March 9th, 2012

A 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 ...
March 8th, 2012

New 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 ...
March 7th, 2012

Need 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 ...
March 6th, 2012

Attention 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 ...
March 6th, 2012

A 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 ...
March 5th, 2012

A new report discovers partner violence during pregnancy portends problems when team parenting — and in this study, mothers were found to be more ...
March 2nd, 2012

Cultural 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 ...
February 23rd, 2012

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 ...
February 21st, 2012

A new study finds that discrimination against gender nonconformity can begin at a very young age, raising the risk of psychological trauma ...
February 20th, 2012

When 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 ...