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·November 18, 2017·5 min read

Mom’s Support Helps Kids Learn to Regulate Negative Emotion, but What if Mom is Distressed?

Findings could help to develop new strategies that can help parents to regulate their own emotions while managing their child's aversive behavior.

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·November 18, 2017·5 min read

A Walk in the Mall or Park? For Moms and Daughters, a Stroll in the Park is Best

Spending time walking in nature can help facilitate more positive relationships and family cohesion, a new study reports.

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·November 17, 2017·4 min read

When Male Voles Drink Alcohol But Their Partner Doesn’t, the Relationship Suffers

A Frontiers in Psychiatry paper reports when male voles drink and their partner abstains, their relationship starts to suffer. The findings could help explain the link between discordant drinking and relationship breakdown in humans.

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·October 27, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Reacts to Difficult Moral Issues

According to researchers, familial relationships in movies affect the reactions in the viewer's brain to moral dilemma addressed between characters.

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·September 22, 2017·4 min read

You Can ‘Pick Up’ a Good or Bad Mood From Your Friends

A new study reveals how the mood of one friend can impact the moods of others in their social circle.

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·September 6, 2017·7 min read

Swings in Dad’s Testosterone Affect Family, For Better or Worse, After Birth

A new study supports previous findings that show men have biological responses to becoming a parent. The study revealed men whose testosterone levels dropped during 9 months following birth were at higher risk of developing post partum depression. By contrast, those who experienced high testosterone were at higher risk of experiencing stress and tended to be more aggressive toward their partner.

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·August 14, 2017·4 min read

Pepsi or Coke? Partner’s Choices Can Make You Miserable

Duke researchers report the brands your partners choose could impact your happiness.

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·July 14, 2017·4 min read

The Ugly Truth About Attractiveness

A new study in Body Image reports women who evaluated as less attractive were more motivated to diet and be thin if they had a husband considered more attractive. The additional motivation to be thin was not apparent in women considered to be more attractive that their partner. In men, the motivation to diet was low, regardless of their own, or their wives' level of attractiveness.