Clinical Psychology
Anxiety Runs in Families: How Parenting Promotes Anxiety
Budinger and colleagues (2013) state that children of anxious parents are over five times more likely than those of non-anxious parents to have an anxiety disorder.
Study: People With Self-Discipline Are Happier
When we think of people with a high self-control, we cannot avoid thinking about how restrained and deprived they might be. Whenever we restrain ourselves, we tend to think that we are missing something.
Are We More Connected to our Family and Friends? Yes, Brain Study Shows
A brain study by Beckes and colleagues (2013) shows how familiarity increases empathy, making the boundary between self and other less clear. The researchers used a fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) technique to examine the participants’ brain activities in …
The Dynamics of Materialism and Loneliness
Pieters (2013) did a longitudinal study of more than 2,500 consumers over a period of six years. The author wanted to identify the association between materialism and loneliness.
Study: People Who Help Others May Live Longer Compared to People Who Don’t
A five-year study by Poulin and colleagues (2013) shows that helping others (such as providing transportation, doing errands, shopping, housework or childcare) is associated with a decreased association between stress and mortality.
Ways to Deal With Difficulties: Problem-Focused and Emotion-Focused Coping
When we face stressful life events, we typically use many kinds of coping strategies to deal with them. Sometimes we confront problems and sometimes we avoid problems.