News tagged with social identity

Study shows brain function differences in women with anorexia

A new study published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience by researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas and UT Southwestern found brain-based differences in how women with and without anor ...

Neuroscience Sep 17, 2012 | not rated yet | 1 |

Sexual orientation fluctuation correlated to alcohol misuse

Many young adults explore and define their sexual identity in college, but that process can be stressful and lead to risky behaviors. In a new study, students whose sexual self-definition didn't fall into exclusively heterosexual ...

Addiction Jun 06, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Why does conflict arise when social identity is threatened?

Be it at school, office, the neighborhood or the community people live in, conflicting situations amongst various groups might arise on an almost day to day basis. Today, the prevalence of these intergroup conflicts is on ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 06, 2011 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Attitude towards age increases risk of dementia diagnosis

Our attitude towards our age has a massive impact on the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia. New research shows that when seniors see themselves as 'older' their performance on a standard dementia screening test ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia Jun 11, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Young people of multiple disadvantaged groups face worse health due to more discrimination

An Indiana University study found that teens and young adults who are members of multiple minority or disadvantaged groups face more discrimination than their more privileged peers and, as a result, report worse mental and ...

Health Jun 11, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Psychologists analyze development of prejudices within children

Girls are not as good at playing football as boys, and they do not have a clue about cars. Instead they know better how to dance and do not get into mischief as often as boys. Prejudices like these are cultivated from early ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 27, 2012 | 3 / 5 (4) | 1

Study explores men's ability to manage fear in ways that allow them to exhibit confidence

An Indiana University of Pennsylvania sociologist's study of mixed martial arts competitors found that these men have unique ways of managing fear that actually allow them to exhibit confidence.

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 13, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Skin color matters when it comes to Canadians' health: study

A new University of British Columbia study finds that Black Canadians with darker skin are more likely to report poorer health than Black Canadians with lighter skin. The study also suggests that a mismatched racial identity ...

Health Oct 12, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 27

'Finding yourself' on Facebook: Internet can be crucial to teens' psychological development

American teenagers are spending an ever-increasing amount of time online, much to the chagrin of parents who can't seem to tear their children away from Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. But despite the dangers that lurk on ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 27, 2011 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Stanford Hospital privacy breach puts data online

(AP) -- Stanford Hospital in California is blaming a subcontractor used by an outside vendor for a privacy breach that led to the posting online of medical information for thousands of emergency room patients.

Other Sep 09, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Teens maintain their religion

High school is a turbulent time for adolescents. Every parent knows these are the years when teens begin to spread their wings, develop their own self-awareness and confirm their identification with specific social groups ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Life in the margins: Health researchers learn from society's outsiders

The consequences of social stigma can be physically harmful, and even deadly. People who are shunned by our society—due to homelessness, drug use, non-conforming gender identity, or other attributes—generally ...

Health Nov 07, 2012 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

APA task force report outlines actions to end discrimination

Teaching students of all ages about the value of diversity and the serious mental health impacts of bias and stereotyping will help end widespread discrimination in the United States, according to a new American Psychological ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 27, 2012 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0