Articles on Social Networking - Page 2
Keeping You Without Losing Him
We had it all figured out back in the ’70s: If it weren’t for societal influences, men and women would be just alike, right? Wrong. Over time, scientific studies...
Happiness and Government Around the World
Happiness might be determined by geography. Adrian White and colleagues at Leicester University’s School of Psychology analyzed data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other databases to create...
Cyberbullying and Teen Suicide
The headline took my breath away. In a town close to mine, a 15-year-old had committed suicide due to cyberbullying. Described as a charming and well-liked young girl, she...
Where Have All the Bicycles Gone? Kids Today
Childhood has moved indoors. What a shame. Children are meant to be running free in open spaces, climbing trees, finding frogs and turtles, biking to the playground, and being...
How Do Smartphones Affect Childhood Psychology?
Have you noticed what seems like an epidemic of people who are glued to their smartphone’s soft glow? Unfortunately, you are not alone. Over billion people own smartphones...
The Rumor: A Novel
Did you hear? Grace, mother of two and wife of real estate mogul “Fast Eddie,” is in the midst of a passionate love affair with Benton Coe, the architect. (They must...
Joining a Support Group
In the past, I’ve discussed ideas and strategies for relieving loneliness. About 12 years ago, I began my studies of how people who experience troubling emotional symptoms like loneliness,...
Making Conversation: A Skill, Not an Art
Do cocktail parties strike terror in your heart? If so, you are not alone. Although the ability to converse with others comes naturally to some, it is a skill...
Surviving Valentine’s Day and Beyond: Coping with Relationship Stress
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, our thoughts turn to the often-tricky area of romantic relationships. Along with the hearts and flowers come the inevitable difficulties, even in the best-suited...
Teens and Internet Pornography
What should parents do when they discover that their young teen or preteen has been looking at pornography sites online? And what does it mean? Based on a survey...
Red Flags of Love Fraud: 10 Signs You’re Dating a Sociopath
Donna Andersen started after her former husband drained her of $227,000, cheated on her, fathered a child outside their marriage, and remarried 10 days after their divorce was...
Positive Computing: Technology for Wellbeing & Human Potential
More and more people who work in technology need to take into account the wellbeing of their users when they design new applications and systems. Sometimes they must do this...
Book Review: How We Live Now: Redefining Home & Family in the 21st Century
I’m on the other side of fifty and childless. When I talk with friends in the same situation about how we will live as we age, inevitably somebody floats the...
The Healing Power of Humor
The Ojibway tribe recognized it. The Old Testament even references the healing properties of humor: “A merry heart doeth good like a #8221; Although our ancestors couldn’t explain it...
Adult Dating: From Attraction to Commitment (Part 1)
Hooking Up Attraction can get going rather quickly, often in the first contact, and often in a “split #8221; Contact is made and then lost and then reestablished. Eyes...
