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Spanking Linked to Increase in Children’s Behavior Problems
Spanking at age 5 is associated with increased behavior problems 1 and 3 years later — an increase that cannot be attributed to characteristics of the child or the family environment
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Kids, Would You Please Start Fighting?
When Wilbur and Orville Wright finished their flight at Kitty Hawk, Americans celebrated the brotherly bond. The brothers had grown up playing together, they had been in the newspaper business together, they had built an
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of new research articles exploring the role of memory in PTSD and depression, effects of a negative parenting intervention on children’s ADHD symptoms, and conceptualizing mechanisms of change in different kinds of therapy.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring the social effects of gossiping about deviance, sex differences in kids’ use of spatial language, and sample-size planning for accurate statistical power.
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Infants Can Learn the Value of Perseverance by Watching Adults
The Atlantic: There exists a seemingly infinite stream of self-help articles that advise parents on how to raise kids with grit—children who persevere in the face of challenges. The offered wisdom ranges from the generically
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The Many Flavors of Relationships
Psychological science has amassed mounds of research on romantic relationships, but a cross-cutting symposium explores research on other important relationships, including those between siblings, friends, and church members.