Questões de Inglês

Workplace not psychologically safe for many

By Reuters

  Companies around the globe have work to do to improve worker satisfaction because about three in 10 employees say their workplace is not psychologically safe and healthy, according to a new poll. Whether it is due to stress, interpersonal conflict, frustration, lack of feedback or promotion, 27 percent of workers in 24 countries said they are not happy with the psychological aspects of their work environment, the survey by research company Ipsos showed.

  “Employers need to pay attention to their employees’ mental health, not just their physical health,” said Alexandra Evershed, senior vice president, Ipsos Public Affairs. “Three in 10 is still a fairly large proportion and that goes up to 44 percent and 43 percent in Argentina and Mexico and 42 percent in Hungary.” Nearly half, 47 percent, of the total of 14,618 workers polled agreed that their workplace was ‘a psychologically safe and healthy environment to work in’ and 26 percent hovered on the fence and weren’t sure.

  Although many North Americans have fewer holidays than Europeans and may work longer hours and enjoy fewer social services, Americans and Canadians had the highest marks for positively assessing the mental health of their workplace, followed by workers in India, Australia, Great Britain and South Africa.

  Evershed suggested that the improving economies in some countries could have played a part in the positive assessment among employees. “It’s better than it was,” she said in an interview. “India, China, Brazil, South Africa, these are countries where the economic picture has been brightening.”

(www.iol.co.za, 19.03.2012. Adaptado.)

Psychology of Money

Study: The Rich Really Are More Selfish

By Brad Tuttle

August 12, 2011

  “Lower-class” individuals – i.e., folks without much money or education – demonstrate more compassion and empathy than their wealthy counterparts, according to a series of psychological studies. In social scientist speech, “self-oriented behavior” is more likely to be exhibited by people with good education, prestigious jobs, high income, and overall higher-ranking social status.

  How you rank in society purportedly has a lot to do with how much you care about your fellow man. That’s the gist of “Social Class as Culture: The Convergence of Resources and Rank in the Social Realm,” a new paper written by University of California psychologists and social scientists published in the academic journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.

  The authors write that one’s sense of social class – derived mainly from income and education – “exerts broad influences on social thought, emotion, and behavior.” Using various tests that measure empathy, those who perceive themselves among the lower classes demonstrate “heightened vigilance of the social context and an other-focused social orientation.” In other words, poorer, less well-educated individuals tend to notice, and care more about the people around them. “Upper-class rank perceptions,” on the other hand, “trigger a focus away from the context toward the self, prioritizing self-interest.”

  How the heck can researchers measure something like empathy? One study, for instance, asked participants to identify the emotions on display in photos of people with different facial expressions. Those with high-school-only educations showed “greater empathetic accuracy” than participants with college educations.

  The paper also claims that people with less education and less money tend to be more generous with what money they do have. When the question is posed regarding how much people should give to charity, “lower-class” ranks suggest a higher percentage of one’s income than the percentage recommended by the wealthy.

  Another study cited in the paper involved giving participants 10 points, which would later be traded in for money. The individuals given the points were to divide them up between themselves and an anonymous partner. Guess who shared more of their points?

(http://moneyland.time.com. Adaptado.)

Psychology of Money

Study: The Rich Really Are More Selfish

By Brad Tuttle

August 12, 2011

  “Lower-class” individuals – i.e., folks without much money or education – demonstrate more compassion and empathy than their wealthy counterparts, according to a series of psychological studies. In social scientist speech, “self-oriented behavior” is more likely to be exhibited by people with good education, prestigious jobs, high income, and overall higher-ranking social status.

  How you rank in society purportedly has a lot to do with how much you care about your fellow man. That’s the gist of “Social Class as Culture: The Convergence of Resources and Rank in the Social Realm,” a new paper written by University of California psychologists and social scientists published in the academic journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.

  The authors write that one’s sense of social class – derived mainly from income and education – “exerts broad influences on social thought, emotion, and behavior.” Using various tests that measure empathy, those who perceive themselves among the lower classes demonstrate “heightened vigilance of the social context and an other-focused social orientation.” In other words, poorer, less well-educated individuals tend to notice, and care more about the people around them. “Upper-class rank perceptions,” on the other hand, “trigger a focus away from the context toward the self, prioritizing self-interest.”

  How the heck can researchers measure something like empathy? One study, for instance, asked participants to identify the emotions on display in photos of people with different facial expressions. Those with high-school-only educations showed “greater empathetic accuracy” than participants with college educations.

  The paper also claims that people with less education and less money tend to be more generous with what money they do have. When the question is posed regarding how much people should give to charity, “lower-class” ranks suggest a higher percentage of one’s income than the percentage recommended by the wealthy.

  Another study cited in the paper involved giving participants 10 points, which would later be traded in for money. The individuals given the points were to divide them up between themselves and an anonymous partner. Guess who shared more of their points?

(http://moneyland.time.com. Adaptado.)

