Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work.
Women Less Likely to Choose Manly Men for Long Haul
When looking for long-term commitment, women view men with more feminine features as warmer, more committed and better potential parents, shows yet another study. In this one, 400 male and female participants viewed faces without visible hair, bodies or clothing and selected which face they felt best represented a particular trait such as dominance or commitment. The study also found that faces which appeared healthier were seen as more desirable for all traits.
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Baby DVDs May Hurt Language Development
A study of 1,000 families has found that for every hour a day babies spend watching baby DVDs and videos, they understand an average of six to eight fewer words than babies who do not watch these programs.
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Early Childhood Programs Have Lifetime Effects
A longitudinal study of low-income, minority children shows that attending preschool has effects lasting well into adulthood. By age 24, adults in the study who attended a publicly-funded preschool program were 7.7 percent more likely to have graduated high school, 8.7 percent more likely to have health insurance, 4.5 percent less likely to have been arrested for a felony and 4.6 percent less likely to exhibit depressive symptoms compared to peers who did not attend the early childhood education program.
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Teens More Likely To Drink Liquor Than Beer
When it comes to binge drinking, adults tend to go for beer due to its low price and wide availability, show shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of 14,000 adult binge drinkers. Meanwhile a separate study on teens shows they are more likely to imbibe liquor. Researchers speculate this is because it's easier to steal from parental liquor cabinets and less likely to be noticed.
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