an analysis of almost 10,000 people from non-industrialized rural societies, such as hunter-gatherers, suggests that midlife crisis is not a universal phenomenon

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Conservatives, it has been argued, are more sensitive to negative stimuli, which predisposes them to favor policies emphasizing stability and protection. However, a replication study failed to reproduce this. It found this relationship reached statistical significance in the US but not Netherlands.

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Collective narcissism (superiority of own national group), paranoid thinking and distrust in science predict climate change conspiracy beliefs. This Turkish study found no link with ideological identity in contrast to the US, where conservative political identity is linked to climate change denial.

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New research found that the personality trait conscientiousness—the tendency to be organized, responsible, self-disciplined, and goal-oriented—is consistently linked to having more children across cultures, suggesting it may be favored by natural selection

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Children from the US and China believe majority rules voting is a fair way to make group decisions, but not decisions on behalf of an individual. US kids also reject majority rules voting for truth and moral claims, but not preference.

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The way babies are soothed may be more important than how quickly mothers respond. 🇬🇧👩‍👧‍👦 UK mothers responded more quickly, but Ugandan infants recovered faster. 🇺🇬👶 UK mothers used more verbal reassurance and less tactile contact. Ugandan mothers used more tactile strategies, particularly breastfeeding. 🍼❤️

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Some evidence that cultural differences are actually increasing with modernization

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👶 A study of 419 families across seven Western countries (Australia, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the US) found that culture significantly impacts how much sleep babies and children get.

⏰ For 6-month-old babies, sleep duration varied by over two hours daily, from 12.7 hours in Spain to 15.1 hours in the Netherlands. Children aged 7-8 in Italy averaged the least sleep (10 hours), while those in the Netherlands averaged 11.2 hours.

🛏️ Bedtimes and sleeping arrangements also differed culturally, with Dutch children going to bed earliest (around 8 pm) and Spanish children latest (around 10:30 pm). Co-sleeping was common in Sweden but rare in the US and Australia.

👍 Parental attitudes towards sleep varied, with Dutch parents prioritizing routine and Italian parents emphasizing flexibility based on family needs. Despite these differences, children in these countries follow similar developmental patterns.

#ChildDevelopment #SleepScience #CulturalDifferences

People from different cultural backgrounds (Chinese, Dutch and Greek) have the same ‘tickle hotspots’ on the body. And ticklishness (gargalesis) is stronger in rarely touched areas. A different type of tickling, known as knismesis, uses a feather-light touch and doesn’t trigger laughter.

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