Parents of newborns show poorer adjustment to their new role if they believe society expects them to be "perfect" moms and dads, a new study shows.
Moms showed less confidence in their parenting abilities and dads felt more stress when they were more worried about what other people thought about their parenting skills.
However, self-imposed ...
Date Posted: November 30, 2011
GOPeople with anorexia find comfort in their illness at first, but then it becomes over-powering and they end up battling for control of their own minds. That's according to Sarah Williams and Marie Reid, who conducted an online focus group and email ...
Nov 30
GOCreative people are more likely to cheat than less creative people, possibly because this talent increases their ability to rationalize their actions, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. "Greater creativity ...
Nov 29
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Men may think about sex more often than women do, but a new study suggests that men also think about other biological needs, such as eating and sleep, more frequently than women do, as well.
And the research discredits the persistent stereotype ...
Nov 29
GOIf you have an ADD partner, the messy, unplanned lifestyle can be overwhelming. One key to learning to cope with this lifestyle is to recognize that disorganization is not meant to make you mad. The messes and the unruly hours and erratic schedules ...
Nov 28
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Sleeping on problem really does help because dreaming provides overnight therapy for painful memories, a California University study has found.
When we enter the dream stage of sleep, known as REM, the stress systems in our brain become ...
Nov 28
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They say time heals all wounds, and new research from the University of California, Berkeley, indicates that time spent in dream sleep can help us overcome painful ordeals.
UC Berkeley researchers have found that during the dream phase of sleep, ...
Nov 25
GOHe says "Baby, I really, really want to make you happy," but she's not buying it. He's all talk and intention. She sees how he behaves and no, not only is he not making her happy, he's not really trying to figure out what it would take, how to ...
Nov 25
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As the Singapore Government looks at ways to deter frequent gamblers from patronising casinos, doctors Down Under have been advised to treat gambling addiction as a medical problem and to consider prescribing an anti-heroin drug to help problem ...
Nov 24
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Scientists are testing the theory that intelligent parents are fuelling the rise in the number of autistic children. A team of researchers at Cambridge University is exploring the link between high-achieving parents, such as engineers, scientists ...
Nov 24
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Through craft-making, a woman recovering from depression finds her worth. If you were to purchase craft items from Junaidah Mohd Eusope (picture) at a Suntec pushcart on weekends, you would never suspect that the cheerful, articulate lady once cried ...
Nov 23
GOTranssexual individuals who identify themselves as such in the workplace are more likely to have greater satisfaction and commitment to their job than transsexuals who do not, according to a new study from Rice University and Pennsylvania State ...
Nov 23
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“Happier people live longer,” is old news for us positive psychology fans. That happier people tend to be healthier is also something we’re now well aware of, in large part thanks to Sheldon Cohen’s research showing that happier people enjoy ...
Nov 22
GOThe less people know about important complex issues such as the economy, energy consumption and the environment, the more they want to avoid becoming well-informed, according to new research published by the American Psychological ...
Nov 22
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What you expect about aging shapes the way you actually age. the headline above tells only part of the story of a new study just published by two researchers in my own department at Tufts University, Ayanna Thomas and Stacey Dubois. They found that ...
Nov 21
GOA hormone released by the stomach may activate the brain's reward system and motivate us to buy high-calorie food. The first law of home economics states that the amount of food in a supermarket trolley rises in direct proportion to the shopper's ...
Nov 21
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