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Veterans’ Caregivers Experience Stress, And Satisfaction

March 9th, 2012
Veterans Caregivers Experience Stress, And SatisfactionA new study of caregivers of veterans with chronic illness suggests family caregivers have high levels of stress but a relatively low prevalence of depression. Experts ...

Viewing Meanness Can Increase Aggression

March 8th, 2012
Viewing Meanness Can Increase AggressionNew research suggests watching onscreen gossip and emotional bullying, including social exclusion, can create a mindset of aggression. The finding that watching mean behavior may activate the ...

Marriage Vows Have Health Protective Effect

March 7th, 2012
Marriage Vows Have Health Protective EffectNeed a new drug? Try marriage, if you have a heart condition. In a new study, researchers discovered married folks are more than three times as likely ...

Empathetic Partners = Happier Relationship

March 6th, 2012
Empathetic Partners = Happier RelationshipAttention Men: A new study finds that what women really want is a man who knows when they are upset. The study, published by the American Psychological ...

Substance Use Linked to Bully Behavior

March 6th, 2012
Substance Use Linked to Bully BehaviorA study of middle- and high school students discovered bullies are more likely to use substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana. Additionally, bully-victims -- youth who are both ...

History of Partner Violence Hinders Parenting as Team

March 5th, 2012
History of Partner Violence Hinders Parenting as Team A new report discovers partner violence during pregnancy portends problems when team parenting — and in this study, mothers were found to be more ...

Diversity Defined in Part by Ideology

March 2nd, 2012
Diversity Defined in Part by IdeologyCultural sensitivity and acknowledging diversity are common goals for many institutions. But what exactly is diversity? It depends in part on one's ideological beliefs about the status ...

Take Two Tylenol for Social Rejection?

February 23rd, 2012
Take Two Tylenol for Social Rejection?A new research paper explores the relationship between physical and social pain finding that the connection is much stronger than imagined. “Broken-hearted” isn’t just a metaphor -- social ...

Gender Nonconformity Ups Risk of Kids’ Abuse

February 21st, 2012
Gender Nonconformity Ups Risk of Kids AbuseA new study finds that discrimination against gender nonconformity can begin at a very young age, raising the risk of psychological trauma ...

Treating Depression with the Oxytocin, the Love Hormone

February 20th, 2012
Treating Depression with the Love HormoneWhen a person hugs or affectionately touches another, the brain chemical oxytocin is released, helping to strengthen social bonds, among other actions.  This “hormone of love” might provide ...
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