http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Looking to improve your happiness, self-esteem and relationship satisfaction? Put down that self-help book and try working on your desire to help those in need. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-neighborhelp.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:10:59 EST news285405052 the resolve to skip happy hour and go to the gym instead, to finish a report before checking Facebook, to say no to the last piece of chocolate cake. Though many struggle to resist those temptations, new research suggests that people with low self-control prefer and depend on people with high self-control, possibly as a way to make up for the skills they themselves lack. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-self-control-strong-willed-friends.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:28:12 EST news284729277 Teenagers' struggles to connect with their peers in the early adolescent years while not getting swept along by negative peer influences predict their capacity to form strong friendships and avoid serious problems even ten years later. Those are the conclusions of a new longitudinal study by researchers at the University of Virginia that appears in the journal Child Development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-teens-struggles-peers-long-term-adult.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:01 EST news283629866 Spilling your guts to the entire world on Facebook may be a good way to ruin a romantic relationship, according to new research by psychologists at the University of Kansas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-romantic-partner-happy-dont-overshare.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:10:01 EST news279966421 A new study finds that nearly half of older teenagers and young adults break up and get back together with previous dating partners and over half of this group have sex as part of the reconciliation process. This study was recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-onoff-relationships-sex-teenagers-young.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:19:51 EST news278083178 As a young boy, Paul Christiano loved the world of girls - the way they danced, how their spindly bodies tumbled in gymnastics. In adolescence, as other boys ogled classmates, he was troubled to find himself fantasizing about 7- to 11-year-olds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-view-pedophilia.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:46:31 EST news277987570 Spouses and other romantic partners often complain about feeling unappreciated, and a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests poor sleep may play a hidden role. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-poor-romantic-partners-unappreciated.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:30:01 EST news277736652 He loves her, he loves her not. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-delusions-gender-men-insecurities-sexist.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:54:51 EST news275162085 It's a common lament among parents: Kids are growing up too fast these days. Parents worry about their kids getting involved in all kinds of risky behavior, but they worry especially about their kids' forays into sexual relationships. And research suggests that there may be cause for concern, as timing of sexual development can have significant immediate consequences for adolescents' physical and mental health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-true-age-sexual-romantic-outcomes.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:07:56 EST news269697766 (Medical Xpress) -- For young adults today who were weaned on iPods and the Internet, the practice of "sexting," or sending sexually explicit photos or messages through phones, may be just another normal, healthy component of modern dating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-sexting-dating-internet.html Health Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:40:01 EST news262365878 (Medical Xpress) -- One area that can contribute to relational satisfaction between romantic partners or roommates can be division of household labor. Studies have shown that women traditionally do more in the household. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-roommates-romantic-partners-tolerance-housework.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:51:16 EST news262338600 People who were sexually unfaithful without their partner's knowledge were less likely to practice safe sex than those who had other sexual relationships with their partner's consent. They were also more likely to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the encounter. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-secret-pose-greater-infection-sexual.html Health Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:07:33 EST news258894437 Love can bring out both the best and the worst in people. Which way it turns depends on the best way to protect the relationship, say researchers studying the evolution of romantic love. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-unexpected-sides-romantic.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:36:54 EST news247138603 Teenage alcohol consumption may be influenced more by a date's friends than his or her own friends, according to Penn State and Ohio State criminologists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-teen.html Health Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:24:16 EST news237731047