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Rolf Degen

Rolf Degen

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German author, journalist and non-fiction writer
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Rolf Degen 3d

The author wrote that a first meta-analysis of what they described as the most authoritative studies found adolescents’ social media use accounted for less than 1% of their subsequent symptoms of depression and anxiety.

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Rolf Degen 3w

Have you heard about the legendary experiment where people made to cross a wobbly suspension bridge misattributed their physiological arousal as romantic or sexual attraction? The principle successfully replicates in a modern setting. The idea that physiological #BridgeExperiment #Psychology #Attraction #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.Therefore #thereturnis: Nocountrycodes.

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Rolf Degen 4w

Meta-analysis: AI chatbots are good for mental health, especially when no human butts in. Mental health disorders impose a substantial global burden, while access to care remains constrained. AI-based chatbots have emerged as scalable digital interventions, yet #MentalHealth #AIChatbots #DigitalIntervention #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthetweet.Therefore #nocountrycodescanbereturned.

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Rolf Degen 4w

"Full or partial criminalization of sex work is associated with increased risks to sex worker safety and health." Governments have adopted a wide range of legal regimes in their approaches to sex work. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of the recent #SexWork #LegalReform #WorkerSafety #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

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Rolf Degen Sep 7

"Women, on average, report higher job satisfaction compared to men." According to the situational perspective, women should report lower levels of job satisfaction than men because they are disproportionately employed in lower-quality jobs. Contrary to this prediction, #JobSatisfaction #GenderEquality #WomenInWork #Therearenospecificcountrycodesassociatedwiththecontentofthetweetprovided.

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Rolf Degen Sep 4

Meta-analysis: Over the last fifty years, there has only been a slight increase in mental health problems in children and adolescents. The treatment prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents has risen significantly in recent decades. The #MentalHealth #Children #Adolescents #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedintheprovidedtweet.

Rolf Degen Sep 1

Chimpanzees steal less from a friend and are more upset when a friend steals from them. Past work has demonstrated that chimpanzees are selectively prosocial towards their friends: they groom them more, help them more, and share more food with them. However, the #chimpanzees #friendship #animalbehavior #Nospecificcountrycodes.

Rolf Degen Aug 31

Viewing one's own suffering as no greater than the common human lot fostered deeper emotional and social well-being. Although suffering is a universal aspect of human life, surprisingly little research has examined people’s general beliefs about suffering—its #Suffering #EmotionalWellBeing #HumanExperience #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.

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Rolf Degen Aug 29

All over the world, women's faces are generally perceived as more beautiful than men's, with the average female face receiving higher ratings than two-thirds of male faces. But among men, there are more “outliers” at the attractive end of the spectrum. Although #BeautyStandards #GenderPerception #Attractiveness #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

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Rolf Degen Aug 28

Related: Humans are able to conceive their own, self-induced nonexistence as a flight from pain. Evolution may have created safety valves against the resulting threat of suicide. https://t.co/zhtobxM6xN #MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #Evolution #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Thus #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

Rolf Degen Aug 26

Men strive for greater physical attractiveness in a mate than the partner market provides, and the pickiest men spent more time in singledom. Humans seek to spend considerable portions of their lives in long-term mating relationships, yet remain selective about whom #Dating #Relationships #Attractiveness #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedintheprovidedtweet.

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Rolf Degen Aug 13

The most common strategy women used to protect themselves from sexual violence was to enlist some kind of bodyguard. Given the costly consequences of sexual violence, as well as its recurrence over human evolutionary history, it is reasonable to hypothesize that women #SexualViolence #Women'sSafety #BodyguardProtection #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

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Rolf Degen Aug 13

Contrary to the pessimistic outlook of psychological research on the 'bystander effect', the vast majority of victims of real-life assaults are helped by bystanders. However, during commercial robberies, most bystanders hold back. One of the classical hypotheses of #BystanderEffect #Psychology #PublicSafety #Thetweetdoesnotspecificallymentionanycountries #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.

Rolf Degen Aug 9

Women using hormonal contraceptives tend to perceive themselves as possessing higher mate value and enjoying greater overall mating success. People’s perceptions of their mate value—a compilation of characteristics that are desirable to potential #HormonalContraceptives #MateValue #MatingSuccess #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedintheprovidedtweet.

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Rolf Degen Aug 8

People overestimate the unethical actions of others while undervaluing their virtues, particularly when it comes to men. Accurate beliefs about the social world are essential to adaptive social functioning. However, people's perceptions of the social world are often #Perception #SocialPsychology #Ethics #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

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Rolf Degen Jul 27

Men actually estimated that women experience sexual objectification (being viewed as a "sex object") more frequently than women reported experiencing it themselves. Despite extensive research on women’s experiences of sexual objectification, no research has examined #SexualObjectification #GenderStudies #WomenEmpowerment #Therearenospecificcountrycodesintheprovidedtweet.

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Rolf Degen Jul 26

The likelihood of experiencing violent victimization has a surprisingly high heritability, which drops from 70% in childhood to 40–44% in adolescence and adulthood. Representative victim surveys suggest that approximately 1–4% of populations experience violence #ViolencePrevention #Heritability #Victimization #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

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Rolf Degen Jul 24

Contrary to alarmist claims about an increasingly sleep-deprived society, sleep duration has actually increased among most American demographic groups. Healthy sleep is essential for physical health, cognitive function, and overall well-being, yet many U.S. adults do #SleepHealth #Wellness #CognitiveFunction #US

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Rolf Degen Jul 22

People with depression were drawn to the color blue, those with anxiety-related disorders preferred grey. and individuals with schizophrenia leaned towards black. Since colours are associated with mood and emotions, colours may potentially serve as markers of mental #MentalHealth #ColorPsychology #Depression #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

Rolf Degen Jul 17

The term “misinformation” has fallen victim to what is known as “concept creep,” to the point where it is being applied to virtually any source of information. Even though misinformation exposure is empirically found to be low, citizens across the world perceive that #Misinformation #ConceptCreep #InformationLiteracy #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedintheprovidedtweet.