http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Can teenagers' relationship with their mother protect them from the negative effects that television has on their sexual attitudes? It depends on their gender, according to a new study by Laura Vandenbosch and Steven Eggermont, from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. For girls, a good relationship with mom is protective. For boys, however, a strong attachment to mom increases the likelihood that they will have stereotypical sexual attitudes, as portrayed on television. The work is published online in Springer's journal Sex Roles. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-tv-relationship-mom-affects-teenagers.html Health Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:10:00 EST news237636593 Recent debate about whether acts of "benevolent sexism" harm women are addressed in a new commentary published in Psychology of Women Quarterly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-benevolent-sexism-oxymoron-insidious-consequences.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:01:09 EST news236944858 A study at the University of the Basque Country reveals a link between the sexist attitudes of mothers and that of her sons and daughters. Published this month in the magazine Psicothema, the results also link gender and the family's socio-economic and cultural level to sexism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-mothers-responsible-sexist-attitudes.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:25:10 EST news236593497 With millions of newborns' blood samples stored in a Michigan bio-bank, researchers are working to determine public attitudes toward the practice of using the blood spots for medical research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-msu-engages-newborn-blood.html Other Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:04:38 EST news235832289 Nurses, just like many of their patients, struggle to find time and motivation to exercise. But a new study may give these all-important caregivers some additional pressure and responsibility: nurses' attitudes can influence whether their patients commit to a healthy lifestyle. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-nurses-role-patients.html Health Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:54:58 EST news233934855 Men with a preference for "one-night stands" and negative sexist attitudes towards women are more likely to use aggressive courtship strategies. They compete with other men who are also interested in the woman, tease the woman, and isolate her away from her friends. In response, women with a preference for 'no strings attached' sex and negative attitudes towards other women are more likely to respond to men's aggressive strategies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-sexist-men-women-.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:39:26 EST news233314748 Parents of nut-allergy sufferers face hostility and scepticism in trying to find safe environments for their children, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-nut-allergy-prejudice-.html Health Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:20:01 EST news232685829 A new study has found that smokers who take multivitamins offset their healthy behaviour by smoking more cigarettes. This is an example of what psychologists call the licensing effect, which occurs when people make a virtuous choice that permits them to make a poor choice later on, such as when someone 'earns' a weekend binge by avoiding alcohol all week. In this case, smokers take multivitamins, a healthy choice that they believe reduces the risk of cancer and allows them to smoke more. In fact, there is no evidence that multivitamins protect against cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-vitamin-pills-undermine.html Health Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:11:57 EST news231473500 (Medical Xpress) -- In a new study, men and women were more likely to report infidelity, or cheating -- often a marriage or relationship deal-breaker -- when they also experienced an increased sensitivity for sexual performance problems and a decreased likelihood to lose their sexual arousal in the face of risk or danger. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-insights-infidelity-sexual-personality-characteristics.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:26:31 EST news228381968 Women's bias against male strangers increases when women are fertile, suggesting prejudice may be partly fueled by genetics, according to a study by Michigan State University psychology researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-prejudice-linked-women-menstrual.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:59:04 EST news227955519 Nearly everyone can recognize the stereotypical scene of construction workers catcalling women as being sexist, but both men and women tend to overlook the more subtle daily acts of sexism they encounter, according to a recent study from Psychology of Women Quarterly (published by SAGE on behalf of the Society for the Psychology of Women, Division 35 of the American Psychological Association). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-daily-sexism-unnoticed-men-women.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:58:51 EST news227188672 A new study led by a Northern Illinois University sociologist shows that while family members often provide critical support, they also can sometimes be the source of stigmatizing attitudes that impede the recovery of mentally ill relatives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-mom-mental-illness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:47:32 EST news226658705 When teens start experiencing changes in moods or emotions, they tend to fear sharing their blue days with their families and adults who can help them. As a consequence, they often suffer in silence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-ways-teens-stigmas-mental-illness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:04:08 EST news226573437 Emergency department physicians are frustrated and burned out from treating patients who frequent the ED for their care, according to a Henry Ford Hospital survey of physicians from across the country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-emergency-department-physicians-weary-frequent.html Health Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:50:01 EST news226319976 Increased knowledge about mental illness, attitudes of tolerance toward people with mental illness, and support for providing them with care in the community lead to an increased likelihood of individuals seeking help, according to research appearing in the June issue of the American Psychiatric Association’s journal Psychiatric Services. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-knowledge-mental-illness-likelihood.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:35:37 EST news226143326 Attitudes toward end-of-life care for cancer patients vary, but most patients, family members, oncologists and members of the public are receptive to withdrawing futile life-sustaining treatments in people who are dying, found a Korean study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-attitudes-end-of-life-survey-cancer-patients.html Cancer Mon, 30 May 2011 14:48:24 EST news225985692 Medical students in the United States are frequently exposed to pharmaceutical marketing, even in their preclinical years, and the extent of their contact with industry is associated with positive attitudes about marketing and skepticism towards any negative implications. These findings from research led by Kirsten Austad and Aaron S. Kesselheim from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, published in this week's PLoS Medicine, suggest that strategies to educate students about interactions with the pharmaceutical industry should directly address widely-held misconceptions about the effects of marketing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-medical-students-substantial-exposure-pharmaceutical.html Other Tue, 24 May 2011 17:48:06 EST news225478065 (Medical Xpress) -- Social attitudes about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and treatments vary by country, according to a new study of the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in nine countries. The study appears in the May issue of the American Psychiatric Association’s journal Psychiatric Services. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-diagnosis-treatment-adhd-varies-significantly.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 03 May 2011 15:20:01 EST news223652684