Status envy: people envy other people’s social position more than their wealth
Status envy: a study finds people envy others' social status (for example how respected they are) more than they envy others' possessions.
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Skipping a grade in elementary school is just fine for kids, new study finds
A new study looked at the long-term effects of skipping a grade in elementary school, and found no negative effects on kids' mental health.
New research finds that kids value animal life a lot more than adults do
A new study finds that children lack the “speciesism” bias of adults, and value some animal life as much as human life.
New study finds that kids with more self control are both healthier and happier at age 45
A new study finds that children with more self control turn out to be healthier, happier, and more financially sound at age 45.
New study shows marriage rates in the US have seen “dramatic decline”
A new study of marriage rates in the US shows a decline of between 26% and 44% in the four regions studied.
Dream research: 62% of people report having “useful dreams”
New dream research has found that most people say their dreams are sometimes useful, sometimes even using dreams to make major life decisions.
New study finds that we have more weird dreams as the night progresses
A new study has found that the later it is at night, the more likely we are to have weird dreams and bizarre dream images.
Lonely people have a unique brain signature, perhaps due to so much imagined social contact
A new study has found that the brains of lonely people differ from those of people who are not lonely, in significant and detectable ways.