News tagged with gratification

Researcher examines impact of religious beliefs on personal well-being

Apr 20, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (5) | 1

Hilda Schau says it's a belief in God that carried her through divorce and job loss. Urologist Manuel Padron says he regularly sees the power of faith at work in his patients.

Children with low self-control more likely to become overweight preteens

Medicine & Health / Health

Apr 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Young children who do not display an ability to regulate their behavior or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward appear predisposed to gain extra weight by their pre-teen years, according to two reports published ...

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Urban kids who feel safe look to future, avoid danger

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Mar 04, 2008 | 4 / 5 (5) | 0

New research shows that urban middle school students who felt safe in their neighborhoods were better able to resist instant gratification, and in turn engaged in fewer violent and other risky behaviors.

Bikini-clad women make men impatient

Other Sciences / Other

May 30, 2008 | 3.4 / 5 (46) | 5

Images of sexy women tend to whet men's sexual appetite. But stimulating new research in the Journal of Consumer Research says there's more than meets the eye. A recent study shows that men who watched sexy videos or handled ...

Poor money saving linked to general impulsiveness

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Sep 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Financial imprudence is linked to other impulsive behaviour such as overeating, smoking and infidelity, according to a new study led by UCL researchers, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

The secret of a long life? Education

Medicine & Health / Health

Jan 03, 2007 | 3.3 / 5 (8) | 0

The secret to a longer life may be seat time in a classroom, U.S. health economists said.

Quitting smoking in pregnancy boosts chances of easygoing child

Medicine & Health / Health

Mar 13, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 0

Giving up smoking during pregnancy may boost the chances of giving birth to an easy going child, indicates research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Eating sweets every day in childhood 'increases adult aggression'

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 01, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (7) | 1

Children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to new research.

From delicious to death: Understanding taste

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Feb 26, 2008 | 3.5 / 5 (8) | 0

Despite the significance of taste to both human gratification and survival, a basic understanding of this primal sense is still unfolding.

Blockbuster to stream video rentals on Samsung TVs

Technology / Business

Jul 14, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Having been a step behind in the race to pipe entertainment from the Internet to television screens, struggling video rental-chain Blockbuster Inc. is counting on a new partnership with Samsung Electronics America ...

New study finds obese women more impulsive than other females

Medicine & Health / Research

Nov 10, 2008 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

A new study in the November issue of the journal Appetite finds that obese women display significantly weaker impulse control than normal-weight women, but between obese and normal-weight men, the impulsivity levels are ne ...