From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Sex plays a central role in reproduction, and it can be pleasurable, but new findings suggest that it may serve an additional purpose: bonding partners together. A study…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We tend to believe that people telegraph how they‘re feeling through facial expressions and body language and we only need to watch them to know what they’re…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: Even the most blissful of couples in long-running, exclusive relationships may be fairly clueless when it comes to spotting the ploys their partner uses to avoid dealing…
From the University at Buffalo press release: Power imbalances in heterosexual relationships are common, but having less power takes a greater toll on young women than young men, according to a recently published University at…
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: The need to belong and experience social connections is a fundamental human characteristic. Prior research has shown that social rejection is linked to increases in negative emotions,…
From the Carnegie Mellon University media release: Studies have suggested that married people are healthier than those who are single, divorced, or widowed. A new Carnegie Mellon University study provides the first biological evidence to…
From the University of Rochester media release: We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than to receive. Now there’s empirical evidence to show that being compassionate to a spouse is rewarding in and of itself. Psychologists…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) media release: People who work for bosses who display psychopathic and narcissistic traits not only feel more depressed due to their bosses bullying behaviour they are also more likely…
From the Lancaster University media release: Comparing yourself with others on Facebook is more likely to lead to feelings of depression than making social comparisons offline. That’s one of the findings from a review of all the…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Gift givers often make critical errors in gift selection during the holiday season, according to a new research article in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the…