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Use This Perfect 3-Word Response When Someone Hurts Your Feelings
… A cutting comment can make you feel “diminished,” says June Tangney, a psychology professor at George Mason University whose research focuses on shame and guilt. “The times we feel hurt, it’s typically when we Visit Page
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Exploring the Science of Cocreating Relationships
Two professors and social psychologists studying romantic relationships have set out on a new venture—creating a podcast for undergraduate students and the broader public focused on analyzing romantic films. Visit Page
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How GPS Tracking of Teens 24/7 Impacts Parent-Child Relationships
Phone apps can tell whether your kid is playing hooky. But remotely surveilling your child might not be great for navigating the trials of the teen years. … With so many things for parents to Visit Page
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How to Break Up With Your Career
The path out of love is rarely straightforward. This is true whether we’re ending a marriage or saying goodbye to an entirely different relationship—the one we have with our career. Relationship scientists have spent decades Visit Page
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The Surprising Benefits of Gossip
Scientists have studied gossip for decades. That’s not surprising given the activity’s near universality in any social group, big or small. It’s estimated that more than 90 percent of people in workplaces in the U.S. Visit Page
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What Makes a Friendship Last Forever?
There are many flavors of friendship. Most U.S. adults say they have pals who fit into specific niches in their lives, like gym friends or work friends. These relationships may come and go as life circumstances change Visit Page
