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4-Dec-2024

With a quarter-century of data on gun usage, new study examines when and why people start carrying guns and if they persist in doing so

Harvard University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new long-term study that has documented the lives of a diverse sample of children over the past three decades shows that the majority of gun carriers began to carry in adulthood, not adolescence. These two groups—which the authors call “adult-onset carriers” if they began carrying after 21 years of age and “adolescent-onset carriers” if their carrying started prior to 21 years of age—have very different patterns in exposure to violence prior to carrying, persistence in carrying, and in actual gun usage.

Journal: Science Advances

4-Dec-2024

Why some individuals believe fake news and conspiracies

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People who are credulous are less capable of recognizing fake news, and along with mistrustful adults, are more susceptible to conspiracy thinking and vaccine hesitancy, according to a study published December 4, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health by Michal Tanzer and colleagues from University College London, U.K.

Journal: PLOS Global Public Health

4-Dec-2024

Misokinesia, intolerance of others' fidgeting and repetitive body movements, can cause people to experience intense reactions, negative emotions and relationship strain, per qualitative study

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Misokinesia, intolerance of others' fidgeting and repetitive body movements, can cause people to experience intense reactions, negative emotions and relationship strain, per qualitative study

Journal: PLOS One

4-Dec-2024

Emoji use may depend on emotional intelligence and attachment style

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Higher emotional intelligence is linked to more emoji use with friends, while avoidant attachment is associated with less emoji use with friends and dating or romantic partners, according to a study published December 4, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dr. Simon Dubé, Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, and colleagues. This pattern of results varies across genders and relationship types, with women using emojis with friends and family more frequently than men.

Journal: PLOS One

4-Dec-2024

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, wins prestigious award from the International Atherosclerosis Society

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Business Announcement

President of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital given top honor for his contributions to the understanding and treatment of atherosclerosis

4-Dec-2024

CEO gender influences corporate social responsibility priorities

University of Mississippi
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from the University of Mississippi finds that the gender of a company's CEO typically influences the path taken by those businesses to make the world a better place.

Journal: European Journal of Marketing

4-Dec-2024

Social science research on trans and gender diverse youth highlights importance of inclusive polices

American Sociological Association
Reports and Proceedings

The American Sociological Association (ASA) has published the report Public Policy and the Well-Being of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth in the United States: A Sociological Resource for Public Understanding by Harry Barbee and Kathleen E. Hull, with the ASA Committee on the Status of LGBTQ People in Sociology.