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(American Psychological Association) Children of immigrants who enter school with low math and reading skills have a better chance of catching up with their peers if they attend a school with high-performing students, well-supported teachers and services to families of English as a second language children, according to a new study.

(American Psychological Association) When it comes to sex roles in society, what you think may affect what you earn.

A new study has found that men who believe in traditional roles for women earn more money than men who don't, and women with more egalitarian views don't make much more than women with a more traditional outlook.

(American Psychological Association) There is fresh evidence that people spend less when paying cash than using credit, cash-equivalent scrip or gift certificates.

They also spend less when they have to estimate expenses in detail.

(Rice University) Americans are better at saving money when they set goals in the near future -- such as next month -- rather than the more distant future, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and Old Dominion University.

The study was presented this month at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.

(American Psychological Association) Certain types of video games can have beneficial effects, improving gamers' dexterity as well as their ability to problem-solve -- attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons, according to research discussed Sunday at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.

(American Psychological Association) More than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities who completed a survey on suicidal experiences reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives.

Furthermore, 15 percent of students surveyed reported having seriously considered attempting suicide and more than 5 percent reported making a suicide attempt at least once in their lifetime.

(American Psychological Association) For some, spending in today's tumultuous economy is not a problem, especially for those who don't care what everyone else has.

But for others, casino splurges, not saving enough or buying the latest iPhone on impulse can lead to emotional turmoil or financial troubles, according to several new studies on consumer behavior.