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Influence of warmth and competence on the promotion of safe in-group selection. Stereotype content model and social categorization of faces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Categorizing an individual as a friend or foe plays a pivotal role in navigating the social world. According to the Stereotype Content Model, social perception relies on two fundamental dimensions, Warmth and Competence, which allow us to process the ...
Aglioti, Salvatore Maria   +3 more
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Social competence: an evolutionary approach [PDF]

open access: yesTrends in Ecology & Evolution, 2012
'Social competence' refers to the ability of an individual to optimise its social behaviour depending on available social information. Although such ability will enhance social interactions and thus raise Darwinian fitness, its evolutionary and ecological significance has been largely ignored. Social competence is based on behavioural flexibility.
Taborsky Barbara, Oliveira Rui Filipe
openaire   +3 more sources

Impact of falling on social participation and social support trajectories in a middle-aged and elderly European sample

open access: yesSSM: Population Health, 2016
Whereas falls are frequent and traumatic events for the elderly, their long-term consequences in terms of the social lives of older fallers are understudied.
Stéphanie Pin, Dario Spini
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of the Social Licence to Operate in the Emerging Bioeconomy—A Case Study of Short-Rotation Coppice Poplar in Slovakia

open access: yesLand, 2022
Wood plays a key role in the endeavours of the EU to establish a circular bioeconomy based on renewable biological resources. Today, forestry on its own cannot sustainably satisfy the demand for woody biomass.
Christine Pichler   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developmental guidance and student acquisition of social competence. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
In a changing world, it is increasingly important to articulate what are the social emotional competencies that students leaving secondary schools need to acquire in order to be effective learners and citizens and how schools can facilitate the ...
Coleman, Hardin L.K.
core  

Life satisfaction in adolescents:the role of individual and social health assets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between adolescents’ life satisfaction and individual and social health assets. A nationally representative sample of 3,494 Portuguese adolescents (mean age = 14.94 ± 1.30 years; 53.6% girls) completed
Calmeiro, Luis   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Consequences of COVID-19 for victims of domestic violence in calls to the Finnish national Nollalinja helpline

open access: yesNordic Social Work Research
Domestic violence (DV) is a serious social and global problem and a human rights violation, and DV is exacerbated during periods of social crisis. This study elucidates how COVID-19 has affected life circumstances, changes in experienced violence, and ...
J. Hietamäki   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing behaviour problems in young people through social competence programmes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
There is a relatively strong relationship between the concepts of behavioural problems and social competence, in that social competence is regarded as one of the most important protective factors in the prevention of behavioural problems.
Gundersen, Knut K.
core   +2 more sources

The motivational pull of video game feedback, rules, and social interaction: Another self-determination theory approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper argues that most video game enjoyment can be understood in terms of the type of feedback used, the rules set out by the game and the social elements of the game - concepts that have been identified as critical to video games.
Rogers, Ryan
core   +2 more sources

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