Diversity in social relations is important for reducing prejudice. Yet, the question of when this occurs remains open. Using a network approach, we test whether link between outgroup attitudes and number intra- intergroup contacts moderated by type relationship (strong vs. weak ties) personality (openness to experience) while also considering structure (connections contacts). In culturally dive...

The release of free resources by the education sector has led to reconsideration of how the open approach implied by Open Educational Resources (OER) impacts on the educator and the learner. However this work has tended to consider the replication of standard campus based approaches and the characteristics of content that will encourage other institutions and individuals to join in (Wiley, 2006...

This study uses data from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) and employs all basic traits from the Five Factor Personality Inventory – openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism – to examine the relationship between individuals’ personality and wages in the UK. The results indicate a negative linear relationship between wages and agreeableness a...

In this paper, we investigate the determinants of political instability in Latin America. In a panel of 18 Latin American countries from 1971 to 2000, we find that democratic countries experience less average instability in the region, indicating that the move to increased democracy in the last couple decades may alleviate the persistent problem of instability in the area. We also find that inc...

BACKGROUND Labor pain is one of the most intense pains experienced by women. Different factors including physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, environmental, and personality-related factors are relevant to perception of childbirth pain. The negative experience of pain causes mental, psychological problems and influences the relationship between the mother and infant. Therefore, consider...