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Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say
Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists. view more (2008-04-01)
Teenagers know about condoms ... so why don't they use them?
The review of qualitative studies, published today in The Lancet, looked at 268 studies of the sexual behaviour of under-25-year-olds from South Africa to Sweden. It reveals how, in all countries, social expectations of how men and women should behave frustrate campaigners' efforts to encourage safer sex. view more (2006-11-03)
Experts question prevalent stereotypes about autism
As theories about autism spread like wildfire in the media and the general public, a panel of autism experts will reflect on the validity of four widely held-and potentially inaccurate-assumptions about the developmental disability. view more (2006-02-21)
Bisexual community reports need for improvements in mental health services
New research by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Sherbourne Health Centre sheds light on the mental health of bisexual people in Ontario by looking at the context of mental health issues in this group. view more (2008-09-18)
Elders' stereotypes predict hearing decline
Older people who have negative stereotypes about the elderly have a greater chance of hearing decline, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the March issue of Journals of Gerontology. view more (2006-03-01)
Culture affects how teen girls see harassment
Teenage girls of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds still experience sexism and sexual harassment - but cultural factors may control whether they perceive sexism as an environmental problem or as evidence of their own shortcomings. view more (2008-05-15)
Teenage girls still experience harassment
Girls and women have made dramatic strides toward gender equality in the United States. Role models and opportunities for girls in science, technology, and sports exist today that were not available 50 years ago. view more (2008-05-15)
New Study Explores Social Comparison in Early Childhood
It has been shown (and probably experienced by all of us) that performing worse than our peers on a particular task results in negative self-esteem and poorer subsequent performance on the same task. view more (2008-10-31)
Rethinking what men and women want in a partner
When it comes to romantic attraction men primarily are motivated by good looks and women by earning power. At least that's what men and women have been saying for a long time. Based on research that dates back several decades, the widely accepted notion permeates popular culture today. view more (2008-02-14)
High self-esteem may be culturally universal, international study shows
The notion that East Asians, Japanese in particular, are self-effacing and have low self-esteem compared to Americans may well describe the surface view of East Asian personality, but misses the picture revealed by recently developed measures of self-esteem. view more (2007-06-08)
New study examines scope of online breast cancer support groups
In the study conducted at the UW-Madison Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, 144 women who were recently diagnosed with breast cancer were provided free computer hardware, Internet access and training in how to use an online health education and support system, which they were able to use for six months. view more (2006-01-19)
When texting, eligible women express themselves better
The book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus and its gender stereotypes on how the sexes communicate remains fodder for debate, but two Indiana University researchers have confirmed one thing: When men and women talk through technology, it's the women who are more expressive. view more (2009-02-11)
Blowing away ethnic stereotyping in tests
It is often thought that Asian cultures value accuracy over speed of performance and Black groups are less concerned with accuracy than White groups. Contrary to popular belief research shows these stereotypes do not exist in psychometric testing. view more (2005-01-07)
Coping with IVF failure
The dominant representation of IVF (in vitro fertilisation) in this culture is one of technological success. A study by Karen Throsby, of the London School of Economics, suggests that this idealised representation of IVF makes it particularly difficult for women to cope with failure which is in fact the majority outcome. The study was presented... view more... (2000-12-05)
Institute of Physics Survey Asks "is the geek dead?"
Is a physicist a bearded man in glasses, the geek in the Yakult advert or something more unexpected? This week the Institute of Physics (IoP) set out to find out whether the stereotype of a physics "boffin" still exists. A random selection of shoppers on Oxford Street in London were asked to pick out the physicist from a photograph of a... view more... (2003-10-31)
The colour of your hair may leave you open to stereotypes and prejudice
Hair colour has been associated with stereotypes of females in western society and it appears that the stereotype of 'dumb blonde' is still alive and well. There is also some evidence that men rather than women have constructed the dumb blonde stereotype. view more (1999-03-26)
Perceived discrimination affects screening rates
Minority men and women who perceived discrimination from their health care providers were less likely to be screened for colorectal or breast cancer, according to a report in the August issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. view more (2008-08-06)
Lesbians, gay men and family life
The view that lesbians and gay men pose a threat to the traditional family is challenged in a symposium held today, Tuesday 15 December, at The British Psychological Society's London Conference, held at the Institute of Education. view more (1998-12-03)
University film to smash autism stereotypes
Photographs available Widely held stereotypes of autism are leading to a "scandalous squandering of talented resources" by British employers, according to a senior academic at Sheffield Hallam University. Jeff Baggott, Head of Film and Media at the University, believes that misconceptions of the syndrome have resulted in a disturbing... view more... (2002-09-05)
Kingston reveals reasons for poor healthcare recruitment
Research completed at Kingston University has uncovered findings challenging some traditional career stereotypes. Staff in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, run jointly between the University and St George's Hospital Medical School, have completed a two-year study called Ethnicity and Degree Courses in the Allied Health Professions.... view more... (2004-04-05)
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