Health
Sleep deprived men over perceive women's sexual interest and intent
A new study suggests that one night of sleep deprivation leads to an increase in men's perceptions of both women's interest in and intent to have sex.
May 31, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds link between sexual harassment and 'purging'—in men
Men who experience high levels of sexual harassment are much more likely than women to induce vomiting and take laxatives and diuretics in an attempt to control their weight, according to a surprising finding by Michigan ...
May 9, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Skills learning program in middle schools dramatically reduces fighting
(Medical Xpress)—Middle school children who completed a social-emotional skills learning program at school were 42 percent less likely to engage in physical fighting a year later, according to a new study in the Journal ...
May 7, 2013
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The perpetrator in one-quarter of child sexual abuse cases is a stranger
Child sexual abuse is committed by strangers more than one-quarter of the time. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden reviewed the records of 196 men who had been convicted of child sexual abuse ...
Oct 22, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How sexual power can be disempowering
Gender roles and norms play a key role in sexual behavior between men and women. It is often assumed that men should dominate women sexually. This assumption may lead to loss of both power and the ability to control sexual ...
Oct 1, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Asian Canadian LGB teens face greater health risks as dual minorities: research
(Medical Xpress) -- Asian Canadian teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are 30 times more likely to face harassment than their heterosexual peers – a factor that is linked to higher rates of alcohol or ...
Mar 29, 2012
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Study finds most paramedics are victims of abuse in the workplace
More than two-thirds of paramedics surveyed have experienced verbal, physical or sexual abuse on the job, new research has found.
Dec 29, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Prejudice linked to depression, anxiety in gay and bisexual black men
The harassment, discrimination and negative feelings about homosexuality that black gay and bisexual men often experience can contribute significantly to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, a small new ...
Aug 31, 2011
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