Psychology of Money

Study: The Rich Really Are More Selfish

By Brad Tuttle

August 12, 2011

  “Lower-class” individuals – i.e., folks without much money or education – demonstrate more compassion and empathy than their wealthy counterparts, according to a series of psychological studies. In social scientist speech, “self-oriented behavior” is more likely to be exhibited by people with good education, prestigious jobs, high income, and overall higher-ranking social status.

  How you rank in society purportedly has a lot to do with how much you care about your fellow man. That’s the gist of “Social Class as Culture: The Convergence of Resources and Rank in the Social Realm,” a new paper written by University of California psychologists and social scientists published in the academic journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.

  The authors write that one’s sense of social class – derived mainly from income and education – “exerts broad influences on social thought, emotion, and behavior.” Using various tests that measure empathy, those who perceive themselves among the lower classes demonstrate “heightened vigilance of the social context and an other-focused social orientation.” In other words, poorer, less well-educated individuals tend to notice, and care more about the people around them. “Upper-class rank perceptions,” on the other hand, “trigger a focus away from the context toward the self, prioritizing self-interest.”

  How the heck can researchers measure something like empathy? One study, for instance, asked participants to identify the emotions on display in photos of people with different facial expressions. Those with high-school-only educations showed “greater empathetic accuracy” than participants with college educations.

  The paper also claims that people with less education and less money tend to be more generous with what money they do have. When the question is posed regarding how much people should give to charity, “lower-class” ranks suggest a higher percentage of one’s income than the percentage recommended by the wealthy.

  Another study cited in the paper involved giving participants 10 points, which would later be traded in for money. The individuals given the points were to divide them up between themselves and an anonymous partner. Guess who shared more of their points?

(http://moneyland.time.com. Adaptado.)

Psychology of Money

Study: The Rich Really Are More Selfish

By Brad Tuttle

August 12, 2011

  “Lower-class” individuals – i.e., folks without much money or education – demonstrate more compassion and empathy than their wealthy counterparts, according to a series of psychological studies. In social scientist speech, “self-oriented behavior” is more likely to be exhibited by people with good education, prestigious jobs, high income, and overall higher-ranking social status.

  How you rank in society purportedly has a lot to do with how much you care about your fellow man. That’s the gist of “Social Class as Culture: The Convergence of Resources and Rank in the Social Realm,” a new paper written by University of California psychologists and social scientists published in the academic journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.

  The authors write that one’s sense of social class – derived mainly from income and education – “exerts broad influences on social thought, emotion, and behavior.” Using various tests that measure empathy, those who perceive themselves among the lower classes demonstrate “heightened vigilance of the social context and an other-focused social orientation.” In other words, poorer, less well-educated individuals tend to notice, and care more about the people around them. “Upper-class rank perceptions,” on the other hand, “trigger a focus away from the context toward the self, prioritizing self-interest.”

  How the heck can researchers measure something like empathy? One study, for instance, asked participants to identify the emotions on display in photos of people with different facial expressions. Those with high-school-only educations showed “greater empathetic accuracy” than participants with college educations.

  The paper also claims that people with less education and less money tend to be more generous with what money they do have. When the question is posed regarding how much people should give to charity, “lower-class” ranks suggest a higher percentage of one’s income than the percentage recommended by the wealthy.

  Another study cited in the paper involved giving participants 10 points, which would later be traded in for money. The individuals given the points were to divide them up between themselves and an anonymous partner. Guess who shared more of their points?

(http://moneyland.time.com. Adaptado.)

Psychology of Money

Study: The Rich Really Are More Selfish

By Brad Tuttle

August 12, 2011

  “Lower-class” individuals – i.e., folks without much money or education – demonstrate more compassion and empathy than their wealthy counterparts, according to a series of psychological studies. In social scientist speech, “self-oriented behavior” is more likely to be exhibited by people with good education, prestigious jobs, high income, and overall higher-ranking social status.

  How you rank in society purportedly has a lot to do with how much you care about your fellow man. That’s the gist of “Social Class as Culture: The Convergence of Resources and Rank in the Social Realm,” a new paper written by University of California psychologists and social scientists published in the academic journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.

  The authors write that one’s sense of social class – derived mainly from income and education – “exerts broad influences on social thought, emotion, and behavior.” Using various tests that measure empathy, those who perceive themselves among the lower classes demonstrate “heightened vigilance of the social context and an other-focused social orientation.” In other words, poorer, less well-educated individuals tend to notice, and care more about the people around them. “Upper-class rank perceptions,” on the other hand, “trigger a focus away from the context toward the self, prioritizing self-interest.”

  How the heck can researchers measure something like empathy? One study, for instance, asked participants to identify the emotions on display in photos of people with different facial expressions. Those with high-school-only educations showed “greater empathetic accuracy” than participants with college educations.

  The paper also claims that people with less education and less money tend to be more generous with what money they do have. When the question is posed regarding how much people should give to charity, “lower-class” ranks suggest a higher percentage of one’s income than the percentage recommended by the wealthy.

  Another study cited in the paper involved giving participants 10 points, which would later be traded in for money. The individuals given the points were to divide them up between themselves and an anonymous partner. Guess who shared more of their points?

(http://moneyland.time.com. Adaptado.)