Tag: Department of Psychology
Looking for a match made in heaven—or online? Science says stay grounded
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.
Reducing the temptation to cheat in relationships
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.
Mt. Hope Family Center expands evidence-based trauma services
New federal funding will support the center’s programs addressing child and family trauma at individual and systemic levels.
Helping teens channel stress, grow in resilience
Psychologists have developed a tool to help teens turn everyday stressors that could lead to anxiety and depression into a positive force instead.
Does urban living put kids at greater risk of experiencing psychosis?
Using a large, nationwide sample, Rochester researchers looked at the impact that environmental and social risk factors can have during childhood.
Who fared better during Covid: those living with or without family?
A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and coauthored by Rochester’s Bonne Le, showed that people who lived with family during COVID-19 had better mental health outcomes than people living alone.
Thriving while living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are a pressing public health problem—and the University of Rochester is home to one of only two specialty diagnostic clinics in New York state. Here, Rochester psychologists are making the case for a new approach to treating FASD.
Stress response doesn’t have to be bad. Here’s how to reframe it.
Rochester psychologists find that college students who reinterpret their stress response as performance-enhancing are less anxious and generally healthier.
How does the pandemic affect families who were already struggling?
River Campus psychologists and the Mt. Hope Family Center are awarded a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant to study the pandemic’s long-term effects on family cohesion and child well-being.
Partners play pivotal role in pregnant women’s alcohol use, which affects their babies’ development
Rochester psychologists say successful intervention efforts need to include partners of mothers-to-be.