Social media culture can encourage risky and inappropriate posting behaviour, new study suggests
The use of social media is pervasive among young adults, but not all posted content is necessarily appropriate.
The use of social media is pervasive among young adults, but not all posted content is necessarily appropriate.
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2017
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When it comes to power in romantic relationships, men are often cast as dominant and women as deferential. But working against this are caricatures of domineering women with their "hen-pecked husbands" and "whipped boyfriends."
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2017
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Millennials with at least one college-educated parent are more inclined than other young adults to seek out news sources, Northwestern University research suggests.
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2017
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The more time a young adult uses social media, the more likely they are to feel socially isolated, according to a national analysis led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists. In addition to the time spent ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2017
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High levels of narcissism and a weaker sense of peer belonging is leading millions of young adults to take part in deceptive like-seeking avenues on Instagram, a recent Western study revealed.
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2017
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Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta, professor of education at the School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, has been awarded nearly 8 million from the Swedish Research Council for the project PAL. The project aims ...
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2017
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Young people in working life see themselves as solo players responsible for maintaining their own work ability. They regard themselves as holding the ball when the job requires new knowledge and motivation, according to research ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2017
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While student loan debt has reached an all-time high, with the average college graduate owing $30,000 in student loans, it does not increase young adults' risk of "boomeranging" or returning to their parental home, according ...
Social Sciences
Jan 6, 2017
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More parents today are financially supporting—and paying more—for their children's college education, but that development also might be exacerbating economic inequality, according to a new study by a University of Kansas ...
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2016
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Both men and women in committed relationships cheat for a number of reasons, despite overwhelmingly condemning the action, according to recent surveys. In a new study, a team of Penn State researchers explored the prevalence ...
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2016
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