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Media Coverage of This Article

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 28 Dec 2012 at 23:23 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: The Border Mail
Title: “Children win friends through acts of kindness | The Border Mail”
http://www.bordermail.com...

Publication: Top News Arab Emirates
Title: “Kind Deeds Make Children Win More Friends | TopNews Arab Emirates”
http://topnews.ae/content...

Publication: NY Daily News
Title: “Forget mean girls: study says nice kids are more popular - NY Daily News”
http://www.nydailynews.co...

Publication: Business Standard
Title: “Kind tweens more popular and happy than peers | Business Standard”
http://www.business-stand...

Publication: Education Week
Title: “Kindness Boosts Student Popularity, Study Shows - Inside School Research - Education Week”
http://blogs.edweek.org/e...

Publication: CRI English
Title: “Kindness Brings Happiness, Peer Acceptance to Kids”
http://english.cri.cn/696...

Publication: Huffington Post Canada
Title: “UBC Bullying Study Shows Kindness Works”
http://www.huffingtonpost...

Publication: Voice of America
Title: “Researchers Say Acts of Kindness Key to Students' Happiness”
http://www.voanews.com/co...

Publication: Counsel & Heal
Title: “Increased Peer Acceptance Key to Preventing Bullying : Health : Counsel & Heal”
http://www.counselheal.co...

Publication: Huffington Post
Title: “Kind Kids Are Happier And More Popular (STUDY)”
http://www.huffingtonpost...

Publication: Psych Central
Title: “Kindness May Be Key to Happiness for Kids | Psych Central News”
http://psychcentral.com/n...

Publication: Mother Nature Network
Title: “Nice kids are happier, more popular than bullies | MNN - Mother Nature Network”
http://www.mnn.com/family...

Publication: News 1130
Title: “Performing small acts of kindness can result in happier kids | News1130”
http://www.news1130.com/2...

Publication: Science Blog
Title: “Kindness key to happiness, acceptance for children | ScienceBlog.com”
http://scienceblog.com/58...

Publication: Everyday Health
Title: “For Preteens, Kindness Leads to Happiness - Emotional Health Center - Everyday Health”
http://www.everydayhealth...

Publication: Bernama
Title: “BERNAMA - Kindness Promotes Happiness, Peer Acceptance Among Children: Study”
http://www.bernama.com.my...

Publication: NPR Shots Health Blog
Title: “Random Acts Of Kindness Can Make Kids More Popular : Shots - Health News : NPR”
http://www.npr.org/blogs/...

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RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 28 Dec 2012 at 23:24 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Calgary Herald
Title: “Teaching kindness to children may reduce bullying”
http://www.calgaryherald....

Publication: The Young Witness
Title: “Children win friends through acts of kindness | The Young Witness”
http://www.youngwitness.c...

Publication: The Age
Title: “Popularity a perk of child altruism”
http://www.theage.com.au/...

Publication: LA Times
Title: “Nice preteens don't finish last - latimes.com”
http://www.latimes.com/he...

Publication: Live Science
Title: “No Bullies: Kind Kids Are Most Popular | Happiness | LiveScience”
http://www.livescience.co...

Publication: Health Canal
Title: “Health News - Kindness key to happiness and acceptance for children”
http://www.healthcanal.co...

Publication: Vancouver Sun
Title: “Performing small acts of kindness may reduce bullying in children: UBC study”
http://www.vancouversun.c...

Publication: TODAY Health
Title: “Mean girls? Maybe not: Kind kids are most popular - TODAY Health”
http://todayhealth.today....

Publication: Daily Rx
Title: “Increase Popularity Through Kindness | dailyRx”
http://www.dailyrx.com/st...

Publication: Eureka Alert
Title: “For pre-teens, kindness may be key to popularity”
http://www.eurekalert.org...

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RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 04 Jan 2013 at 22:12 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: BBC
Title: “BBC News - Kinder children are more popular”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news...

Publication: Care 2
Title: “Is Kindness the Key to Happiness and Acceptance for Children? | Care2 Healthy Living”
http://www.care2.com/gree...

Publication: Chicago Now
Title: “Researchers show connection between kindness and popularity in tweens | Tween Us”
http://www.chicagonow.com...

Publication: HealthDay
Title: “Move Over, Mean Girls”
http://consumer.healthday...

Publication: India Education Diary
Title: “Kindness key to happiness and acceptance for children”
http://www.indiaeducation...

Publication: NPR Shots Health Blog
Title: “Random Acts Of Kindness Can Make Kids More Popular : Shots - Health News : NPR”
http://www.npr.org/blogs/...

Publication: Red Orbit
Title: “Nicer Kids Are More Popular - Science News - redOrbit”
http://www.redorbit.com/n...

Publication: The Globe and Mail
Title: “The key to happier kids? Acts of kindness, study says - The Globe and Mail”
http://www.theglobeandmai...

Publication: Washington Post
Title: “Kind kids reap rewards of happiness - The Washington Post”
http://www.washingtonpost...

Publication: Wired
Title: “Random Acts of Kindness | GeekDad | Wired.com”
http://www.wired.com/geek...

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RE: RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 14 Jan 2013 at 17:46 GMT

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The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Chicago Tribune
Title: “Nice try! - chicagotribune.com”
http://www.chicagotribune...

Publication: Herald Scotland
Title: “Nice guys: 1 Smartasses: 0 | Herald Scotland”
http://www.heraldscotland...

Publication: Press Connects
Title: “Acts of kindness improve self-esteem, popularity of tweens, study finds | Press & Sun-Bulletin | pressconnects.com”
http://www.pressconnects....

Publication: The British Psychological Society
Title: “Kind children tend to be more popular | BPS”
http://www.bps.org.uk/new...

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RE: RE: RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 25 Jan 2013 at 23:17 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Beatrice Daily Sun
Title: “Making 'nice' a mantra, daily routine”
http://beatricedailysun.c...

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