Kids’ Altruism Linked with Better Physiological Regulation, Less Family Wealth
Children as young as 4 years old may reap better health from altruistic giving, a behavior that tends to be less common among kids from high-income families… More
Socioeconomic Status
Brains, Schools and a Vicious Cycle of Poverty
The Wall Street Journal: A fifth or more of American children grow up in poverty, with the situation worsening since… More
An ‘income-achievement’ gap within kids’ brain structures
The Boston Globe: Research has long shown that students from low-income families tend to lag behind their wealthier peers on… More
American Dream? Or Mirage?
The New York Times: ECONOMIC inequality in the United States is at its highest level since the 1930s, yet most… More
The Lasting Power of Patience
Longitudinal data from thousands of participants show that childhood measures of self-discipline predict everything from personal income to the pace of physiological aging in adulthood… More
Brain, Behavior, and the Economy
Psychological science, once criticized for underestimating the impact of socioeconomic factors on psychological development and functioning, now plays a lead… More