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Marriage tied to longer survival after heart bypass
CBS News: Married people have a better shot at long-term survival after heart bypass surgery. In fact, happily married husbands and wives who have the surgery are more than three times as likely as single folks to be alive 15 years later, a new study showed. The life-sustaining benefit of marriage is "every bit as important to survival after bypass surgery as more traditional risk factors like tobacco use, obesity, and high blood pressure," study author Dr. Harry Reis, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, said in a written statement.
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Rethinking The Five Stages Of Grief
Hartford Courant: More than 40 years after psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross developed her theory on the five stages of grief, bereavement experts are questioning how well her theories have held up. "It just doesn't work anymore," said Joseph Nowinski, of the Kübler-Ross model. "Technology has transformed death." Nowinski, a University of Connecticut professor of psychology, and Barbara Okun, a professor of counseling psychology at Northeastern University, co-wrote "Saying Goodbye," a book about what they call "the new grief." As advances in medicine allow people diagnosed with terminal illnesses to live longer, the grieving process is also extended.
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Book explains why people do poorly under pressure; video captures bicycle stunts
The Washington Post: When the going gets tough, sometimes the tough make embarrassing last-minute mistakes. In her book, newly available in paperback, psychologist Sian Beilock examines the mental forces that drive golfers to miss easy putts, cause businessmen to bungle presentations and may have caused you to nuke yourself during that Mario Cart match against your housemates last weekend. Read the whole story: The Washington Post
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Careful whom you mimic
The Globe and Mail: Careful whom you mimic “Have you ever crossed your arms to match a friend’s stance or leaned in a little closer as your date did the same thing? If so, you’ve experienced mirroring,” The Huffington Post says. “Whether you realize you’re doing it or not, subtly mimicking people in social settings helps you form bonds and establish connections. Mirroring – copying a person’s looks, gestures and general body language – is especially handy on job interviews and dates when we’re trying to establish a rapport and develop trust.
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Marriage helps survival after heart surgery
USA Today: New research finds that married people are more than twice as likely as single people to be alive 15 years after coronary bypass surgery, although the findings can't prove that having a spouse has a protective effect. In fact, the limitations of ethical research may make it impossible to ever prove that marriage is good for your health. Still, the study provides more evidence that having a long-term mate is good for you, said study co-author Harry T. Reis, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester. Read the whole story: USA Today
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Economic Inequality Is Linked To Biased Self-Perception
Pretty much everybody thinks they’re better than average. But in some cultures, people are more self-aggrandizing than in others. Until now, national differences in “self-enhancement” have been chalked up to an East-West individualism-versus-collectivism divide. In the West, where people value independence, personal success, and uniqueness, psychologists have said, self-inflation is more rampant. In the East, where interdependence, harmony, and belonging are valued, modesty prevails. Now an analysis of data gathered from 1,625 people in 15 culturally diverse countries finds a stronger predictor of self-enhancement: economic inequality.
