Is divorce contagious? According to professors James Fowler and Rose McDermott from the University of California in San Diego, it may be. The group’s research demonstrates when someone in the social circle gets divorced, it is more likely that others within the circle may follow suit. The research, conducted by Fowler and researchers from Harvard…
Men are tough and women are emotional. Those are the prejudices one researcher from Wake Forest set out to challenge in a study of young adult relationships that involved more than a thousand participants who were 18 – 23 years old. Robin Simon, key researcher for the Wake Forest School of Sociology study, analyzed data…
Breakups happen all the time, but for people who are codependent or addicted to relationships, the loss of a boyfriend or girlfriend can be devastating. Relationship addicts need a relationship to feel validated. They don’t have a true identity of their own, and they judge their worth and value by who they’re with. While they can be…
Healing a broken heart can be one of life’s most difficult challenges; however, taking specific action can reduce the length of time it takes to overcome heartache. One of the great hurdles faced after a break up are the constant and recurring negative thoughts about the relationship. Fortunately, recent research from the field of Positive Psychology…