Can an app improve your romantic relationship?
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Couples report healthier, stronger relationships after one month of using a relationship app codeveloped by a Rochester psychologist.
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When do teens lie to their parents (and when do they tell the truth)?
Wed, 06 Dec 2023
Rochester psychologist Judith Smetana has made it her life’s work to understand how teenagers tick. In her latest study, she finds patterns in the timing of lies and the way secrets are disclosed.
Continue ReadingVicious cycle: Depression as both cause and consequence of stress
Tue, 07 Nov 2023
A meta-analysis finds the established stress generation model applies not only to depression but also to other mental health disorders.
Continue ReadingMt. Hope Family Center awarded $8.5M to continue child maltreatment studies
Fri, 15 Sep 2023
Funding from the National Institutes of Health builds on the grant given five years ago to establish the TRANSFORM multidisciplinary national research and resource center.
Continue ReadingThriving while living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
Mon, 21 Aug 2023
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are a pressing public health problem—and the University is home to one of only two specialty diagnostic clinics in New York state.
Continue ReadingLooking for a match made in heaven—or online? Science says stay grounded
Mon, 13 Feb 2023
Rochester’s Harry Reis, a leading social psychologist, discusses how to find and foster love—including ways to get the most out of online dating.
Continue ReadingReducing the temptation to cheat in relationships
Thu, 26 Jan 2023
Adopting your partner’s perspective may reduce your temptation to cheat, according to research by Gurit Birnbaum at Reichman University in Israel and Rochester’s Harry Reis.
Continue ReadingMt. Hope Family Center expands evidence-based trauma services
Mon, 22 Aug 2022
New federal funding will support the center’s programs addressing child and family trauma at individual and systemic levels.
Continue ReadingHelping teens channel stress, grow in resilience
Wed, 06 Jul 2022
Psychologists have developed a tool to help teens turn everyday stressors that could lead to anxiety and depression into a positive force instead.
Continue ReadingDoes urban living put kids at greater risk of experiencing psychosis?
Wed, 27 Apr 2022
Using a large, nationwide sample, Rochester researchers looked at the impact that environmental and social risk factors can have during childhood.
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