News tagged with sexual psychology
A happy life is a long one for orangutans
New research has shown that happier orang-utans live longer which may shed light on the evolution of happiness in humans.
Jun 29, 2011 |
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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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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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Study finds surprising gender differences related to sexual harassment
Sexual harassment may have become so commonplace for women that they have built up resistance to harassing behavior they consider merely "bothersome," suggests a provocative new study by Michigan State University researchers.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Contact with dads drops when women ovulate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Through an innovative use of cell phone records, researchers at UCLA, the University of Miami and Cal State, Fullerton, have found that women appear to avoid contact with their fathers during ovulation.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Having oral sex increases likelihood of intercourse among teens
Half of teens who have oral sex during the ninth grade will have intercourse by the end of the 11th grade, and most sexually active teenagers will begin engaging in oral sex and sexual intercourse within the same six-month ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Too many sisters affect male sexuality
Growing up with lots of sisters makes a man less sexy. For rats, anyway. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that the sex ratio of a male rat's family ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 21, 2010 |
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To the Point: Experts offer advice to students in distress
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent news headlines across the United States have shed light on mental health concerns among teens and young adults in distress -- whether questioning their sexual orientation or dealing with an unhealthy ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 13, 2010 |
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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
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Study links bullying to depression, other adult ailments
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona family studies researchers report in the journal Developmental Psychology that high school students whose sexual orientation is at odds with social gender norms often find themselves victim ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Girls' early puberty linked to unstable environment via insecure attachment in infancy
Girls are hitting puberty earlier and earlier. One recent study found that more than 10 percent of American girls have some breast development by age 7. This news has upset many people, but it may make evolutionary sense ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 31, 2010 |
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For teens, early sex and media exposure not linked
The prevalence of sex in the mainstream media has led many researchers to study its effect on impressionable adolescents. Several published, peer-reviewed studies have indicated that there is a link between exposure to sex ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Disadvantaged adolescents prone to adult crime and substance abuse problems
A new article published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry concludes that early intervention among young adolescents with delinquency problems may help prevent the development of lon ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 16, 2010 |
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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
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Study demonstrates sexual attraction to those who resemble our parents, ourselves
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers reporting in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin last week say people are drawn to others who resemble their parents or themselves. This may explain why incest taboos are found in man ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 28, 2010 |
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