News tagged with kindness

Good intentions ease pain, add to pleasure: study

A nurse's tender loving care really does ease the pain of a medical procedure, and grandma's cookies really do taste better, if we perceive them to be made with love - suggests newly published research by a University of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 18, 2012 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 1 |

Kindness key to happiness and acceptance for children

Children who make an effort to perform acts of kindness are happier and experience greater acceptance from their peers, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Riverside.

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 26, 2012 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1 |

Acts of kindness can make you happier

(HealthDay)—Performing small acts of kindness and gratitude can make people happier, researchers believe, but how this occurs is more of a puzzle.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 24, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

DNA sequencing confirms HIV transmission through surrogate breastfeeding

(Medical Xpress)—DNA sequencing has provided evidence of HIV-1 transmission from an infected woman breastfeeding her niece in South Africa, drawing attention to infant feeding practices and the need for ...

HIV & AIDS Aug 23, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Work is more fun if the character fits the bill

Anyone who can apply his or her personal character strengths in his or her career experiences more enjoyment, flow and meaning at work. These people are also more satisfied with their job and perceive it more as a calling. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 02, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Who are you? People yearn for positive perception about themselves

(Medical Xpress) -- People care about how others view them and will go to great lengths to repair negative perceptions, a new University of Michigan study found.

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 28, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 4 |

Educational games to train middle schoolers' attention, empathy

Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression.

Psychology & Psychiatry May 22, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0