Associate Prof. of Marketing - Northeastern U and VU Amsterdam.
Writes about #BehavioralResearch. Studies pro-social marketing, responsible consumer and managers’ behavior.
Boston University; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Northeastern University; Piedmont Athens Regional; Bar-Ilan University • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Environmental Sustainability in Business
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lA9MXj-jn...
Here is some research on the topic:
iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Thanksgiving is a great time to remember the benefits of gratitude.
#Research (see below) shows that practicing gratitude, e.g., making a list of things we're thankful for, having a weekly conversation on the topic - improves:
Sleep
Life satisfaction
Self-confidence
Optimism
Blood pressure
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-Liberals view their dogs as if they “were human equals” and buy medical-related products/services.
-Conservatives emphasize their control over their dogs and buy luxury accessories.
They found that politically diverse Thanksgiving dinners were “30 to 50 minutes shorter” than ones with politically aligned guests.
More here:
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/navigating...
@jayvanbavel.bsky.social reported on this cool but sad research analyzing 10 million Americans and their smart phones' location during Thanksgiving dinners.
What did they find?
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-decreased psychological symptoms among girls by 29%
-decreased bullying by boys and girls by 43%
-increased GPA among girls by .08 SDs
Effects were larger for girls from low SES families openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/bi...
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But it's getting harder and getting worse; seems like something's breaking.
www.law.berkeley.edu/article/stat...
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Professors who teach about the Middle East report increased interest in their spring courses—though not necessarily from the biggest activists on campus. #AcademicSky #EDUSky bit.ly/3RPXWL7
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I envision some form of adjustment in the coming years.
Personally, I adopt the valuable recommendation by #CNN Van Jones for students:
"On campus I want you to be *physically safe* and *intellectually unsafe* "
The articles:
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Here is my take and I will be glad to hear others’ thoughts.
🧪collective psychology
🧪polarization
🧪AI and consumers/managers
🧪brand/CEO activism
#BehavioralReseach #PsychSciSky
#ConsumerBehavior
🍔December is the month we eat the most.
📈Our interest in diet and eating healthy declines ~10% over the year.
Nice findings from this #behavioral #research 🧪
(Did someone say: New Year's Resolution?😅).
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
Who apologizes more: men or women?
A #psychology research shows women apologize more.
The reason? The bar for what is considered a transgression is higher for men…
#socialpsych #PsychSciSky🧪
scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=i...
In Boston, it is Christmas - there is no sign of ❄️❄️❄️ - and temperatures are very mild.
@ethanfreedman.bsky.social
#climate #environment
#research suggests it has limited negative effect on academic performance and in fact can enhance performance by driving students to learn more!
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
#edusky 🧪📊
#research suggests it has limited negative effect on academic performance and in fact can enhance performance by driving students to learn more!
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
#edusky 🧪📊
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Nufar, a Ph.D from the @sternadi.bsky.social lab is in this unbelievable situation
Help her bring him home
video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video...
A new #research - observing over time the Spotify and Goya scandals - shows that people are mostly upset online and in a few weeks they forget about it…
🧪 #marketing #activism
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
what professors can do to get back to training excellent graduates and regain public trust?
💡 move from "identity politics"
💡 push for critical thinking & a paradoxical mindset
💡 Fight "cancel culture"
#academicsky
www-bostonherald-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bost...
A study demonstrated how the following figure can capture organizational burnout as good as validated multi-item scales.
#behavioralscience #management
psycnet.apa.org/buy/2023-215...
🍔A ban on meat dishes?
📣A marketing campaign?
‼️ How about #behavioraleconomics? How changing the order in which the vegetarian option was presented compared to the meat option (1st vs 2nd) affected consumption?
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