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Where are the genes for psychological traits?

... available for identifying genetic influences on psychological traits, why it has proved so difficult to reliably identify ... personality, cognitive ability, risk of experiencing mental health problems, and so on? For decades we have known, through twin, family and ... / more

Coping with being bullied

... can have a long-lasting impact on mental and physical health.  But there’s a ray of hope in this literature as well:  the lasting ... who had been frequently bullied reported higher levels of psychological distress , including depression , anxiety, and suicide ... / more

Learning from our dreams

... length (how long couples were together), (b) relationship health (how satisfied people felt with their relationships), (c) whether people ... others predict subsequent relational behavior. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5 (1), 111-118. Selterman, D., & ... / more

No strings attached: Are “friends with benefits” as complicated in real life as they are in the movies?

... still need to take proper precautions to protect your sexual health. Finally, although some people want to maintain long-term FWB ... after a friends with benefits relationship: Deception , psychological functioning, and social connectedness. Archives of Sexual ... / more

Keeping the spark alive: The role of sexual communal motivation

... in romantic relationships for the communally motivated. Psychological Science , 21 , 1918-1924. Le, B. M., Impett, E. ... stress and unmitigated  communion on physical and mental health outcomes. Stress and Health: Journal of the International Society ... / more

Consensual non-monogamy: Table for more than two, please

... with divorce and separations.   But, What about Sexual Health? Many aspire to monogamy yet find it challenging to implement; that ... social support , masculine ideologies and psychological functioning of gay men in couples. Unpublished doctoral ... relationship strategies might oxygenate marriage. Psychological Inquiry, 25(1), 56-63.  Conley, T. D., Moors, A. C., ... / more

Why Are We Still Spanking Our Kids?

... result in a spanking episode. We also describe the harmful psychological effects of physical punishment and the potential next steps ... as a result of it are more likely to have negative mental health outcomes than those adolescents who do not view it as threatening.  ... / more

Smartphones: A threat to well-being?

... thinking about your work during off-job time, also known as psychological detachment (Sonnentag, 2012). But how does this information ... the perceived segmentation norm. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology , 19 (1), 74–84. Etzion, D., Eden, D., & Lapidot, ... / more

Revisiting the past can make the present a better place: The psychological and social benefits of nostalgia

... scientific methods to more systematically consider the psychological effects of nostalgia . Findings from these studies refute ... that nostalgia is good for psychological health and helps people cope with adversity. Further, nostalgia makes ... / more

How stress influences our morality

... There are phenomena we usually associate with stress, like health risks and feelings like fear, panic, or insecurity. But stress might ... decade, scientists have started to explore the underlying psychological mechanisms involved in such moral judgments. Psychologists often ... / more