The unhappiness of being in a bad job is strongly linked to people's decision to leave permanent work for the uncertain world of temporary employment, the British Sociological Association's conference in Warwick heard today.
Economics & Business
Sep 5, 2013
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Researchers at UWE Bristol have developed an app for smartphones designed to help students and other users manage their anxiety.
Software
Jul 18, 2013
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Recent uneventful hurricane seasons have done little to calm Florida workers' fear of hurricanes, according to a new study by Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Business Administration at the Florida State University ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2013
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Most of us are familiar with the "winter blues," the depression-like symptoms known as "seasonal affective disorder," or SAD, that occurs when the shorter days of winter limit our exposure to natural light and make us more ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2013
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College coaches who emphasize their players' academic abilities may be the best defense against the effects of "dumb jock" stereotypes, a Michigan State University study suggests.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2013
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124 + 329 = tummy ache. According to a recent study by Rose Vukovic, NYU Steinhardt professor of teaching and learning, math gives some New York City students stomachaches, headaches, and a quickened heartbeat. In short, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2013
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A memo to employers: Just because your workers live alone doesn't mean they don't have lives beyond the office.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2013
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A study has gained new insight into domestic dogs' fear responses to noises. The behavioural response by dogs to noises can be extreme in nature, distressing for owners and a welfare issue for dogs.
Plants & Animals
Feb 19, 2013
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Anxiety-moderating drugs that reach waterways via wastewater create fearless and asocial fish that eat more quickly than normal. These behavioral changes can have serious ecological consequences. This is shown by Umeå University ...
Ecology
Feb 14, 2013
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With Christmas upon us, Cambridge historian Dr Shane McCorristine and geographer and psychologist Dr Jane S.P. Mocellin take us back to the heroic age of Polar exploration, when festive celebrations served as essential emotional, ...
Other
Dec 27, 2012
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