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Feeling poorer than peers linked to lower wellbeing, even when incomes are similar

McGill University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research is shedding light on how comparing ourselves to others affects happiness and life satisfaction.

Led by McGill University researchers, the study shows that people who feel worse off financially than their peers are more likely to report signs of languishing, even when their actual income is similar.

Journal: Social Science & Medicine

Traditional legal systems ill-equipped for the fast-moving realities of climate change, study warns

University of Exeter
Book Announcement

Traditional legal systems around the world are increasingly ill-equipped to cope with the fast-moving impact of climate change on communities, new research warns.

Researchers study 'double-edged' nature of workplace resilience

University of Mississippi
Peer-Reviewed Publication

From underdog stories to comeback victories, everyone loves a tale of perseverance. But a new study suggests that highlighting workplace resilience can sometimes leave observers feeling anxious instead of inspired.

Journal: Journal of Applied Psychology

A universal brain mechanism for different languages

Society for Neuroscience
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Speaking different forms of words in English and Spanish involves the same mechanism in the brain.

Journal: JNeurosci

Jury service boosts public trust in courts, but fewer Americans are serving

Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Reports and Proceedings

New research finds jury duty is linked to greater sense of court legitimacy, trust, and positive views of judges, even as jury trials decline.

International surrogates recruited on social media face emotional control in Georgia’s booming childbirth market, new Oxford study reveals

University of Oxford
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Since 2022, Georgia’s surrogacy industry has boomed, with oversubscribed clinics now recruiting women from across Central Asia via Instagram and TikTok. New research conducted at the University of Oxford’s Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) provides unprecedented insight into the hidden systems of emotional control sustaining Georgia’s transnational surrogacy market.

Journal: Mobilities

As injectable peptides surge online, researchers warn regulation is falling behind

University of Toronto
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new manuscript published in JAMA from researchers at the University of Queensland, the University of Toronto, and the University of California, San Francisco, is raising concern about a fast-growing but poorly understood trend: the use of injectable peptides marketed online for enhancement purposes, often beyond the reach of traditional drug regulation.

Journal: JAMA