Not all friendships are created equal. Some friends get along; others struggle to avoid conflict. Conventional wisdom holds that the tenor of a friendship with someone who is nice differs from that with someone who is mean, ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Friends are more than just trusted confidantes, say Michigan State University researchers who have examined the cultural and health benefits of close human relationships in a new study.
Jan 22, 2021
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During adolescence, some young people have stable best-friend relationships, while others change best friends frequently. Development psychologist Lisa Schreuders has studied the brains of young adolescents: "It seems that ...
Jan 12, 2021
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If you leave your car sitting the garage for too long, the battery can go flat. Similarly, if we don't maintain our friendships, they can go a bit flat too.
Dec 9, 2020
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As young people's friendships improve, their mental resilience also increases. This is according to research conducted by Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Professor of Brain, Safety and Resilience at Leiden University.
Nov 24, 2020
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Feeling green might not be a bad thing when it comes to friendships, especially during a pandemic.
Aug 11, 2020
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As the weather has warmed in my Midwestern town, my neighborhood is full of children on bicycles pretending to be riding through the Wild West. I can't walk down the sidewalk without stepping on chalk drawings or hopscotch ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Led by King's College London in collaboration with the University of Zimbabwe and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and published in The Lancet's EClinicalMedicine journal, the research examined a group of ...
May 27, 2020
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In a time where many are practicing "social distancing" from the outside world, people are relying on their immediate social circles more than usual. Does a sense of obligation—from checking on parents to running an errand ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Many firefighters will by now be exhausted, having been on the front line of Australia's bushfire crisis for weeks or months.
Jan 17, 2020
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