When animals rise in social status, their testosterone levels increase as well. This change produces the increased confidence that accrues to social status as well as increased aggression. Some ...

When you start a new job, your boss may be more likely to trust you than you are to trust him or her, a new study suggests. The reason has to with the role that social status plays in relationships.

Winning Strategy In Business Concept. The Round Sphere Moves Faster Than The Squares. Impostor syndrome ensnares a remarkable 82% of leaders at some point in their careers, a phenomenon intricately ...

According to evolutionary psychology, humans are by nature highly motivated to seek social status, because status led to increased access to social, economic and reproductive resources for those who ...

People seek status online and in the real world by showing off their good health or wealth. Getty Images (2) Food. Shelter. Facebook likes. The pursuit of status is one of the most crucial drivers in ...

The health risks of low social status are due in part to the chronic psychosocial stress of perceived social subordination, whether by other individuals or by institutions. In western society, where ...

What drives people seek to high social status? A common evolutionary explanation suggests men do so because, in the past, they were able to leverage their social position into producing more children ...

Around the world, one in three women experiences domestic violence. How can it be reduced? New research is bringing unexpected insights into this problem — and its potential solutions. A study ...

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Inequality is at an all-time high in America. Since the 2008 crash, recent IRS figures show, the wealth of the top 1 percent grew 31 percent while the rest of American incomes grew ...