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Couples who cohabit before engagement are more likely to struggle
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Jul 13, 2009 |
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University of Denver (DU) researchers find that couples who live together before they are engaged have a higher chance of getting divorced than those who wait until they are married to live together, or at least wait until ...
Immigrants overcome great odds to raise children in foreign lands, say researchers
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Jun 04, 2009 |
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A recent surge in immigration rates has led psychologists to study how these families are coping and thriving in their adopted countries. In a special June issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, published by the Americ ...
Children in single-parent households and stepfamilies benefit from time with grandparents
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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.
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Researchers focus on helping dying patients take care of unfinished business
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Hospice workers have watched patients emerge from comas and cling to life long enough to tell someone they love or forgive them.
DU professor advises families to refocus for holidays to ease financial tension (w/ Video)
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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Martha Wadsworth, associate professor of psychology at the University of Denver (DU), says during the holidays families should focus on what has been proven to matter most in psychological research - quality family time.
Client-directed therapy technique drastically reduces divorce/separation rates
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study.
'Nature or nurture' study reveals 'musical genes' (w/ Video)
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've ever wondered why a close group of friends might like completely different types of music, blame their genes. A study by Nokia and Kings' College London into the musical tastes of nearly 4,000 twins ...
UWM study explores why women leave engineering careers
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Nov 06, 2009 |
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While only one in 10 male engineers leave their field by the time they reach their 30s, about one in four women are not working in engineering despite having completed the necessary education.
Social networking meets ambient intelligence (w/ Video)
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharing small snippets of information about your daily life is a key feature of the online social networking revolution. Soon status updates and other social information could be generated automatically.
Tiny but adaptable wasp brains show ability to alter their architecture
Oct 14, 2009 |
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For an animal that has a brain about the size of two grains of sand, a lot of plasticity seems to be packed into the head of the tropical paper wasp Polybia aequatorialis.
Church Attendance, Marital Status Can Affect Mood of Older Adults
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UA graduate student Rita Law's study to evaluate long-term effects of marital status and church attendance is among very few that have considered such a correlation.
New study finds high rates of childhood exposure to violence and abuse in US
Oct 07, 2009 |
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A new study from the University of New Hampshire finds that U.S. children are routinely exposed to even more violence and abuse than has been previously recognized, with nearly half experiencing a physical assault in the ...
The influence of cultural differences in investigative interviews
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In her youth psychologist Karlijn Beune devoured crime stories. Now the world of crime is her field of expertise. She studied how the behaviour of detectives during investigative interviews ...
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