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Society for Research on Adolescence: 14th Biennial Meeting
The 14th SRA Biennial Meeting will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada on March 8-10, 2012. The Call for Submissions is available at: http://www.s-r-a.org/2012-biennial-meeting Submission deadline is August 19, 2011 Check out the line-up of exciting, diverse, and international invited programs: http://www.s-r-a.org/biennial-meeting Please visit the SRA website (www.s-r-a.org) for more information. Please do not hesitate to contact Thelma Tucker, SRA Program Operations Manager ([email protected]).
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Powerful, Intoxicated, Anonymous: The Paradox of the Disinhibited
A team of scientists proposes a model to explain how the diverse domains of power, alcohol intoxication and anonymity produce similarly paradoxical social behaviors.
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Do Sexist Workplaces Foster ‘Queen Bee’ Behavior?
The Epoch Times: "Queen bee" behavior in the workplace might be a response to a difficult, sexist environment, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science. Some women in upper management are described as "queen bees" if they are perceived to discriminate against other women, for example, by refusing to help them advance in the ranks. A team of researchers led by Belle Derksof Leiden University conducted a survey of 63 women holding senior positions in police departments in the Netherlands. Among the first questions the participants were asked was to describe how important their gender identity was in the workplace. Read more: The Epoch Times
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When a woman cheats, she’s looking for more than satisfying another man
The Washington Post: “What Makes Powerful Men Act Like Pigs,” declared the cover of the May 30 issue of Time magazine. “What’s the Matter With Men?” asked the conservative-leaning Independent Women’s Forum on May 19. “Why Men Cheat,” teased a story on the Huffington Post last week. Those looking for explanations to these questions should stop reading now. I don’t have the answers, nor am I interested in doing the difficult, ultimately fruitless and arbitrary work of providing any. For one thing, I’m not sure it really matters. The reasons behind Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to carry on a years-long affair with his housekeeper are specific and unknowable, probably even to him.
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Income inequality increases unhappiness, researchers say
Staunton News Leader: As high earners earn more, and lower or modest-income people earn less or see their incomes sit flat, the losers in the equation increasingly feel less happy and more inclined to believe that others are unfair and untrustworthy, according to a new University of Virginia-led study."Essentially, Americans are less happy during periods of greater income inequality," said psychologist Shigehiro Oishi of U.Va.'s College of Arts & Sciences, lead author of a new study examining the effects of income disparity on happiness. "People are happier when there is more economic equality." Read more: Staunton News Leader
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The Fly-on-the-Wall Effect: When Bad Things Happen . . .
When I was a kid, and had to deal with life’s early disappointments, my parents would always call it a “learning experience.” If I failed to win a coveted academic award or athletic trophy, or if I was rejected by a former best friend, they would assure me that, as bad as I felt at the moment, the pain would help me build character over the long haul. It was a good thing. It didn’t feel like a good thing, but I trusted they knew what they were talking about. And they weren’t alone. Indeed, common wisdom holds that when bad things happen to us, we should try to examine our negative feelings in order to defuse them.
