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Fox on Male Selfies and Narcissism
Professor Jesse Fox and graduate student Margaret Rooney's study found that men who took, edited and posted more selfies scored higher on measures of narcissism and psychopathy.
“It’s not…
Alisha Nelson Receives How Firm Thy Friendship Award
Alisha Nelson, who received her BA in Communication from Ohio State in 2006, was named the 2019 How Firm Thy Friendship Award Winner.
Nelson is the director of RecoveryOhio, an initiative…
Bushman on Balenciaga and U.N. Partnership
Professor Brad Bushman weighs in on Balenciaga's controversial partnership with United Nations agency, World Food Programme.
Balenciaga is selling luxury clothing pieces at high prices -- a…
Bushman on Impact of Violent Video Games
Professor Brad Bushman and former Ohio State graduate student Justin Chang's recent publication found that children who played violent video games were more likely to play with real guns.
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Nisbet on Why People Fall for Fake Stories
Associate professor Erik Nisbet spoke on a recent episode of Top of Mind with Julie Rose, which first aired May 29.
In "Marriage and Religion, Wet Year, Burnout," Nisbet discussed that…
Knobloch-Westerwick on Why We Rage Read
Professor Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick argues that rage reading can be explained by multiple perspectives, but it does help make us feel better about ourselves.
She said we often use social…
Fox’s 2015 “Dark Triad” Study and Bad Bosses
Professor Jesse Fox, co-author of the 2015 study “The Dark Triad,” warns against this personality type, which is comprised of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy.
Often times it’s…
Slater and Silver on Real vs. Imaginary Relationships
School of Communication Director Mike Slater and PhD student Nathan Silver published an article about their February study, where looked at individuals with different attachment styles: anxious,…
Nisbet Speaks on Soft Power
Professor Erik Nisbet spoke at the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC, on the future of “soft power” June 6.
Nisbet was chosen as an expert panelist for “The Next Decade of Soft Power”…