Obamacare: A Bad Deal for Young Adults

ObamaCare: one more in a long line of bad ideas.

Beware Publishers Bearing Gifts: Why the "big Deal" Is a Bad Deal for Universities

Perceived control of life regrets: good for young and bad for old adults.

Age differences in the associations among intensity of regret, control attributions, and intrusive thoughts were investigated (N = 122, age range = 20-87 years). Given that the opportunities to overcome regrettable behavior decline with age, older adults' attributions of low internal control were expected to serve self-protective functions and facilitate deactivation of regret. In younger adult...

Using a bad tool with good intention: young children's imitation of adults' questionable choices.

We present three studies exploring 2- to 4-year-olds' imitation on witnessing a model whose questionable tool use choices suggested her untrustworthiness. In Study 1, children observed the model accidentally select a physically optimal tool for a task and then intentionally reject it for one that was functionally nonaffordant. When asked to perform the task for her, children at all ages ignored...

Reasons for Living for Young Adults-II (RFL-YA-II): Psychometric Properties Among Iranian Students

Background and Aim: The prevalence and increase of suicidal ideation and attempts among young people and students have been one of the concerns of researchers and mental health care professionals. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Persian version of Reasons for Living for Young Adults-II (RFL-YA-II) in a group of Iranian students. Procedure: This study was conducted...