Category: Relationships

Study suggests redefining narcissism in a social media world

From the UNC Wilmington press release via Newswise: A new study conducted by associate professor Bruce McKinney at the University of North Carolina Wilmington shows Facebook users are not as… Read more »

Study suggests sharing a meal with ex-partner more potentially jealousy-inducing than non-food-related activity

From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Sharing a meal with a former romantic partner is more likely than other, non-food-related activities to make your current partner… Read more »

Study looks at effect of parental conflict on preschooler behaviour

From the University of Illinois press release via HealthCanal: Behavioral problems in preschoolers may mirror the intensity and frequency of their parents’ marital conflict and signal possible child maltreatment, suggests… Read more »

Study suggests respect trumps money in correlation to overall happiness in life

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: New research suggests that overall happiness in life is more related to how much you are respected and admired by those around… Read more »

Study links higher life satisfaction to being in relationships (as long as they’re not highly troubled)

From the Norwegian Institute of Public Health press release via HealthCanal: The study examines the association between relationship problems, divorce and general life satisfaction through a fifteen-year period. The authors… Read more »

Study suggests unfaithful monogamists less likely to practice safe sex than people in open relationships

From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: People who were sexually unfaithful without their partner’s knowledge were less likely to practice safe sex than those who had other sexual relationships… Read more »

Study suggests relationship with dad has big influence on personality development

From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: A father’s love contributes as much — and sometimes more — to a child’s development as does a… Read more »