Joking about COVID-19 Won’t Create Marital Bliss
Date:
Surprisingly, people who experienced fear during interactions with their partners believed they were coping well with the pandemic as a couple.
Search
News
Mobile Phone Use Mostly Discourages Interaction Between Parents and Young Children, Research Suggests
Date:
Findings based on a cross-cultural study lead researchers to conclude that intervention programs aimed at raising parents’ awareness of the potential negative outcomes of significant phone use during parent-child quality time are needed, said Associate Dean for Programs and study coauthor Dafna Lemish.
Support from the NIH Loan Repayment Programs to Enable Rivera and Threats to Further Research on Health Disparities
Date:
The National Institutes of Health has named SC&I Assistant Professors Yonaira Rivera and Megan Threats recipients of the Loan Repayment Program Award.
A Standardized Term is Needed to Describe and Advance Work on Invalidation of Patient Symptoms, a New Study Finds
Date:
In a recently published paper, SC&I Ph.D. candidate Allyson Bontempo shows why scholars need to develop and use a standardized term when referring to “the invalidation of patient concerns by healthcare providers,” to both advance the collective scholarly literature and find solutions.
Keeping Romantic Relationships Healthy During COVID-19
Date:
New research by Associate Professor Maria Venetis provides specific coping strategies romantic couples can use to keep their relationships, and themselves, healthy and strong during the pandemic.