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Divorce Elevates Risk for Depression, But Only for Some People 27 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Divorce is associated with an increased risk of future depressive episodes but only for those who already have a history of depression, according to a new study published in Clinical Psychological Sci...
Do Girls Really Experience More Math Anxiety? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:59 pm
Girls report more math anxiety on general survey measures but are not actually more anxious during math classes and exams, according to new research forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of ...
Sportfans: Fett durch Niederlagen? (Sportsfans: compensate the loss with a fat frustration menu) 26 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
ORF Austria: “Panem et circenses”, Brot und Spiele halten die Massen bekanntlich gewogen. Die Spiele sind heute ein bisserl anders als damals, statt mit dem Kurzschwert kämpfen die Gladiatoren der Ge...
To Reduce Prejudice, Try Sharing Passions And Cultures 26 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm
NPR: People can become less prejudiced, but it’s not entirely clear how we make the journey from hatred to acceptance. Something as simple as a shared passion for The Catcher in the Rye can help, re...
Are Millennials really the ‘Me’ generation? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:42 pm
USA Today: These kids today with their twits and their tweets, their ninth-place ribbons and their gimme gimme gimme! Lazy! Selfish! Back in my day … Pinning the “me, me, me” label on Gen Y, millenn...
Does Media Violence Lead to the Real Thing? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
The New York Times: EARLIER this summer the actor Jim Carrey, a star of the new superhero movie “Kick-Ass 2,” tweeted that he was distancing himself from the film because, in the wake of the Sandy Ho...
Sweaty Palms and Racing Heart May Benefit Some Negotiators 26 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
The idea of having to negotiate over the price of a new car sends many into the cold sweats, but new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science...
Teaching kids to share: Giving choices rather than rewards is better, study says 23 Aug 2013 | 10:28 pm
CTV News: When it comes to getting preschoolers to share their toys, a new study finds that giving them a choice to share, rather than a reward, helps them share more with others in the future. In n...
Facebook Makes Us Sadder And Less Satisfied, Study Finds 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
NPR: Facebook’s mission “to make the world more open and connected” is a familiar refrain among company leaders. But the latest research shows connecting 1.1 billion users around the world may come a...
The Day Care Dilemma 23 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
Slate: In its cover story a few weeks ago, the New York Times Magazine followed up with nearly two dozen mothers who had decided, a decade ago, to walk away from successful professional careers to st...
