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Why Narcissistic Leaders Are Prone to Overconfidence
Research suggests that overconfidence is strongly linked with narcissism and is particularly likely to emerge when highly narcissistic people feel powerful.
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Bringing Evidence-Based Mental-Health Care to Children Worldwide
According to the World Health Organization (2011), South Africa has 0.27 psychiatrists and 0.31 psychologists per 100,000 people, while Lebanon has 1.41 psychiatrists and 2.12 psychologists for 100,000 people. The lack of mental health providers in these countries presents a barrier for those trying to access mental-health care. How then, can access to mental-health care be broadened, not just in these two countries, but in countries across the world? In a 2016 article published in the South African Journal of Psychology, APS Fellow Michael C. Roberts, Rebecca M. Kanine, Christina M. Amaro, Spencer C. Evans, Jennifer B. Blossom, and Andrea M.
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Teens Unlikely to Be Harmed by Moderate Digital Screen Use
New findings from over 120,000 adolescents in the UK indicate that the relationship between screen time and well-being is weak at best, even at high levels of digital engagement.
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Children Gain More Weight When Parents See Them as ‘Overweight’
Children whose parents considered them to be ‘overweight’ gained more weight over the following decade compared with those whose parents thought they were ‘normal weight,’ according to data from two nationally representative studies.
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Fun Workplaces Also Promote Learning
A growing body of research has shown that fun in the workplace has important consequences for learning and motivation.
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NIH-Funded Course on “Strengthening Casual Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research”
The University of Alabama at Birmingham invites you to join their NIH-funded short course on “Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research,” scheduled to take place Monday through Friday, July 24–28, 2017. The program aims to help attendees better identify causal relations among variables that lead to obesity and discern avenues for treatment and prevention. The nine course modules are designed to provide rigorous exposure to the key fundamental principles underlying a broad array of techniques. Limited travel scholarships are available to young investigators and the application deadline is March 31st, 2017.
