A long-term, committed partnership is generally thought to bring out the best in both partners. But new research from the University of Cincinnati found that, regardless of whether the couple is straight, gay or lesbian, long-term cohabitation can also lead to bad habits for partners. Researchers interviewed 122 people involved
Month: August 2011
The New York State Office of Mental Health (NYSOMH) has teamed up with local developer Kognito to bring online suicide and at-risk youth prevention training to all high school educators in the state. The online program, which went live Aug. 15, is called At-Risk for High School Educators and offers a way for
A new study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology discovered that differences between men and women can be found even among mental illnesses, with certain disorders being more common to specific genders. Researchers found that women are more prone to developing anxiety and depression, whereas men are more likely
Research from Arizona State University has found that the biggest purveyor of “fat-stigma” for women isn’t the opinions of friends and family, but rather the messages sent through media outlets suggesting that being obese makes them cultural failures. Researchers interviewed 112 women between the ages of 18 and 45 as
A North Carolina State University study disproves the adage “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” at least for women. Researchers found that when it comes to using social networking to get a job, the tactic is only successful for men. Researchers looked at a national database of
It turns out Ralph Waldo Emerson was right about adopting the pace of nature; new studies from the Happiness Lab at Carleton University show that urban dwellers can benefit greatly from even short walks in nature, increasing their overall sense of well-being. In the first study, researchers had participants take a
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is hoping that its new definition of addiction, which it describes as a “primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry,” will help both physicians and loved ones of individuals struggling with addiction to better understand the challenges of getting
It’s common to hear about the so-called “honeymoon period” for newly married couples, but Ohio State University researchers found that conflict levels don’t generally change much over the course of a marriage. The study, which was published in the Journal of Family Issues, followed nearly 1,000 couples for 20 years
A Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center program has proved effective in helping teens overcome depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a study to be published in the September edition of the Journal of School Health. The study suggests the program, called Surviving the Teens, helped participants learn how to cope
A new study finds that individuals will react differently to positive and negative events and will experience varying degrees of “emotional hangover” from those events depending on their personalities. Researchers from Rice University were looking into the daily affect patterns of 65 workers at an IT company to see how