Research over the years has consistently shown that, for adults in health care settings, displaying art can improve mood and reduce stress. In addition, the majority of adults have also been found to consistently prefer representational nature art over abstract images. This phenomenon has been shown to be true of adults all over the world. [...]
One researcher believes IM chats with strangers can reduce stress after being rejected.
Psychologists talk about recent research, including: individual sports and self-esteem, maternal stress and children with disabilities, and the parental role in boys’ body image concerns.
New research suggests that good relationship maintenance skills are necessary but not sufficient for a lasting relationship.
Many grandparents provide both practical and emotional support to parents. How does that affect parental stress?
The physical reactions to stress may seem mysterious to kids, but parents can help them learn to take control.
Lots of children feel afraid about visiting the dentist or getting an injection at the doctor’s office. Although it’s difficult to find statistics about the rates at which these fears occur, one Swedish study found that over 13% of women experienced dentistry phobia; the majority of those women could not recall a specific anxiety-provoking incident [...]
Parenting may be the most rewarding job you’ll ever have, but most people would agree that it can be stressful. New research shows that mothers of some of the neediest kids show increased levels of stress, worry, and depressive symptoms.
In a study published in the July issue of the journal Autism, Annette Estes and her [...]
CHICAGO—Contrary to a previous report, an analysis of 14 previous studies does not find an association between a serotonin transporter gene variation, stressful life events, and an increased risk of major depression, according to an article in the June 17 issue of JAMA. The authors did find that the number of stressful life events is [...]
A study in the current issue of Hormones and Behavior looked at the physical effects of social closeness on women. The results suggest that emotional closeness to a friend increases progesterone, a hormone thought to “boost well-being and reduce anxiety and stress.”
Stephanie Brown of the University of Michigan (the lead researcher of the study) paired [...]
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