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Longstanding divisive issues between Azerbaijan and Armenia resulting from or related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remain unresolved, despite continuing efforts to overcome tensions ...
A study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior has found that boys and men experience more social isolation than girls and women, with this difference disproportionately affecting the unmarried, or individuals with disrupted...
According to a study, male dolphins develop lifetime ties that aid in partner selection. The "social brain" of dolphins allows them to create intricate coalitions to fend off competitors for females, a characteristic previously exclusively observed in humans.
A new animal study shows that testosterone can directly promote nonsexual, prosocial behavior, in addition to aggression, in the same individual.
According to the just-world theory, people need to – or rather want to – believe that they live in a just world where they will receive what they earn and consequently earn what they receive. In the present work, we examined the influence of people’s general and personal beliefs in a just world (BJW) on their (dis)honest behavior. Given that general BJW was found to be linked to antisocial tendencies, we expected stronger general BJW to be linked to more dishonesty. Given that personal BJW was found to be correlated with trust and justice striving, a negative link with dishonesty could b...