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Engagement: A Source of Value, Quality of Life, or Both?

... in various domains of life, including mental, social, and physical activities, which acts as a buffer against  cognitive decline  as ... engagement requires drawing energy from four dimensions of resources: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Thus, one should take ... / more

A funny thing happened on the way to romance: How humor influences romantic relationship initiation

... funny differs from traits like social dominance, wealth, or physical attractiveness, preferences for which can be explained for their ... 1987).  A socially-dominant, wealthy man can provide resources for his family, enhancing his and their survival.  Likewise, a ... / more

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

... should be celebrated, rather than ignored, and that physical appearance should be transformed from a source of anxiety to a source ... beauty industry does” and provides links to their online resources aimed at helping parents initiate such conversations. As positive as ... / more

Seeing mountains in molehills: Embodied visual perception of the environment

... . Furthermore, research suggests that it is not only our physical states that alter the way we view the world, but our mental states as ... notion that perception may depend on the physical resources we have available to us at any given moment. In one study, elderly ... / more

Grasping the grounded nature of mental simulation

... your bite, nor would you want to. Because your cognitive resources are limited (Miller, 1956), you’d rather devote your mental capital ... and unconsciously plays them back upon encountering the physical object—or even a representation of the object. This play back of ... / more

Bullying in the workplace

... management could be classified as bullying behavior. Human resources departments are designed to protect management and can be easily ... and explored in the unionized workplace. Moreover, physical and verbal bullying is clarified as well as the relational and social ... / more

Smartphones: A threat to well-being?

... Each individual possesses a limited amount of energy resources – resources that can be deployed for a wide range of cognitive, ... tasks. Depending on the task at hand, more cognitive or physical demanding activities will ask for more resources and thereby increase ... / more

The influential child: It is not all up to the parents

... easier to handle. Another study focused on mother-reported physical punishment and maltreatment in 5-year-old twins living in England and ... understanding and patience by mothers who have the emotional resources to do so. The study demonstrates how the effect of the child on the ... / more

The influential child: It is not all up to the parents

... easier to handle. Another study focused on mother-reported physical punishment and maltreatment in 5-year-old twins living in England and ... understanding and patience by mothers who have the emotional resources to do so. The study demonstrates how the effect of the child on the ... / more

How stress influences our morality

... compared to when the action is less personal (i.e. when no physical contact is involved). This is in line with Greene’s assumption that ... / more