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How Junior High Friendships Affect Adult Relationships
TIME: Middle school is typically a time of chaotic emotions, confusing relationships and challenging growing pains. But it may also have a surprisingly lasting influence on the future. In a study published in Child Development, researchers
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Low on Self-Control? Surrounding Yourself With Strong-Willed Friends May Help
Research suggests that people with low self-control prefer and depend on people with high self-control, possibly as a way to make up for the skills they themselves lack.
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Fredrickson and Other Leading Scientists to Sign Books at the APS Annual Convention
APS Fellow Barbara L. Fredrickson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knows how to communicate psychological science to the public. On March 24, her op-ed on electronic devices, social connectedness, and health quickly became
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Should you ditch online dating?
Prevention: First, the good news: Looking for love (or lust) online has finally shed its negative stigma, becoming the most common strategy for singles looking to meet someone new. Now the bad news: Dating sites’
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Behind A Diagnosis of March Madness
The Wall Street Journal: From the point of view of a non-sports-fan, March Madness looks like the month when many people actually go mad. Fans parade by in crazy hats and face paint. You go
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Mieux vaut avoir le même statut marital que son patron (Better to have the same marital status as your boss)
Le Monde: Supposons que vous cherchiez un emploi, et que vous ayez à choisir entre deux entretiens avec un employeur potentiel. Car, pas de chance, ces rendez-vous sont fixés le même jour, à la même
