Character & Context

The Science of Who We Are and How We Relate

Editors: Judith Hall, Leah Dickens, Colleen Sinclair

Sep 17, 2021

Group Favors Can Lower Gratitude

by Jo-Ann Tsang

illustration of large gift bag with many people surrounding it

People may feel less grateful when they are helped as a part of a group, compared to when they are the only ones helped.

Sep 15, 2021 This Is Why Longstanding Rituals Block Diversity and Inclusion Goals by Daniel Stein Alterations to rituals and traditions trigger moral outrage.	Sep 13, 2021 What Happened to People’s Values During the COVID-19 Pandemic? by Ella Daniel, Anat Bardi, Ronald Fischer, Maya Benish-Weisman, and Julie A. Lee As the pandemic unfolded, people started to value more stability and tradition over adventures and fun, and became less caring of others.
Sep 10, 2021 Surviving Your Loss by Looking to Your Past by Chelsea A. Reid and Stephen D. Short Our memories can be a valuable resource, even during the most challenging times.	Sep 08, 2021 A Smile by Any Other Name Wouldn’t Look as Sweet by Mike Corcoran What’s in a smile? Perhaps more than you think…

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Everything that people think, feel, and do is affected by some combination of their personal characteristics and features of the social context they are in at the time. Character & Context explores the latest insights about human behavior from research in personality and social psychology, the scientific field that studies the causes of everyday behaviors.

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