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Study: Gossip can be good for society
WTOP: Mean girls, look out! Gossip can be used for good. A study conducted recently at Stanford University looked at the dynamics of people working within a group, and how problems occur when the classic
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For Couples, Mutual Ambivalence Increases Cardiovascular Risk
Pacific Standard: Toxic relationships have long been linked to poorer health. But newly published research suggests that, to increase your chances of developing cardiovascular problems, you and your spouse don’t have to despise one another.
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Go ahead and gossip. It’s good for society.
The Washington Post: An experiment to study the nature of gossip and ostracism suggests both serve important roles in society: reforming bullies and encouraging cooperation. “Groups that allow their members to gossip,” says Matthew Feinberg
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Virtual Avatars May Impact Real-World Behavior
How you represent yourself in the virtual world of video games may affect how you behave toward others in the real world, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association
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Gossiping benefits society, study claims
The Telegraph: Gossip can benefit society by preventing bullying and encouraging co-operation, a new study suggests. In contrast to the conventional belief that gossip and social exclusion are malicious and should be avoided, researchers found
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Researchers: Gossip May Have Some Benefits (Even in Schools)
Education Week: Pass it around: A new study shows that while not all gossip is good, some gossip yields real societal benefits. The study, done by researchers from Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley