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Attachment style may influence how many kids people have
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (333+ words) People with "fearful" or "preoccupied" insecure attachment styles had more children, whereas securely attached people had fewer, according to a recent study By Rachel Nuwer edited by Allison Parshall A study published in April in the International Journal of Psychology…...
Polyamory explained through modern relationship science
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1319+ words) Discover what researchers have learned about polyamory, what misconceptions people have about such multipartner relationships and how individuals actually navigate them By Kendra Pierre-Louis, Rebecca J. Lester, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American's Science Quickly, I'm Kendra Pierre-Louis,…...
Polyamory is about honesty, not an excuse to sleep around
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (623+ words) The truth about polyamory An anthropologist's detailed research shows polyamorists focus on intimacy and honesty, not sleeping around By Rebecca J. Lester edited by Josh Fischman Kelly and Tim practice polyamory: they form deep, meaningful, romantic relationships with more than one…...
The Neuroscience behind the "Parenting Paradox" of Happiness
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (226+ words) Separate brain processes cope with moment-to-moment versus big-picture experiences, which helps explain how parenting both increases and decreases aspects of well-being By Anthony Vaccaro edited by Daisy Yuhas Deciding whether to have kids can be one of the most momentous…...
Spouses Tend to Share Psychiatric Disorders, Massive Study Finds
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (509+ words) Spouses often share psychiatric diagnoses, according to an analysis of almost 15 million people in three countries By Mohana Basu & Nature magazine People with a psychiatric disorder are more likely to marry someone who has the same condition than to partner…...