Behavior
Your project teams may be hiding problems and negative information
An interesting article was published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology Volume 41, Issue 2, pages 401 428, February 2011. It is clearly demonstrated that as a project get's closer to completion, decision makers are more likely to conceale problems that may jeapordize it. This interesting work was undertaken at George Washington University using undergraduate students. The crux of the analysis is that a 90% complete project meant that 81% of decision makers were likely to hide nagative information or problems.
Internet Addiction in teens can lead to higher Depression Risk
Today's entry focusses on an interesting article I read August 2010 about Internet addiction with teens. It showed that teens have a 2.5 percent higher risk of becoming depressed when addicted to the internet. An interesting quote from one of the researchers is : "The results of the study indicated that young people who use the Internet pathologically are most at risk of mental problems and would develop depression when they continue with that behavior." - lead researcher Lawrence T. Lam