happiness
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Parents have long told their children to mind their Ps and Qs, and remember to say thank you. Now the evidence is in on why it matters.
Sep 3
Categories: Friendships, Happiness
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Despite the way that mobile technologies and social networking sites have made it easier to stay in touch with large numbers of acquaintances, a new study has shown that people still put most of their efforts into communicating with small numbers of ...
Jan 13
Categories: Friendships, Relationships & Marriage
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Last month, an article by WIU Department of Communication Assistant Professor Bree McEwan was published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. For her study, "Sharing, Caring, and Surveilling: An Actor–Partner ...
Jan 7
Categories: Friendships
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It’s a common perception portrayed in movies from “The Breakfast Club” to “Mean Girls.” Teenage friendships are formed by joining cliques such as jocks, geeks and goths.
But a national study led by a Michigan State University scholar ...
Nov 19
Categories: Friendships
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Being a social butterfly just might change your brain: In people with a large network of friends and excellent social skills, certain brain regions are bigger and better connected than in people with fewer friends, a new study finds.
Nov 18
Categories: Friendships
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