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02 October, 2024

The refinement paradox and cumulative cultural evolution: Complex products of collective improvement favor conformist outcomes, blind copying, and hyper-credulity

PLOS Computational Biology Abstract Social learning is common in nature, yet cumulative culture (where knowledge and technology increase in complexity and diversity over time) appears restricted to huma

Type of publication: Journal articles | Eriksson, Kimmo , Miu, E., Rendell, L., Bowles, S., Boyd, R., Cownden, D., Enquist, M., et al
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01 January, 2012

Testing the "old boys' network": Diversity and board interlocks in Scandinavia

Pp. 183-202 in B. Kogut (Ed.) The small world of corporate governance. MIT Press.

Type of publication: Chapters | Edling, Christofer , , B. Hobdari, T. Randoy, A. Stafsudd, S. Thomsen
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17 October, 2018

School Demands and Coping Resources−Associations with Multiple Measures of Stress in Mid-Adolescent Girls and Boys.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(10), 2143, doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102143  Abstract Stress, and stress-related health complaints, are common among young people, espe

Type of publication: Journal articles | Plenty, Stephanie , , Östberg, V., Låftman S. B., Modin, B. & Lindfors, P.
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26 June, 2018

Gender Differences in Resistance to Schooling: The Role of Dynamic Peer-Influence and Selection Processes

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Volume 46, Issue 12, pp 2421–2445. Abstract Boys engage in notably higher levels of resistance to schooling than girls. While scholars argue that peer processes contrib

Type of publication: Journal articles | Jonsson, Jan O. , , Sara Geven & Frank van Tubergen
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03 September, 2020

The Relation Between Gender Egalitarian Values and Gender Differences in Academic Achievement

Frontiers in Psychology, 11:236 Abstract Gender differences in achievement exhibit variation between domains and between countries. Much prior research has examined whether this variation could be due t

Type of publication: Journal articles | Eriksson, Kimmo , Vartanova, Irina
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12 May, 2022
Dreamers

Dreamers

Why are educational inequalities by gender and immigrant background not those we would expect given students’ aspirations, confidence, and stress?

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30 March, 2023
School impacts of violent relgious extremism

School impacts of violent relgious extremism

How does the spread of violent extremism in the Sahel region in Africa affect the access to education for boys and girls?

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10 March, 2016

The role of psychosocial school conditions in adolescent prosocial behaviour

School Psychology International, vol. 36,  no. 3,  pp. 283-300. Abstract This study examined how psychosocial conditions at school are associated with prosocial behaviour, a key indicator of positive me

Type of publication: Journal articles | Plenty, Stephanie , Modin, Bitte & Viveca Östberg
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28 September, 2018

Disparities in depressive symptoms between heterosexual and lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth in a Dutch cohort: The TRAILS Study

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45(3), 440-456. doi.org/10.1007/s10964-015-0403-0 Abstract Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth experience elevated levels of depressive symptoms compared to heterosexu

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