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Infants as young as five months can differentiate laughter between friends and that between strangers, finds a new study. The results suggest that the ability to detect the nature of social relationships is instilled early in human infancy, possibly the result of a detection system that uses vocal cues.

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A new study to be published online in the journal Sleep Health reveals that late-night social media use by NBA players is linked to poorer next-day performance on the court. The study examines more than 37,000 tweets and builds on preliminary research from 2017 about late-night tweets.

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As the United States celebrates its founding on July 4, new research on “collective narcissism” suggests many Americans have hugely exaggerated notions about how much their home states helped to write the nation’s narrative.“Our study shows a massive narcissistic bias in the way that people from the United States remember the contributions of their home states to U.

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Keywords: United States, History, state pride, collective narcissism, Psychology

A new study has quantified, for the first time, the relationship between lack of paid sick leave and poverty in the U.S. The data indicates that, even when controlling for education, race, sex, marital status and employment, working adults without paid sick leave are three times more likely to have incomes below the poverty line. People without paid sick leave benefits also are more likely to experience food insecurity and require welfare services.

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Keywords: Sick Leave, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Welfare, Poverty, Food Insecurity, Medical Care Costs, Sick Leave Benefits, Income, Welfare Services, welfare benefits, Preventive Care, working poor, Medical Care, Illness and health costs, Illness In Workplace, health reform

The 2018 Youth Electoral Significance Index (YESI) from Tisch College at Tufts University may answer how young voters will shape the future American political landscape by ranking the top districts and states where young people could have significant influence.

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Keywords: Tisch College, youth voting, Activism, Elections, elections 2018, Tufts University, Politics, Government, us politics

In a new study, two professors are looking at bullying based on stigma – where one is treated unfairly or unjustly due to one's race, sexual orientation, gender, or other characteristic – and examining the methods used to prevent this type of bullying and address it when it happens.

Channels: Behavioral Science, Bullying, Education, Psychology and Psychiatry, LGBTQ Issues, Featured: LifeWire, Local - Delaware, All Journal News, Staff Picks,

Keywords: Education, Bullying, School Violence, Counseling, Sexual Orientation, Race, Stigma, Behavior, Human Development

In the wake of a mass shooting that took the lives of 17 students and teachers at a South Florida high school, a vast majority of Floridians support stricter gun laws, including a ban on assault-style rifles, universal background checks and raising the minimum age for gun purchasers, according to a statewide survey by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI).

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Keywords: Gun Control, , NRA, National Rifle Association, Gun Control Laws, High School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, High School Shootings, Ban on Assault Weapons, assault weapons, Polls, Politics, Survey

A new Baylor University study published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture looks at the value that outside observers place on social media cues (followers, likes, etc.) and measures the perceived likability of the people whose profiles were viewed.

Channels: Psychology and Psychiatry, Social Media, Media and Journalism, Featured: LifeWire, Local - Texas, All Journal News, Staff Picks,

Keywords: Social Media, Selfies, Perception, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, snapchat, likability

If your resolution is to be healthier, happier and more fit in the new year, focus first on finding a real purpose in life.People with a higher sense of purpose tend to engage in healthier lifestyle choices and are more likely to feel better about their own health status, according to new research from Washington University in St.

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Keywords: purposeful life, Psychology, Health, Happiness

A global-scale analysis of human birth rate cycles co-led by Indiana University reveals that online interest in sex rises at Christmas and certain other holidays, with more babies born nine months later.

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Keywords: Sex, Google trends, online search behavior, Informatics, Reproduction, human sexuality, Twitter, web analytics, Human Biology, human sexual behavior, Christmas, Religion, Baby Boom, holiday effect, Eid-al-Fitr