NYC High School Student Researches Hugging

I too would be interested to read this I-search paper. Haley-May, would you be willing to post it online and add a link? It just goes to show that you don't need an elaborate set-up or extensive resources to do interesting research. I suspect that the psychology of hugs runs deep. It's worth remembering that some people who live alone or apart from family and friends don't get hugs on a regular basis. It's easy to forget how important and meaningful hugs can be, or how lonely it can be to live without them day after day. We should all remember to give hugs often, particularly to friends or family who live alone.

Jenny of CA 6:22PM June 18, 2008

This was a nice human interest story. I wonder if the "attractiveness" or the warmth of the vibes coming from the available huggers could influence the choice of participants as much as race or other aspects that were being studied. It is tricky, but you could control that variable somewhat by employing huggers who are all attractive.

Hattie B. of CA 2:47PM June 18, 2008

That is such interesting research! At first, I thought this article really was going to be about hugs. To then understand that there was an underlying motivation for the research-to analyze and observe racism-was really fascinating to me. It's inspirational to know what our NYC high school students are capable of. As an NYC teacher, I see it often in my own classroom but students (like you) rarely get the recognition. Congratulations, you deserve it. Keep up with your psychology, Haley-May. You're going places. Lucia Graves was in the right place at the right time. Thanks for publishing.

Lindsay of NY 6:19AM June 18, 2008