http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—It's no longer just Barbie dolls that evoke a sense of unattainable beauty. Now, it seems G.I. Joe's biceps and six-pack abs are doing the same. Increasingly, objectification and heightened masculinity in images of men is saturating popular culture and the media. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-young-men-body-shame-relationships.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 15 May 2013 08:20:01 EST news287823751 Adults who resolve and recover from conflict are known to be happier in their romantic relationships but the same does not hold true for teen romances, according to research published April 17 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Thao Ha and colleagues from the Behavioural Science Institute of Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-teen-break-ups-independent-couples-disagreements.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:00:06 EST news285429866 New research by Professor James Jaccard, Ph.D., and Nicole Levitz, M.P.H., of the New York University Silver School of Social Work and its Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health (CLAFH) has led them to suggest 12 evidence-based principles that can be used to improve contraceptive counseling of adolescents in U.S. health care clinics, doctor's offices, and health service organizations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-principles-effective-contraceptive.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:42:38 EST news285248508 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 A UT Dallas study has found that people who come from families with members who are encouraging and engaged with one another tend to have marriages with more positive outcomes later in life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-good-marriages-teens-happy-homes.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:50:01 EST news283072660 Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-dating-middle-school-higher-dropout.html Health Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:22:00 EST news282568914 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 (Medical Xpress)—Adolescents who have positive relationships with their parents and siblings tend to have stable and satisfying relationships in their early adult marriages as well as romantic relationships, a University of California, Davis, study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-positive-family-relationships-linked-healthy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:50:01 EST news279797811 (Medical Xpress)—When modern-day crooner Trey Songz sings, "Cause girl, my heart beats for you," in his romantic ballad, "Flatline," his lyrics could be telling a tale that's as much physiological as it is emotional, according to a University of California, Davis, study that found lovers' hearts indeed beat for each other, or at least at the same rate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-lovers-hearts-sync.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:30:29 EST news279786615 How does being in a position of power at work, with friends, or in a romantic relationship influence well-being? While we might like to believe the stereotype that power leads to unhappiness or loneliness, new research indicates that this stereotype is largely untrue: Being in a position of power may actually make people happier. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-power-good-life-closer-true.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:20:12 EST news278612403 (Medical Xpress)—Nearly a third of those dating in middle and high school report abusive relationships, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The dating violence, which the researchers first measured in sixth grade, is a cycle that increases over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-one-third-dating-teens-violence-relationships.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:21:53 EST news277975306 Afraid to commit to a relationship? According to new research from Tel Aviv University, it could be just one more thing to blame on your parents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-commitment-phobic-adults-mom-dad-blame.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:39:37 EST news274369164 (HealthDay)—Teenagers who experience dating violence could be more likely to get involved in violent relationships and have health problems as young adults, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-dating-violence-teen-years-impact.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:29:25 EST news274357755 Being a good partner may make you a better parent, according to a new study. The same set of skills that we tap to be caring toward our partners is what we use to nurture our children, researchers found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-skills-good-partner-parent.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:27:14 EST news274098420 Racial and gender stereotypes have profound consequences in almost every sector of public life, from job interviews and housing to police stops and prison terms. However, only a few studies have examined whether these different categories overlap in their stereotypes. A new study on the connections between race and gender – a phenomenon called gendered race – reveals unexpected ways in which stereotypes affect our personal and professional decisions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-gender-overlapping-stereotypes-affect-personal.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:51:47 EST news273772299 "Hooking up" has become such a trend on college campuses that some believe these casual, no-strings-attached sexual encounters may be replacing traditional romantic relationships. However, a new study by researchers with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine suggests college students are not actually hooking up as frequently as one might think. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hookups-romantic-relationships-college-campuses.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:56:37 EST news271601791 (Medical Xpress)—Couples about to tie the knot shouldn't ignore any nagging doubts about getting married, warns a University of Alberta researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-relationship-early-key-happy-marriage.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:30:58 EST news271074556 Life is about failure as much as it is about success. From the mistakes we make at work or school to our blunders in romantic relationships, we are constantly reminded of how we could be better. By focusing on the important qualities that make us who we are – a process called self-affirmation – we preserve our self-worth in the face of our shortcomings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-self-affirmation-receptive.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:20:45 EST news270310672 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) -- Study finds social anxiety a predictor of dating aggression in young men. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-links-social-anxiety-dating-aggression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:07:06 EST news261889596 Macho men whose partners earn more than they do have worse romantic relationships, in part because the difference in income is a strain for them, according to a new study by Patrick Coughlin and Jay Wade from Fordham University in the US. Conversely, men who are not so traditional in their masculinity do not place as much importance on the difference in income and, as a result, appear to have better quality relationships with their female partner. The work is published online in Springer's journal Sex Roles. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-female-money-doesnt-male-happiness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:15:16 EST news261742382 (HealthDay) -- Although dating violence is a recognized problem for U.S. teens, a majority of high school counselors say their school provides no training or guidelines for dealing with abusive romantic relationships, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-high-schools-lax-dating-abuse.html Pediatrics Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:25:45 EST news261048339 People who experience Childhood Emotional Maltreatment (CEM) are more likely to have troubled romantic relationships in adult years, according to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-childhood-emotional-maltreatment-romantic-relationships.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 03 May 2012 09:57:48 EST news255257858 Male high school athletes' ability to recognize and intervene to stop dating violence -- the physical, sexual and emotional aggression prevalent in adolescent romantic relationships -- is improved with the intervention of some of the most important role models in young men's lives: their coaches. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-boys-men-effective-tool-teen.html Health Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:53:08 EST news251956381 A new study provides evidence that adolescents who suffer from depression are more likely to develop difficulty in peer relationships including being bullied at school. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-adolescents-depression-bullied.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:30:25 EST news247894215 Sexually active teens in committed, romantic relationships are less likely to engage in delinquent behavior than teens who have casual sex, according to new research from psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-romantic-sexual-relationships-deter-teenage.html Health Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:16:39 EST news232877782 The potentially lasting implications of day-to-day couple conflict on physical and mental well-being are revealed in a study published today in the journal Personal Relationships. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-partner-affect-long-term-mental-physical.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:35:49 EST news227522076