News tagged with journal of community psychology
Online communication boosts lying and E-mail is the medium that contains the most lies: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers finds that communication using computers for instant messaging and e-mail increases lying compared to face-to-face conversations, and that e-mail ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Focus on testing hurts students in high school health classes
High school health classes fail to help students refuse sexual advances or endorse safe sex habits when teachers focus primarily on testing knowledge, a new study reveals.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Study finds youth-mentor relationships particularly helpful for those experiencing hardship
In a time of transition for rural African-American young adults, natural mentors in the community help them stay focused on their goals and avoid potential difficulties associated with emerging adulthood, according to findings ...
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May 12, 2011 |
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Even mild stress is linked to long-term disability
Even relatively mild stress can lead to long term disability and an inability to work, reveals a large population based study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Couples sometimes communicate no better than strangers, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Married people may think they communicate well with their partners, but psychologists have found that they don’t always convey messages to their loved ones as well as they think -- and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Client-directed therapy technique drastically reduces divorce/separation rates
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.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Study: Most young violent offenders in two NYC neighborhoods have seen someone killed
More than three-quarters of young violent offenders interviewed in two poverty-stricken New York City neighborhoods had seen someone die in a violent incident, a new study reveals.
Jan 13, 2009 |
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