Search results for social adjustment:
Brain mechanisms of social conformity
Jan 14, 2009 |
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New research reveals the brain activity that underlies our tendency to "follow the crowd." The study, published by Cell Press in the January 15th issue of the journal Neuron, provides intriguing insight into how human behavi ...
Girls have harder time than boys adjusting in language-learning environment
Oct 06, 2008 |
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Girls who don't share a common language may have more difficulty adjusting socially than boys, according to surprising new Michigan State University research looking at language acquisition among young children.
Psychotherapy may improve course of medical disorders
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Somatic symptom disorders are common, disabling and costly. This meta-analysis indicates how short-term dynamic psychotherapy may be effective on physical symptoms, psychiatric symptoms and social adjustment, even in the ...
Research on consequences: Hyperactive girls face problems as adults
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Young girls who are hyperactive are more likely to get hooked on smoking, under-perform in school or jobs and gravitate towards mentally abusive relationships as adults, according to a joint study by researchers from the ...
New study links early explanations of 9/11 to long-term adjustment
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 02, 2008 |
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According to new research led by John Updegraff, a Kent State University professor, individuals who are able to quickly make sense of collective traumas such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks cope better in the long run.
Starting university may be hazardous to your health: study
Oct 04, 2007 |
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Moving away from home and adapting to a new social environment are just two of the many challenges that new students face as they enter university. An innovative new study conducted at the University of Alberta has found ...
Children in single-parent households and stepfamilies benefit from time with grandparents
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Spending time with a grandparent is linked with better social skills and fewer behavior problems among adolescents, especially those living in single-parent or stepfamily households, according to a new study.
Teacher support is key to self-esteem for Chinese and US youth
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2009 |
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As children go back to school this fall, a new cross-cultural study finds that for both Chinese and American middle schoolers, students who feel supported by their teachers tend to have higher self-esteem, and those who don't ...
Move over mean girls -- boys can be socially aggressive, too
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Society holds that when it comes to aggression, boys hit and punch, while girls spread rumors, gossip, and intentionally exclude others, a type of aggression that's called indirect, relational, or social. Now a new analysis ...
Adult cancer survivors at increased risk of psychological distress
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Long-term survivors of cancer that developed in adulthood are at increased risk of experiencing serious psychological distress, according to a report in the July 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Extra medicare charges for the rich a slippery slope, expert says
Mar 09, 2009 |
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A growing trend toward higher Medicare premiums for the richest Americans could ultimately creep into the retirement income of less-wealthy seniors, a University of Illinois expert on federal health insurance warns.
Partners of cancer survivors at risk for depression
Apr 07, 2007 |
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A new study shows that partners of cancer survivors are susceptible to the same stresses as cancer survivors themselves over the long term, and in some cases, suffer more quality of life-related effects than survivors. The ...
Social integration affects mental health of immigrant men and women in unexpected ways
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Social integration affects the mental health of non-Western male immigrants in a positive way. For women however, social integration gives an increased risk for mental problems according to a new study from the Norwegian ...
From one laying to another the female collembolan adapts its eggs to environmental constraints
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Sep 22, 2008 |
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Reproductive plasticity – the ability of individuals to modify their reproduction and the characteristics of their progeny according to environmental or social conditions – is a crucial factor in the demographics of animal ...
New research shows children take a toll on marital bliss
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 08, 2009 |
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What married couples have suspected for years is now proven by researchers at the University of Denver (DU) and Texas A&M - children can add problems and stress to a marriage. According to an eight-year study of 218 couples, ...
