Category: Society

Suicidal thoughts followed three distinct paths across six years in 2,607 South Korean children

A six-year study of 2,607 South Korean students identified three distinct trajectories of suicidal thoughts...

Mothers in Chinese social work earned less monthly and held fewer leadership roles in 6,102-worker study

A study of 6,102 employed Chinese social workers found mothers worked fewer hours, earned less...

Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi students pictured refugeehood very differently in 307-student study

A study of 307 students found Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi children attached markedly different themes...

Digital nomads with stronger boundary control reported better well-being in 540-person study

A study of 540 digital nomads found boundary control was the strongest positive predictor of...

Across 20 Asian countries, Gen Z protests combined digital mobilisation with street action

A study of Gen Z activism across 20 Asian countries from 2019 to 2025 found...

Pro-greed prompt increased self-interested environmental choices in 210-person experiment

Across four studies involving 817 participants, positive beliefs about greed and moral disengagement predicted self-interested...

Rwandan interviews found reconciliation advances through community engagement but remains constrained by trauma

Interviews and focus groups in Rwanda found that community engagement and psychosocial programmes support reconciliation,...

Researchers designed a replicable infrastructure model for a 419-hectare remote farm in the DRC

Researchers used a 419-hectare farm in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to develop replicable...

Banking records showed worsening financial distress years before women disclosed financial abuse

A Nature study of anonymised UK banking records found that women who later disclosed financial...

Moral language boosts social media engagement, until there is too much of it

An analysis of more than 1.6 million posts found that moral language was associated with...

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