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The act of volunteering is prevalent in Singapore, with key initiatives such as Values in Action in public schools fostering this behaviour within children from a young age. Existing trial studies have yielded inconclusive results on whether volunteering produces beneficial causal effects on the general population, specifically psychosocial outcomes, which refer to the life satisfaction, …
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The prevalence of internet and multimedia gaming tools has given rise to a wave of problematic internet use (PIU) and problematic video gaming (PVG) among youths today. These phenomena often manifest in overindulgence, potentially leading to addiction and impairing essential functioning. The study ‘Differential Predictors of Problematic Internet Use and Problematic Video Gaming Among School …
In 2023, the government reported that Singaporean citizens aged 65 and above constitute almost one fifth of Singapore’s population, marking an 11.7% increase from a decade ago. This demographic shift underscores the growing importance of assessing the quality of life (QoL) in public health, along with the development of a brief and time-saving measure of …
On 11 December 2017, then-National Development Minister Lawrence Wong announced that the Dakota Crescent estate, now a 66-year-old estate, will be slated for redevelopment, save for six blocks. The estate was originally developed by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), to reduce the rapidly-growing number of kampongs in the Kallang area. The Kallang area is now …
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In recent years, Singapore has grappled with the growing healthcare challenge of diabetes. Against the backdrop of this struggle, Assistant Professor Soo Jung Hong (NUS Communications and New Media) explores the impact of exposure to conflicting nutritional messages in ‘The Paradox of Self-Efficacy: The Underlying Mechanisms Between Exposure to Contradictory Information and Nutritional Backlash’ (Current …
In ‘Self- and Social Corrections on Instant Messaging Platforms’ (International Journal of Communication, 2023), Sheryl Ng and Assistant Professor Taberez Neyazi (both NUS Communications and New Media) explore how misinformation is managed on instant messaging platforms (IMPs). Their study focuses on the behavior of young Singaporeans and their tendency to correct misinformation either about themselves …
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Set against a backdrop of global shifts towards increased artificial intelligence (AI) integration, the article ‘Understanding User Interactions and Perceptions of AI Risk in Singapore’ (Big Data & Society, 2023) presents a timely investigation into the ethical, privacy, and security challenges posed by artificial intelligence, and provides critical insights into Singaporeans’ collective understandings of what living …
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Check out the video of SRN’s 4th Policy Outreach Event, ‘Social Sciences x Medicine: Ageing, Health, and Policy in Singapore’, here! The hybrid event, organised by the Singapore Research Nexus at NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Division, spotlights NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and NUS Yong Loo Lin School of …
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In recent years, the topic of young people’s mental health has been given great attention in Singapore – in fact, many believe that there exists an urgent youth mental health crisis that needs to be addressed. In light of this, Associate Professor Daniel P. S. Goh (NUS Sociology & Anthropology) and Dr Aaron Koh (Chinese …
Singapore has oft been touted as an ethnically diverse country where different races live together in racial harmony. In their article ‘The Power of Everyday Networks: The Case of Inter-Ethnic Friendships in Singapore’ (TRaNS: Trans-Regional and National Studies of Southeast Asia, 2023), Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology & Anthropology), Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser …
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