More articles from Bernardo J. Carducci
Not everybody can be -- or wants to be -- the 'life of the party' but that doesn't mean they are sullen and sad. Psychology Professor Bernardo J. Carducci compared strategies used by extroverted college students and their less socially inclined peers and found that the less outgoing students relied less on partying and drinking to be happy and more on connections with family and friends or cognitive strategies, such as positive thinking. A second study found that the more goal-oriented students also were happier. "You don't have to go out and party to be happy," Carducci said.
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Just because students get into college, it doesn't mean they'll stay. Drop-out rates at colleges and universities nationwide can soar above 50 percent. Bernardo J. Carducci, psychology professor at IU Southeast, says that when students join clubs and other extracurriculars, such as volunteer activities or part-time jobs, they not only make friends and have fun, they increase their chances of graduating from that institution.
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When jobs and money are in short supply a dominant response can be competition, isolation and self-criticism. Bernardo J. Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast, says people need to turn outward during dark times.
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Feeling a little grouchy this time of year? Feeling blue? Bernardo J. Carducci, psychology professor at Indiana University Southeast, offers some suggestions that might just lighten your holiday blues and make the holidays more enjoyable.
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Chatting your way through those holiday gatherings need not be such a chore this year. Check out Bernardo J. Carducci's tips for making small talk. Carducci wrote "the book" about making small talk and can help the shy among us, roughly 40 percent of the population, understand why we feel the way we do when a little conversation seems like a tall order.
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Americans are struggling more today with feelings of loneliness and a lack of good friends. Bernardo J. Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast, says many Americans forget or are unaware that making friends takes time and skills -- conversation skills, negotiation skills and empathy. "A real problem with friendships today is that people demand instant intimacy," he said. "I call it the 'iPod effect.'"
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