Category: Studies
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Attachment v. Abuse
Read more: Attachment v. AbuseA ScienceDaily write-up of baby rat study–Abusive mothering aggravates the impact of stress hormones. “Our work shows that, while the infant brain is wired to form attachments at all costs, abusive attachments have negative consequences in social behavior development.”
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Stressed Dads
Read more: Stressed DadsFatherhood is the new motherhood. Happy Father’s Day. [S]everal studies show that fathers are now struggling just as much — and sometimes even more — than mothers in trying to fulfill their responsibilities at home and in the office. Just last week, Boston College released a study called “The New Dad” suggesting that new fathers face a…
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Brains Like Agreement
Read more: Brains Like AgreementScienceDaily: Brain study shows that the opinions of others matters. Simon Cowell may appear to relish arguing with his fellow judges when they disagree with him, but new research out June 17 suggests that — at least at a neuronal level — he would find their agreement much more satisfying…
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“War on Sex”?
Read more: “War on Sex”?PsychCentral: Views on Sex and Drugs Usually Related. While people who are more religious and those who are more politically conservative do tend to oppose recreational drugs, in both study samples the predictive power of these religious and ideological items was reduced nearly to zero by controlling for items tracking attitudes toward sexual promiscuity.
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Obesity and Sex
Read more: Obesity and SexLess birth control, more unwanted pregnancies–so says a study of obesity and sex. Unplanned pregnancies were four times higher among single obese women…Obese women were 70% less likely to use birth control pills and eight times more likely to use less effective methods, such as withdrawal….