Too many sisters affects male sexuality: University of Texas study
Growing up with lots of sisters makes a man less sexy. For rats, anyway. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that the sex...
View ArticleCouples’ abilities to bounce back from conflict may depend on what both...
When studying relationships, psychological scientists have often focused on how couples fight. But how they recover from a fight is important, too. According to a new study published in Psychological...
View ArticleWhy happy children turn into happy adults: University of Cambridge researchers
Much is known about the associations between a troubled childhood and mental health problems, but little research has examined the affect of a positive childhood. For the first time, researchers from...
View ArticleOlder parents are happier with more children: Population and Development...
“Children may be a long-term investment in happiness,” says MPIDR demographer Mikko Myrskylä. Together with Rachel Margolis from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA, he published the...
View ArticlePain of exclusion, ostracism can be deep, long-lasting: study
Ostracism or exclusion may not leave external scars, but it can cause pain that often is deeper and lasts longer than a physical injury, according to a Purdue University expert. “Being excluded or...
View ArticleEmotional abuse as children leads to sleep disorders in old age: Journals of...
Suffering from parental abuse as a child increases a person’s chances of having poor sleep quality in old age, according to a research article in the current issue of the Journals of Gerontology...
View ArticleDistance caregivers for advanced cancer patients have special needs, CWRU...
By 2012, an estimated 14 million people will serve as distance caregivers to family members who live across the state, across the region, even across the country. “No longer are families living just...
View ArticleThe Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us
A senior writer at Time magazine explores what scientists and researchers are discovering about sibling bonds, the longest-lasting relationships we have in our lives. Nobody affects us as deeply as...
View ArticleOld boy network hardwired in animal kingdom
If you’re a male born to a father who’s a strong and enduring community leader, you’re far more likely than your less fortunate peers to become a leader yourself, due to the wide range of social...
View ArticleHelping family is key for social birds
Social birds that forgo breeding to help to raise the offspring of other group members are far more likely care for their own close relatives than for more distant kin, a new study has found. The...
View ArticleSibling aggression, often dismissed, linked to poor mental health
DURHAM, N.H. – “It’s not fair!” ” “You’re not the boss of me.” “She hit me!” “He started it.” Fights between siblings – from toy-snatching to clandestine whacks to being banished from the bedroom –...
View ArticleHaving half siblings drives drug, sex behavior for adolescents: study
Newswise — NEW YORK CITY — Adolescents who have half-siblings with a different father are more likely to have used drugs and had sex by age 15 than those who have only full siblings. That’s according...
View ArticleHaving more siblings means less chance of divorce as adult
NEW YORK CITY — Growing up with siblings may provide some protection against divorce as an adult, a new nationwide study reveals. And the more siblings, the better: Each additional sibling a person...
View ArticleSisters serve as mentors during intimate conversations, MU researcher finds
COLUMBIA, Mo. –Adolescence can be an impressionable time for girls as they begin forming ideas about dating and sexuality. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found that sisters often take on...
View ArticleCows are smarter when raised in pairs
Cows learn better when housed together, which may help them adjust faster to complex new feeding and milking technologies on the modern farm, a new University of British Columbia study finds. The...
View ArticleObese siblings 2x more likely to make you obese than obese parents
While it is well known that a child’s risk of obesity is greater if he or she has obese family members, whether the type of relationship affects that risk has not been given as much attention. A new...
View ArticleUninterrupted playtime between siblings is key for learning
Montreal, July 9, 2014 — Whether it’s how to throw a ball or put together a puzzle, young children learn a lot from their older siblings. While researchers have long known that brothers and sisters...
View ArticleMiddle child syndrome, as a clinical disorder, just doesn’t exist
It’s rough being a middle child. The oldest kid gets undivided attention from overeager parents, while the youngest gets more freedom and special treatment. Meanwhile, the middle child is just there,...
View ArticleParents’ comparisons make siblings different
They grow up in the same home, eat the same food, share the same genes (and sometimes the same jeans), but somehow siblings are often no more similar than complete strangers. A new study from BYU...
View ArticleSiblings of children with schizophrenia show resilience to the condition as...
Fundamental differences between how the brain forms during adolescence have been discovered in children with schizophrenia and their siblings, a new study shows. The study opens up new avenues for...
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