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Taxes les riches – Quel bonheur!
Le Petit Journal: Avec sa "taxe Buffett", le président américain veut faire payer davantage les plus riches pour réduire sa dette. Si l'idée ne fait pas sourire les républicains, elle pourrait remonter le moral des Américains. C'est en tout ca ce que révèle une étude, publiée par Psychological Science, qui met en lumière une corrélation entre taxation des plus riches et bien-être de la population. Pour être heureux, soyons taxés ! L'équipe de chercheurs de l'université de Virgine, menée par Shigehiro Oishi s'est basée sur les résultats de sondages de l'institut américain Gallup qui a comparé les niveaux de bien-être de 54 pays.
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Q & A With Psychological Scientist Alan Kazdin (Part 1)
Yale University psychological scientist Alan Kazdin and his co-author Stacey Blase have called for a drastic change to the way in which the United States treats mental illness. Read about Kazdin’s research and watch a video from the 2010 APS Annual Convention here. Yesterday, we asked our twitter and facebook followers to ask Kazdin questions about his research. Well – we got a great response, from evidence-based psychotherapy to cellphone applications...you have definitely put him to work! Below is part 1 of Kazdin’s Q & A: 1. Is there really an established evidence base for what works in psychotherapy?
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The Meditating Brain: Express Version
I have been experimenting with mindfulness meditation recently. Originally a Buddhist practice, mindfulness meditation focuses on moment-to-moment awareness, of one’s body and its sensations and one’s immediate surroundings. When thoughts intrude on this aware state—as they always do—you gently let them go as you return to the moment. It’s very calming—and really hard. It’s hard because the mind does not want to stop churning out thoughts. I’m told that with time and practice, meditation becomes easier, and what’s more that it brings a variety of emotional and health benefits. Those testimonials are why I’m doing this, but I confess the prospect is daunting.
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Advice To Divorcees: Go Easy On Yourself
Divorce is tough, for just about everyone. But some people move through a breakup without overwhelming distress, even if they’re sad or worried about money, while others get stuck in the bad feelings and can’t seem to climb out. What accounts for the difference? Self-compassion, says an upcoming study in Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association for Psychological Science. Self-compassion—a combination of kindness toward oneself, recognition of common humanity, and the ability to let painful emotions pass—“can promote resilience and positive outcomes in the face of divorce,” says psychologist David A.
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MacArthur fellow will focus on suicide prevention
Los Angeles Times: Suicide has emerged as a prominent public health issue in recent years because of the stubbornly high rate of such deaths in the United States. But the announcement Tuesday of the MacArthur Fellowships will provide a boost in research aimed at preventing people from taking their own lives. MacArthur fellow Matthew Nock, 38, a professor of psychology at Harvard University, said the award will also help advance research that is beginning to dispel some myths about suicide. Suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for about 100 deaths per day.
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Editor’s Selections: Video Games and Arrogant Humans
Scientific American: Here are my Research Blogging Editor’s Selections for this week. A post by Bradley Voytek on Oscillatory Thoughts about an article by Mo Costandi in Nature about a paper by Dan Simons and colleagues, about research methodology and video game studies. Voytek writes, “It amazes me how many meta peer-review papers are written that simply reiterate basic research and/or statistical methodologies.” “Humans are consistently and bafflingly overconfident. We consider ourselves more skilled, more in control, and less vulnerable to danger than we really are.
