March 2011 Monitor on Psychology

March 2011 | Monitor on Psychology | Vol. 42 No. 3

COVER:
Hormones and desire

Hormones & desire
Hormones associated with the menstrual cycle appear to drive sexual attraction more than we know.

SCIENCE WATCH

Oxytocin has garnered media attention for its potential as a social lubricant and as a treatment for autism and other disorders. But researchers warn it’s no panacea.

IN BRIEF

Snapshots of some of the latest peer-reviewed research within psychology and related fields.

PRACTICE PROFILE

On-air interventions

A California State University psychology professor is bringing evidence-based practice to reality television.

QUESTIONNAIRE

Coming of age in a post-recession world

Developmental psychologist Jeffrey Jensen Arnett says that while emerging adults struggle with the lingering effects of the recession, they’ll largely make it through unfazed.

TIME CAPSULE

Psychology’s radio days

APA’s first foray into mass media began in 1931 with “Psychology Today” — no, not the magazine.

FEATURES

The unemployment crisis

Psychologists are being called on more than ever to counsel out-of-work Americans. Here’s what the research says can help.

Caring for chronically ill kids

Many parents are struggling to manage their children’s care. Here’s why.

Are Internet affairs different?

Historically, men have been more likely to cheat, but cybersex may be changing that, research suggests.

In the game

Jeffrey Martin will edit APA’s first sport psychology journal.

In hot demand

The need for rehabilitation psychology’s expertise and research insights is stronger than ever, says the incoming editor of Rehabilitation Psychology.