Category Archives: Research studies
Heartbreak Can Be Deadly
I saw this study linking grief with heart problems mentioned on both on Yahoo and the New York Times. It reminded me of a great TED talk by Helen Fisher you should check out. A long-term study published in the
Heartbreak Can Be Deadly
I saw this study linking grief with heart problems mentioned on both on Yahoo and the New York Times. It reminded me of a great TED talk by Helen Fisher you should check out. A long-term study published in the
Prolonged Adolescence Continues
I’ve had two conversations in as many days where we’ve pondered “when are the kids going to rise up?” In a presentation as part of its wider report on income, poverty and health insurance, the Census Bureau noted a big
Prolonged Adolescence Continues
I’ve had two conversations in as many days where we’ve pondered “when are the kids going to rise up?” In a presentation as part of its wider report on income, poverty and health insurance, the Census Bureau noted a big
Email is for Old People*
* people with jobs After reading in the latest Pew Report how kids today don’t really use email (“that’s what Facebook is for”), I have been keeping my ears and eyes open for further evidence. In my highly unscientific survey
Email is for Old People*
* people with jobs After reading in the latest Pew Report how kids today don’t really use email (“that’s what Facebook is for”), I have been keeping my ears and eyes open for further evidence. In my highly unscientific survey
Go Ahead – Talk Politics and God
Voter registration cards may offer more insight into who people promise to love and cherish than personality or appearance, new research suggests. Most people marry those whose political views align with their own, according to a study from Rice University
Go Ahead – Talk Politics and God
Voter registration cards may offer more insight into who people promise to love and cherish than personality or appearance, new research suggests. Most people marry those whose political views align with their own, according to a study from Rice University
The Importance of Gifts
Happy Valentine’s Day people! Allen Parkman studies why some people stay together and other divorce. His paper “The Importance of Gifts in Marriage,” begins by noting, as other researchers had, that unlike people in his parents’ generation, those marrying more
The Importance of Gifts
Happy Valentine’s Day people! Allen Parkman studies why some people stay together and other divorce. His paper “The Importance of Gifts in Marriage,” begins by noting, as other researchers had, that unlike people in his parents’ generation, those marrying more
Friends With Benefits
A new University of Iowa study, “The Contexts of Sexual Involvement and Concurrent Sexual Partnerships,” found that compared with those in serious relationships, people hooking up with a stranger or acquaintance and lovers in “friends with benefits” arrangements are much
Friends With Benefits
A new University of Iowa study, “The Contexts of Sexual Involvement and Concurrent Sexual Partnerships,” found that compared with those in serious relationships, people hooking up with a stranger or acquaintance and lovers in “friends with benefits” arrangements are much
Children and Mental Health Stats
Found this blog post by author and psychologist Helene Guldberg, Ph.D. on the Psychology Today site. As you can guess from the spelling below, she’s British. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2001 report entitled Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope
Children and Mental Health Stats
Found this blog post by author and psychologist Helene Guldberg, Ph.D. on the Psychology Today site. As you can guess from the spelling below, she’s British. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2001 report entitled Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope
New Line of Work for Ad Agency Planners?
Apparently primatologists have evolved their research methodology from field notes to “theory-driven, hypothesis-testing ethnology.” Chimpanzees’ “tool kits” are now known to include 20 items, Dr. McGrew casually mentions that they’re used for “various functions in daily life, including subsistence, sociality,
New Line of Work for Ad Agency Planners?
Apparently primatologists have evolved their research methodology from field notes to “theory-driven, hypothesis-testing ethnology.” Chimpanzees’ “tool kits” are now known to include 20 items, Dr. McGrew casually mentions that they’re used for “various functions in daily life, including subsistence, sociality,
Marital Harmony
Published in 2005 in The Archives of General Psychiatry, the Glasers’ findings help explain epidemiological data showing that couples in troubled marriages appear to be more susceptible to illness than happier couples. The results may also have practical relevance for
Marital Harmony
Published in 2005 in The Archives of General Psychiatry, the Glasers’ findings help explain epidemiological data showing that couples in troubled marriages appear to be more susceptible to illness than happier couples. The results may also have practical relevance for
“They don’t know that we know that they know we know”
Apparently, humans can comfortably keep track of three different mental states at a time. For example, the proposition “Peter said that Paul believed that Mary liked chocolate” is not too hard to follow. Add a fourth level, though, and it’s
“They don’t know that we know that they know we know”
Apparently, humans can comfortably keep track of three different mental states at a time. For example, the proposition “Peter said that Paul believed that Mary liked chocolate” is not too hard to follow. Add a fourth level, though, and it’s
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