News tagged with personal relationships
Mobile apps raise new privacy concerns
Smartphone in hand, you tap into your local application store. You click on a nifty tool that promises to massage your belly and pat your head at the same time. But just as you're about to download it, you decide to click ...
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Young Indians in social network 'fatigue'
India's urban youth are suffering social-media "fatigue," prompting a number to delete their Facebook and other accounts, according to a new study.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Study challenges stereotypes about LGB relationships, reveals barriers
Many individuals set personal goals for their love lives: going on more dates, planning to get married or simply saying "I love you" more often. In a new study, Assistant Professor of Sexuality Studies David Frost compared ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Does Cupid play politics? That 'something special' might be your mate's political ideology
Though "variety is the spice of life" and "opposites attract," most people marry only those whose political views align with their own, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 10, 2011 |
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Timing, meaning of 'I love you' differs by gender
Women, being from Venus, have a reputation for being the first to spring "I love you" in romantic relationships.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Childhood psychological problems have long-term economic and social impact, study finds
Psychological problems experienced during childhood can have a long-lasting impact on an individual's life course, reducing people's earnings and decreasing the chances of establishing long-lasting relationships, according ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Arranged unions and distrust: The influence of parental choice on mate guarding
Mate guarding is classified as excessive or unwarranted jealous or protective behavior towards a spouse or mate. This is common among many different species and can be useful to defend territory, guarantee paternity, or prevent ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Shouldering family demands and worries bumps up angina risk
Shouldering family demands and worries seems to increase the risk of angina, the precursor to coronary artery disease, reveals research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Alcohol and romantic relationships: A good or bad mix?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking plays an important and sometimes unexpected role from one day to the next in young couples' romantic relationships, according to a new study by University at Buffalo and University of Missouri researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 07, 2010 |
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What mimicking one's language style may mean about the relationship
People match each other's language styles more during happier periods of their relationship than at other times, according to new research from psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Hospitality turns hostile with envious employees
Guest relationships can become collateral damage when hotel employees envy the relationships co-workers have with their bosses, according to an international team of researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Australian study says people marrying less
Researchers from UQ's Institute for Social Science Research have found that marriage no longer enjoys the privileged status it once did.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2010 |
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The importance of workplace relationships post-retirement
The influence of traditional social structures such as neighbourhoods and local organisations has declined. The workplace has become the "new neighbourhood" and has become increasingly important for maintaining social interaction ...
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Study suggests boys and girls not as different as previously thought
Although girls tend to hang out in smaller, more intimate groups than boys, this difference vanishes by the time children reach the eighth grade, according to a new study by a Michigan State University psychologist.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2010 |
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'The Breakup 2.0:' A look at how new media is used to end relationships
Leslie checked her Facebook profile late one day and discovered that she was suddenly single. Her now ex-boyfriend had met someone new and she learned this through the ubiquitous news feed that presented her ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2010 |
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