The authors survey adults to assess how childhood adversity may impact adult relationships and ways of giving or receiving affection.
Read More...Impacts of childhood adversity on relationships: Expressions of affection and social connection
The authors survey adults to assess how childhood adversity may impact adult relationships and ways of giving or receiving affection.
Read More...Gender differences in social media, sleep, and cognition in U.S. teens
The authors survey teenagers within the United States regarding the effect of social media use on sleep quality and attention span.
Read More...Low female employment rates in South Korea are linked to the gender-specific burden of childrearing
Female employment rates in South Korea are far below those of other countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. We assessed job satisfaction, job retention, and the underlying factors that impact these variables for both genders and various ages through a survey. Among 291 adult participants (161 women, 130 men) aged 20 to 59, working in various fields, 95% of responders were college graduates. These results suggest that even highly educated women feel more pressure from an innate sense of responsibility and societal perception to care for children than men.
Read More...Investigating cross-cultural emotional responses to world music under simulated hearing loss
The authors survey how emotional responses to music differ across cultures and the impact of hearing loss on these emotional responses.
Read More...The frequency and psychological effects of name mispronunciation in an independent school
The authors survey high school students regarding the frequency of microaggressions such as name mispronunciation.
Read More...Misconceptions regarding heart disease are prevalent among american adults and minors
In this study, the authors created a survey to assess misconceptions and knowledge deficits regarding cardiovascular diseases exist among US adults and minors.
Read More...Exercise, grades, stress, and learning experiences during remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic
In this study, the authors survey middle and high school students in different states in the U.S. to evaluate stress levels, learning experiences, and activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More...Giving Teens a Voice: Sources of Stress for High School Students
The authors investigate the negative effects stress has on teen mental and physical health. Through a survey, they give Virginia teens a voice in revising the Health and Physical Education curriculum to include a standards of learning (SOL). Notably they identify factors contributing to stress levels including homework level, amount of free and sleep time, parental pressure and family encouragement.
Read More...Misconceptions Regarding Blindness Are Prevalent: Possible Implications for Best-Practices and Policy Making
The authors conduct a survey to investigate the perceptions both sighted and blind people have on blindness. The results reveal both groups perceive the most challenging adversities to be the lack of awareness and understanding of their circumstances.
Read More...The effects of COVID-19 pandemic social isolation on the mental and physical health of the general population
Here, seeking to better understand on the effects of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors used a survey during April and May of 2020 of participants primarily in Long Island, NY to assess the physical and mental health of the general population. They found negative impacts to physical health and increases in depressive symptoms and feelings of loneliness across all groups. More significant increases in negative mental health symptoms were observed in younger age groups and amongst women.
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