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New Study Reveals Which Men Are Most Likely to Commit Sexual Assault

 

Newswise imageDo you respect your date's refusal? Research from the Psychology Department at Binghamton University, State University of New York sheds light on which men might choose to ignore a lack of consent and why.

Study Explores What Families Fight About: Communication, Moods, and Chores

 

Newswise imageConflict in families can negatively affect individuals' wellbeing and relationships. But what exactly do families today fight about, and is conflict in the home generally more severe between couples or between parents and children?

Alcohol Use May Co-Occur with Victimization in Young Adult Relationships

 

Drinking alcohol may predict experiencing physical, psychological, or sexual victimization during or shortly after alcohol use, according to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

Cannabis Exposure during Pregnancy Had Sex-dependent Effects on Rats' Breathing in Adult Offspring

 

JMU experts offer back-to-school tips, advice for students

 

Research from UTHealth Houston finds parents who recently experienced intimate partner violence had higher potential for parenting stress and child maltreatment

 

Newswise imageParents who recently experienced intimate partner violence reported more parenting stress and higher potential for child maltreatment, and were less likely to use positive parenting strategies, according to UTHealth Houston research published Aug. 26, 2024, in JAMA Pediatrics.

CDC updates guidelines on lidocaine use for IUD procedures

 

CDC Issues Guidelines on Pain Management and IUDs

 

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'PTNM' System provides new classification for Peyronie's disease and penile curvature

 

Analysis of men seen at a specialist clinic provides new insights into the classification of Peyronie's disease (PD) subtypes, according to a report in the September issue of The Journal of Urology(r), an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

A 'thank you' goes a long way in family relationships

 

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have previously explored the positive impact of perceived gratitude from romantic partners for couples' relationship quality. In a new study, they show the benefits of perceived gratitude also apply to parent-child relationships and can promote individuals' mental health.

How gendered lived experiences shape sex preference attitudes in contemporary urban China

 

Isn't that What Friends Are For? Maybe Not: New Study

 

New sociological research looks into how and why people sometimes avoid strong ties when facing personal issues. Authors find avoidance is not rare. It is neither limited to specific intimates, nor limited to specific topics. Isolation might be less a matter of having no intimates than of having repeatedly to avoid them.

Americans opting for 'sleep divorce' to accommodate a bed partner

 

Newswise imageA new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine shows that 29% of Americans have slept in a different bed or space from their partner to get a better night's rest.

Marital separation, reconciliation, and repartnering in later life

 

How does witnessing coworker ostracism differentially elicit victim-directed help and enacted ostracism: The mediating roles of compassion and schadenfreude, moderated by dispositional envy

 

Can high performers take charge? The effects of role breadth self-efficacy and hostile interpersonal environment

 

Using experiments to study families and intimate relationships

 

Family and religion in flux: Relationship complexity, type of religiosity, and race/ethnicity

 

Adolescents' experiences with ambiguity in postdivorce stepfamilies

 

Marital status and happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic