News tagged with psychological relationship

Sweden's largest Facebook study results announced

The surveyed women spend an average of 81 minutes per day on Facebook, whereas men spend 64 minutes. Low educated groups and low income groups who spend more time on Facebook also report feeling less happy and less content ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Word sounds contain clues for language learners

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do words sound the way they do? For over a century, it has been a central tenet of linguistic theory that there is a completely arbitrary relationship between how a word sounds and what it means.

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

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 ...

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created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Examination of MySpace profiles supports alliance hypothesis for friendship

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's like Confucius says: Have no friends not equal to yourself.

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created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stresses of unemployed spouse can hurt job performance of other spouse, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ignoring the stresses of an unemployed spouse's job search does not bode well for the employed spouse's job productivity or home life, says a University of Colorado Boulder professor.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

You benefit if your romantic partner recovers well from spats, study finds

People searching for fulfilling and stable romantic relationships should look for a romantic partner who recovers from conflict well. Yes, it turns out that if your romantic partner recoups well after the two of you have ...

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created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An equation for friendship

If only they had been there in 1939: Plugging in numbers representing the friendliness between pairs of nations at the outset of World War II, researchers at Cornell University used a computer program to successfully predict ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Study: Couples who delay having sex get benefits later

While there are still couples who wait for a deep level of commitment before having sex, today it's far more common for two people to explore their sexual compatibility before making long-term plans together.

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created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

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.

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created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Long-term couples know less about each other

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has unexpectedly found that couples married for over 40 years know less about each other than couples who have been together for just a couple of years.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

A picture worth a thousand words: New research links visual cues to male sexual memory

A new study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology finds that college-aged men are very likely to remember a woman's initial sexual interest (attraction or rejection), especially when the woman in question is thought to be ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Same-sex relationships increase self-esteem, decrease homophobia in teens

Involvement in a same-sex relationship boosted self-esteem in teen males and lowered internalized homophobia in teen females who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual, a new University of Michigan study shows.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1