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Children's perceptions of their parents' antisocial behavior may lead them to be antisocial
Children who grow up in antisocial families are more likely to be antisocial themselves. Much of the research into why this is so has focused on parents' behavior.   view more (2007-02-07)

European award to researcher on adolescence
The European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) awards a biennial prize to a young researcher who has made significant contributions to the field of research on adolescence. At a conference in Oxford, September 3-6, 2002, the EARA Young Scholar Award will be conferred upon Henrik Andershed “in appreciation of his excellent... view more... (2002-09-03)

Research Examines the Connection Between Substance Abuse and Violence
Approximately 50 percent of Americans over the age of 12 currently drink alcohol, according to a 2003 report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.   view more (2007-10-10)

Reading and behavior problems intertwined in boys
It's been known for more than a decade that children with reading problems, particularly boys, also tend to have behavior problems, and vice versa.   view more (2006-02-09)

Tonsillectomy associated with improved sleep and behavior in children with breathing disorders
Children diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing appear to sleep better and have improved behavior following removal of their tonsils and adenoids.   view more (2007-10-16)

Past experience of pheromones induces dominant courtship behavior in fruit flies
By investigating the interplay between pheromone signaling and behavior in fruit flies, researchers have begun to understand how an adult fly's earlier experience as a young individual can influence its behavior towards other flies as an adult.   view more (2005-10-11)

Predictors of disease behavior change in Crohn's disease
Using the Vienna classification system, it has been shown in clinic-based cohorts that there can be a significant change in disease behavior over time, whereas disease location remains relatively stable.   view more (2009-08-10)

Are Depressed Patients Exploited By The Drug Industry?
A study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry by an Italian group of investigators headed by Professor Giovanni A. Fava (University of Bologna) suggests, that with appropriate psychosocial interventions, half of the patients with recurrent depression could be still well and drug free six years after termination of... view more... (2004-10-08)

Adolescents' values can serve as a buffer against behaving violently at school
Researchers in Israel have found that teenagers' values helped determine whether or not they engaged in violent behavior at school, especially in schools where violence was common.   view more (2008-05-15)

Drug commonly used for alcoholism, drug addiction, curbs urges of compulsive stealers
It appears that a drug commonly used to treat alcohol and drug addiction has a similar effect on the compulsive behavior of kleptomaniacs - it curbs their urge to steal, according to new research at the University of Minnesota.   view more (2009-04-01)

Marine snail's neural network sheds light on the basis for flexible behavior
By studying how a relatively simple motor network of the marine snail Aplysia produces variants of a particular feeding behavior, researchers have found that the ability to generate a large number of behavioral variants stems from the elegant hierarchical architecture of the brain's motor network.   view more (2005-10-11)

Ritualized submission and pseudo-copulation reduce aggression among male crayfish
Pseudo-copulation-an interaction that mimics sexual copulation-is a behavior known in mammalian communities that reduces aggression and signifies social dominance, particularly among males.   view more (2006-11-21)

How often will you use that treadmill?
Why not buy that treadmill? You'll be exercising every day, right? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines why our expectations of our behavior so often don't match reality.   view more (2008-11-18)

Male praying mantids prefer not to be victims of sexual cannibalism
Female praying mantids are notorious for sexual cannibalism - that is, for eating their male partner during mating.   view more (2006-07-27)

MU Anthropologist Develops New Approach to Explain Religious Behavior
Without a way to measure religious beliefs, anthropologists have had difficulty studying religion. Now, two anthropologists from the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have developed a new approach to study religion by focusing on verbal communication, an identifiable behavior, instead of speculating about alleged beliefs in the... view more... (2008-09-10)

Making snack food choices
People who are asked whether they would choose between a "good" snack and a "bad" snack might not follow their intentions when the snacks arrive.   view more (2008-09-12)

UIC researchers link maternal smoking during pregnancy to behavior problems in toddlers
A University of Illinois at Chicago study reveals a link between smoking during pregnancy and very early child behavior problems.   view more (2006-07-13)

Status of adolescent peer groups plays role in understanding groups influence on early teen behavior
Children who are part of the cool group are more likely to be influenced by their friends than children who are friends with peers who are kind, nice, and well-liked.   view more (2007-07-20)

Study: Lizards bask for more than warmth
Keeping warm isn't the only reason lizards and other cold-blooded critters bask in the sun. According to a study published in the May/June issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, chameleons alter their sunbathing behavior based on their need for vitamin D.   view more (2009-04-21)

Primate culture is just a stone's throw away from human evolution, study finds
For 30 years, scientists have been studying stone-handling behavior in several troops of Japanese macaques to catch a unique glimpse of primate culture.   view more (2009-01-13)
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