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Study finds Millennials tend to donate more to charity — but do it less often
TIME magazine once described the Millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996 — as…
Natural experiment of 111,110 individuals suggests imprisonment is ineffective at deterring future violence
New research published in Nature Human Behaviour provides evidence negligible public safety gains are made…
Couples experience more relationship problems when the male partner is sexist
New research provides evidence that men’s sexist attitudes are associated with relationship problems, which in…
Only women’s sexual personality predicts intercourse frequency within couples
In heterosexual relationships, only the woman’s attitude toward casual sex affects the frequency of sexual…
Physiological reactivity linked to seeking politically like-minded social networks
A study recently published in Political Psychology sheds new light on how biology influences political…
Study finds gay Asian Americans are viewed as ‘more American’ than straight Asian Americans
Gay Asian Americans tend to be rated as more American than their presumably straight counterparts,…
Military veterans are typecast as agentic but unfeeling — and viewed as less suited for social jobs
New research has identified a barrier that military veterans may face when returning to the…
Are tattoos a signal of immune fitness? Researchers examine evolutionary perspectives on tattooing
Scientists are taking a closer look at how our evolutionary history may have influenced body…
Insecurely attached individuals tend to be less satisfied with life, study finds
New research has found an association between a person’s satisfaction with life and their relationship…
Couples who communicate more about sex tend to have better sex, study finds
There appears to be an important link between talking about sex and having good sex…
Certain facets of traditional masculine ideology are related to men’s problematic pornography use
Some beliefs about male gender norms appear to be related to problematic pornography use, according…
Does watching pornography as a teenager harm sexual satisfaction later? New study suggests it doesn’t
Changes in pornography use appear to be unrelated to sexual satisfaction, according to new longitudinal…
Egocentrism may play an important role in shaping attitudes about welfare recipients
Egocentric judgments about purchases shape attitudes toward welfare recipients, according to new research published in…
Study: Men find low waist-to-hip ratios attractive because it signals youth — not health or fertility
Men consistently find women the most attractive when they have a low waist-to-hip ratio –…
Prayer makes non-believers more likely to cheat, study finds
New research indicates religious individuals are more likely to cheat but that this tendency can…