From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign press release: Mothers who witness or are victims of violence in their communities are more likely to engage in psychologically and physically aggressive parenting practices, causing their children to…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Poverty is bad for your health. Poor people are much more likely to have heart disease, stroke, and cancer than wealthy people, and have a lower life…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: A new study suggests that older people may have an increased risk of problems with memory and thinking abilities after being in the hospital, according to research…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health via EurekAlert!: A personality profile marked by overly gregarious yet anxious behavior is rooted in abnormal development of a circuit hub buried deep in the front center of…
From the Lancaster University press release via AlphaGalileo: Parents who feel guilty about letting their young children watch too many fantasy movies on TV can relax. Researchers from Lancaster University have discovered that youngsters who…
From the Western Illinois University press release via Newswise: When Darth Vader was introduced as the dark side of the Force in the first installment of the original trilogy, “Star Wars Episode IV: A New…
From the Concordia University press release: Parents should think twice before brushing off their child’s calls to “look at me!” A Concordia study published in the journal Child Development is the first to show that…
From the University of Southern California press release via EurekAlert!: A team of researchers that includes a USC scientist has methodically demonstrated that a face’s features or constituents – more than the face per se…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: Who wouldn’t pay a penny for a sports car? That’s the mentality some popular online auctions take advantage of — the opportunity to get an expensive item…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: For a 6-year-old, one of the most powerful educational tools may be direct instruction, according to new research on how children learn about…