News tagged with female partners


Coaching Boys into Men program proves effective in preventing teen dating violence, follow-up study finds

Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM), a program that seeks to reduce dating violence and sexual assault, is proven effective to reduce abusive behaviors among male athletes toward their female partners, according to a study that will ...

Health created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vets' PTSD affects mental and physical health of partners

A study from the University of Utah sheds new light on the health risks faced not only by military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but by their partners as well. Results of the study will be presented ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bisexual men on the 'down low' run risk for poor mental health

Bisexual men are less likely to disclose and more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay men. In the first study to look at the mental health of this population, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Delusions of gender: Men's insecurities may lead to sexist views of women

He loves her, he loves her not.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Exercise performance enhanced with virtual partner

(HealthDay)—Exercise duration is improved by exercising with a virtual partner, especially with a moderately superior partner, according to a study published in the October issue of the Annals of Behavioral Me ...

Health created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Burning more calories is easier when working out with someone you perceive as better

The key to motivation in physical activity may be feeling inadequate. One Kansas State University researcher found that those who exercised with a teammate whom they perceived to be better increased their workout time and ...

Health created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify new gene linked to PTSD

Investigators at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System have identified a new gene linked to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings, published online in ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New University of Houston research focuses on treatment for perpetrator, not victim

A new UH experiment takes an unconventional look at the treatment for domestic violence, otherwise known as intimate partner violence (IPV), by focusing on changing the perpetrators' psychological abuse during arguments rather ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Michigan courts use HIV disclosure laws to punish poor, marginalized individuals

(Medical Xpress) -- Michigan's felony HIV disclosure law is a tool to control and punish marginalized and poor individuals in criminal court cases, according to new University of Michigan findings.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Female money doesn't buy male happiness

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Women face a higher risk of care home admission due to their partner's age

New research published today in the journal Age and Aging has investigated why women are 40% more likely to be admitted in to a care home than men. The study found that women were often married to older partners who cannot ...

Health created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Earlier male circumcision may help to slow rates of HIV, HPV transmission in South Africa

According to Anna R. Giuliano, Ph.D., program leader in cancer epidemiology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues in the Netherlands, earlier circumcision of males in South Africa may be a positive step ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Efforts to defund or ban infant male circumcision are unfounded and potentially harmful

Johns Hopkins infectious disease experts say the medical benefits for male circumcision are clear and that efforts in an increasing number of states (currently 18) to not provide Medicaid insurance coverage for male circumcision, ...

Health created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 2

When a man's partner is too close to his friends, his sex life may suffer

Researchers have found a potential new source for sexual problems among middle-aged and older men: the relationships between their female partners and the men's closest friends.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Couples report gender differences in relationship, sexual satisfaction over time

Cuddling and caressing are important ingredients for long-term relationship satisfaction, according to an international study that looks at relationship and sexual satisfaction throughout committed relationships, but contrary ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast