Skimpy Halloween costumes and the sexualization of girls
October 31, 2009, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Racy Halloween ensembles are hardly new, but every year, costumes aimed at women, teens and tweens seem to get sexier and skew younger, said Sharon Lamb, a clinical psychologist and co-author of “Packaging Girlhood.” Lamb also helped write the American Psychological Association task force report on the sexualization of girls.

Psychologically healthy workplace programs benefit everyone
October 19, 2009, The Vancouver Sun
The goal of creating a psychologically healthy workplace, according to Dr. David Ballard, executive director for corporate relations and business strategy at the American Psychological Association, is to 'optimize outcomes for employees and employers, which is different from maximizing outcomes for either group.'

Study: Working past retirement boosts health
October 13, 2009, MSNBC
Those who continue to work in their original field also have better mental health than those who change fields, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association.

Recession’s toll on children
September 20, 2009, Chicago Tribune (free registration required)
'We're living in very difficult times,' said Rosalind Dorlen, a psychologist and the American Psychological Association's public education coordinator for New Jersey. 'It would be naive to assume kids going through this would be unaffected.'

Choosing a school mascot that does not offend
September 15, 2009, Washington Post (free registration required)
Activists' claims of discrimination have been bolstered in the past several years by groups including the American Psychological Association, the American Sociological Society and the NCAA, who called on schools and sports teams to retire their Indian mascots. They cited a growing body of research showing that the mascots create a hostile learning environment for Native American students and hurt their self-esteem.

Military kids grow up fast
August 20, 2009, CNN
When all military branches are taken into consideration, the American Psychological Association estimates about 700,000 children under the age of 18 have a parent deployed overseas for military duty.

Accentuating the positive after a layoff
August 16, 2009, New York Times (free registration required)
It's important to work through the negative feelings you experience because of a layoff, said Nancy Molitor, public education coordinator for the American Psychological Association and a psychologist in private practice in Wilmette, Ill.

Good news for elderly: Happiness keeps growing
August 13, 2009, U.S. News & World Report
Researchers who spoke at the recently concluded annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Toronto said that mental health generally improves with age.

More happiness may come with age, studies say
August 11, 2009, CNN
At the APA meeting in Toronto, Canada, researchers suggested that, generally, people in their 80s and 90s are happier than younger people.

Should anger be classified as a mental disorder?
August 9, 2009, USA TODAY
Anger has been ignored in the mental health field, according to Raymond DiGiuseppe, on a mission to give some equal attention to what he calls a forgotten emotion. Dr. DiGiuseppe explained his efforts at a Friday session of the American Psychological Association meeting in Toronto.

Money affects life satisfaction, but not happiness
August 9, 2009, USA TODAY
People with high incomes, in richer countries including the USA, score higher in life satisfaction, while those with less wealth, in China or Africa, rank very low, finds worldwide data collected in the Gallup World Poll, and presented Saturday at a session of the American Psychological Association annual meeting here.

New tests shed light on how dogs think
August 9, 2009, USA TODAY
A presentation on 'How Dogs Think' drew a crowd Saturday as a psychologist, canine researcher and author of a 2004 book by the same name told the American Psychological Association that the newest research strategy for understanding dogs is to use tests meant for very young children.

Among teens, who's gay is less clear
August 8, 2009, USA TODAY
Who's gay and who's not is less clear than it used to be among today's young people — and that's complicating how researchers conduct studies on the sexual behavior of teens and young adults, a developmental psychologist who studies gays, lesbians, and bisexuals told a session today at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association here.

Loneliness is increasing -- and it can harm your health
August 6, 2009, USA TODAY
Being lonely isn't bad for you, but staying lonely is, a leading expert and author on loneliness told a session Thursday on the opening day of the American Psychological Association annual meeting here.

Staying positive in negative territory
August 5, 2009, USA TODAY
Although past studies have found those who live in countries with higher per capita incomes report many measures of greater well-being, it's psychological wealth that helps people get through tough times, say researchers Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, who will present new findings at the four-day annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, which opens here today.

How to de-stress a recession-riddled life
July 11, 2009, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Perhaps not surprisingly, nearly half of the 1,791 adults polled for the American Psychological Association's latest Stress in America survey said that their stress had increased in the past year.

Most people may prefer like-minded views
July 6, 2009, Medical News Today
The analysis, reported this month in Psychological Bulletin published by the American Psychological Association, puts to rest a longstanding debate over whether people actively avoid information that contradicts what they believe, or whether they are simply exposed more often to ideas that conform to their own because they tend to be surrounded by like-minded people.

Keeping your cool
June 23, 2009, Philadelphia Inquirer
Almost half of Americans say they are increasingly stressed about their ability to provide for their family’s basic needs, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2008 Stress in America survey.

Plan for retirement beyond the numbers
April 26, 2009, USA TODAY
Most people who plan for retirement focus only on their financial portfolio, but they should pay as much attention to their 'psychological portfolio,' says Schlossberg, whose new book was published in February by the American Psychological Association.

Employers get creative to reduce staff stress
March 22, 2009, Boston Globe (free registration required)
On the job, a sense of powerlessness particularly raises stress levels, which is why secretaries, waitresses, middle managers, police officers, editors, and medical interns - who all face sometimes overwhelming or even traumatic situations - are among the most highly stressed workers, according to the American Psychological Association.

Why we're sleeping less
March 6, 2009, CNN
The findings echo a survey conducted by the American Psychological Association, which reported last year that 52 percent of 7,000 respondents were losing sleep at night from stress.

Stress eats away at healthy food choices
March 1, 2009, Atlanta Journal Constitution
A "Stress in America" survey released in October by the American Psychological Association found that 8 in 10 Americans point to the economy as a major source of stress. And about half of Americans say they overeat or chow down on junk food as a coping mechanism.

Seeing crash reports can worsen flying phobia
February 13, 2009, CNN
An estimated 10 percent to 25 percent of the U.S. population experiences the phobia of flying, according to the American Psychological Association.

Crafting a 'Plan B' for tough economic times
February 8, 2009, NPR
The American Psychological Association says the good news about economic stress is that it can be managed. The organization has compiled some suggestions for this.

Those who feel rejected direct hostility toward others
January 30, 2009, Washington Post (free registration required)
'Prior case studies show the majority of school shooters have experienced peer rejection. And while not everyone who feels rejected reacts violently, we found they tend to act out aggressively in other ways. We wanted to explain psychologically why this happens,' study author C. Nathan DeWall said in an American Psychological Association news release.

Psychology Today interviews President Bray
January 21, 2009, MSNBC
The Seven Questions welcomes the 2009 president of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Bray joins an esteemed panel of influential authors, theorists and policymakers who impart their views on fundamental issues in psychotherapy.

Obama orders CIA prisons, Guantanamo shut
January 22, 2009, MSNBC
President Obama has ordered the CIA to close down secret overseas prisons and the Pentagon to close down the Guantanamo prison within a year. The president also banned the harshest interrogation methods.

Your nest empty? Enjoy each other
January 19, 2009, New York Times (free registration required)
New research, published in the November issue Psychological Science, shows that marital satisfaction actually improves when the children move out.

Milgram's study revisited
December 19, 2008, CNN
A new study to be published in the January issue of American Psychologist confirmed these results in an experiment that mimics many of Milgram's original conditions.

Barbie vs. Bratz battle rages to the end
December 12, 2008, CNN
A 2007 report by the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls called Bratz dolls' miniskirts, fishnet stockings and feather boas 'sexualized' and argued that the dolls' 'objectified sexuality ... is limiting for adolescent girls, and even more so for the very young girls who represent the market for these dolls.' Researchers have criticized Barbie, too.

Get a grip on stress
December 1, 2008, Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
The 2008 Stress in America survey, conducted by the American Psychological Assn. and released in October, found that stress levels have increased significantly over the last two years, particularly in the last six months. Money and the economy top the list of concerns.

Frazzled? At least you can exercise
November 23, 2008, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (free registration required)
The American Psychological Association's recent "Stress in America" poll found that eight in every 10 Atlantans point to the economy as a significant source of stress. And about half of those surveyed said they flock to exercise as a way to fight stress.

Down, and no one to talk to
November 16, 2008, Boston Globe (free registration required)
Anxieties are running high: 80 percent of 2,507 Americans polled by the American Psychological Association in September reported that the economy is a significant source of stress for them. A separate summer survey by the APA found that 60 percent of 1,791 people reported feeling irritable due to stress, up 10 percent from last year.

How to keep anger from bubbling over
November 3, 2008, CNN
The American Psychological Association says anger may result in physiological and biological changes. The APA recommends breathing from the diaphragm. Shallow breathing from your chest won't be as relaxing, the group said. Another way to cool off is to repeat calm sounding words or phrases such as 'relax' and 'take it easy.'

What's scary this Halloween? Costumes for girls
October 24, 2008, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Racy costumes can provide a teaching moment for parents, said Eileen Zurbriggen, who teaches at the University of California at Santa Cruz and served on a task force of the American Psychological Association on the sexualization of girls.

Financial infidelity: Money can ruin a marriage
October 21, 2008, ABC News
According to the American Psychological Association, 83 percent of women are stressed about money, compared with 78 percent of men.

Rattled rich look for solace in therapy
October 19, 2008, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The article cites data from the Stress in America Survey and its impact on Americans.

Upgrading the stress levels
October 14, 2008, New York Times (free registration required)
In its latest annual "Stress in America" survey, based on 2,507 online interviews in September, the American Psychological Association found that the crisis on Wall Street was the No. 1 cause of anxiety. And participants in the survey said the places where they felt most vulnerable to stress were in the office and on a business trip.

Mental health parity approved with bailout bill
October 6, 2008, NPR
Most people don't find out they have less health insurance for mental illness than they do for physical ailments until they really need it, says Peter Newbould, director of congressional and political affairs for the American Psychological Association.

Stress costs billions for American businesses
October 5, 2008, Eagle Tribune
A poll conducted by the American Psychological Association shows that stress in the workplace is costing American businesses $300 billion a year.

How to treat a money disorder
September 25, 2008, New York Times (free registration required)
An online survey by the American Psychological Association in June found that 75 percent of the more than 2,500 adults said money was the number one source of stress in their lives.

No longer ready to retire
September 21, 2008, Washington Post (free registration required)
The American Psychological Association released a report showing that the number one cause of anxiety for Americans is money fears.

Mental health lines buzz in recession depression
September 19, 2008, Bloomberg
A poll taken for the American Psychological Association in April found that three of four Americans are under stress because of money woes. In a more detailed poll conducted in September 2007, almost half said such stress is hurting their professional and personal lives. "We're reached a tipping point where anxiety about the economy is pervasive,'' said Dan Abrahamson, assistant executive director of the association's practice directorate. The worries ``are there all the time; you can't get them out of your mind."

Older problem gamblers face greater suicide risk
September 17, 2008, Medical News Today
The results of their study were published in the September issue of Psychology and Aging, published by the American Psychological Association.

How you spend affects how much you spend
September 8, 2008, Medical News Today
The research was published in the APA Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied.

The science of happiness
September 8, 2008, Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
Happiness science began to mushroom and flood society with new, positive ways of thinking. That year, Martin Seligman, then-president of the American Psychological Association, started the positive psychology movement, which focuses on what makes people mentally healthy.

Mental skills can decline years before aging
August 27, 2008, U.S. News & World Report
For additional information on screening for age-related cognitive decline, visit the American Psychological Association.

Animals adapt their vocal signals to social situations
August 25, 2008, ScienceDaily
A special August issue of the Journal of Comparative Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association, presents a host of studies that investigate the way that animals adapt their calls, chirps, barks and whistles to their social situation.

Addressing resiliency among black youth
August 18, 2008, Medical News Today
African-American youth have proven they can bounce back after facing hardship and adversity, yet the majority of studies on this population still focus on the negative outcomes of risk factors, according to a task force of the American Psychological Association.

Psychologists worry about future astronauts' mental health
August 18, 2008, ABC News
The conditions of expeditioners to Mars will be very different from those of today's relatively comfortable space (or polar, or undersea) enclosures in constant touch with 'home,'' says Peter Suedfeld of the University of British Columbia, who gave a presentation Thursday at a meeting of the American Psychological Association.

Kids' obesity linked to ear infections
August 14, 2008, Washington Post (free registration required)
Damage caused by chronic ear infections in children may alter their sense of taste, making fatty and sweet foods more desirable and increasing the risk of obesity. That's the conclusion of four new studies presented Thursday at the American Psychological Association's annual meeting in Boston.

Psychologists determine what it means to think 'green'
August 14, 2008, USA Today
Armed with new research into what makes some people environmentally conscious and others less so, the 148,000-member American Psychological Association is stepping up efforts to foster a broader sense of eco-sensitivity that the group believes will translate into more public action to protect the planet. 'We know how to change behavior and attitudes. That is what we do,' says Yale University psychologist Alan Kazdin, association president. 'We know what messages will work and what will not.'

Early detection of Lou Gehrig's disease
August 5, 2008, ScienceDaily
A report in the August issue of Behavioral Neuroscience, published by the American Psychological Association, describes how this novel use of data mining may enable investigators to test therapies to delay or even prevent disease, starting with hereditary forms.

Seattle: Haven for children of gay and lesbian parents
August 3, 2008, Seattle Times
According to research by the American Psychological Association, there is little difference in overall health and well-being between the offspring of heterosexual parents and those raised by gay or lesbian parents.

One way to handle grief: Just get over it
July 29, 2008, Washington Post (free registration required)
As written in the 2008 'Handbook of Bereavement Research and Clinical Practice,' published by the APA, 'People who mull things over tended to report losing a part of themselves, searching for and finding some meaning...and describing positive [personal] changes.'

Mental health costs to drop after passage of Medicare bill
July 17, 2008, U.S. News & World Report
Financial concerns are the leading barrier to getting mental health care, according to a joint American Psychological Association-Harris Interactive poll. Forty-two percent of those polled said that concern over cost was a barrier to seeking out such services; 52 percent said lack of insurance was an issue.

Americans expect business leaders to be white
July 15, 2008, University of Toronto
The research was published in the APA Journal of Applied Psychology.

Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation
July 15, 2008, ScienceDaily
The study was published in the APA Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Mental health treatment: Commonly accepted
July 4, 2008, Medical News Today
The nationwide study of 2,529 U.S. adults was conducted online between April 7 and 15, 2008, by Harris Interactive® in conjunction with the American Psychological Association.

Genetics, environment shape sexual behavior
June 30, 2008, U.S. News & World Report
The American Psychological Association has more about sexual orientation (http://www.apa.org/topics/sorientation.html).

Good parents, bad results
June 20, 2008, U.S. News & World Report
APA President Alan Kazdin and other APA members weigh in on how discipline and praise impact the parent/child relationship.

What facial muscles tell us about emotion
June 17, 2008, ScienceDaily
The study was published in an American Psychological Association journal which describes the unique variation of musculature structure in the face.

What's stressing you out
June 11, 2008, Forbes
A new poll by the American Psychological Association of more than 2,500 adults shows that 66% of Americans feel the economy is a significant source of stress right now.

Stress, if managed, can be good for you
June 5, 2008, U.S. News & World Report
According to a recent survey by the American Psychological Association, nearly half say their level of stress has increased over the past five years, and fully one third routinely experience extreme agitation.

New model for collaboration between clergy and clinicians
June 4, 2008, Medical News Today
The research was described in detail in the American Psychological Association's journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

Parity for mental health
June 1, 2008, Wall Street Journal
The proposed legislation would affect about 70% of the 160 million Americans with employer-provided health insurance, says Peter Newbould, director of congressional and political affairs for the APA.

21st birthday binge drinking common, hazardous
May 20, 2008, ScienceDaily
The results of the study were published in the APA Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Foreclosures take toll on mental health
May 14, 2008, USA Today
The results of the study were published in the APA Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Racial discrimination has different mental health effect on Asians
May 9, 2008, ScienceDaily
The research was published in the APA journal, Developmental Psychology.

Teens and cocaine addiction
April 22, 2008, ScienceDaily
The study was published in the APA journal Behavioral Neuroscience.

Choices sap your stamina, self-control
April 18, 2008, Washington Post (free registration required)
The researchers created several experiments to gauge the effects of multiple choices. Their findings are published in the APA's April issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Young macho men with serious injuries often abuse alcohol
April 11, 2008, Medical News Today
The study - 'Men with serious injuries: relations among masculinity, age and alcohol use' - was published in the most recent American Psychological Association's journal Rehabilitation Psychology.

Memory on trial
March 6, 2008, National Science Foundation
The researchers review the follow-on studies in an upcoming issue of Psychological Bulletin.

Drinking to extremes to celebrate 21
April 8, 2008, New York Times (free registration required)
In one study of 316 students, to be presented at the American Psychological Association conference this year, those who were given Web-based information about drinking prior to their 21st birthday drank less than students who didn’t receive the information.

High level of stress rampant in workplace
March 30, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
Poll results released in October by the American Psychological Association found that one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress, and that the most commonly cited source of stress - mentioned by 74 percent of respondents - was work. That was up from 59 percent the previous year.

Cooperative classrooms better for adolescents
March 29, 2008, ScienceDaily
The study was published in the APA's Psychological Bulletin.

Parenting trying children
March 25, 2008, Washington Post (free registration required)
'Most popular parenting books violate the tenets of what we know is effective,' Kazdin said. Many, he observed, advocate that parents 'understand your child, talk to your child so he won't be angry. It's wonderful to talk to your child, but talking won't change his behavior for a minute,' added Kazdin, president of the APA.

The tension builds (it's almost Monday)
March 23, 2008, New York Times (free registration required)
Poll results released last October by the American Psychological Association found that one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress, and that the most commonly cited source of stress—mentioned by 74 percent of respondents—was work. That was up from 59 percent the previous year.

Drop the winter blues
March 20, 2008, WXII-12
Sometimes depression will lift, only for symptoms to recur, says Ellen McGrath, PhD, chairperson of the APA's National Task Force on Women and Depression and author of When Feeling Bad is Good. Women are also more likely than men to experience mild depression—to feel overwhelmed, powerless, discouraged, ineffective, or sorrowful, and possibly angry or guilty. These feelings last longer than the blues but typically lift after several hours or days, says Dr. McGrath.

Spitzer's thrill-seeking behavior
March 13, 2008, Bloomberg
"Politics is one of the most exciting careers imaginable," said Frank Farley, a professor of educational psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia, and former president of the APA. "There are few occupations where you can give speeches to large groups of people who stomp their feet and clap their hands for you. Most people don't want it."

Don't leave fathers out of custody cases
March 11, 2008, Boston Globe (free registration required)
Dr. Robert Bauserman did a meta-analysis of 33 studies between 1982 to 1999 published by the American Psychological Association. In total, 1,846 sole-custody and 814 joint-custody children were studied. He concluded that 'Children in joint custody arrangements had less behavioral and emotional problems, had higher self-esteem, better family relations and school performance than children in sole custody arrangements.'

Bullying more harmful than sexual harassment on the job
March 8, 2008, ScienceDaily
The findings were presented at the Seventh International Conference on Work, Stress and Health, co-sponsored by the American Psychological Association.

Therapists' home offices
March 6, 2008, New York Times (free registration required)
Last year, an article in Psychoanalytic Psychology, a journal of the APA, created a ruckus by questioning the ethical considerations surrounding therapists' home offices. Its author and former ethics chair of the division of psychoanalysis wrote that the sights and smells of the doctor's home were "keyholes" into his or her life that could be overly stimulating or overwhelming.

Malingerer test roils personal injury law
March 5, 2008, Wall Street Journal
The APA's committee on disabilities protested to the pubisher that it had acted prematurely and hadn't evaluated the test itself, but noted that the test was controversial and said: “Any test that over predicts malingering in persons with disabilities may result in their being denied necessary and due compensation, benefits, or treatment.”

APA task force urges integrated health care model for aging population
February 29, 2008, Medical News Today
Developing a model of integrated health care is essential as the U.S. population ages, and mental health care providers can make unique and critical contributions to this paradigm, according to a task force report issued by the American Psychological Association.

How do you decide how to vote?
February 28, 2008, New Albany Tribune
Using the latest in brain imaging technology, psychologist Drew Westen found that when it comes to making decisions about political candidates, people tend to “feel their way to their beliefs,” using the emotional centers rather than the thinking parts of their brains. In a recent interview in the APA's Monitor, he says “When reason and emotion collide, emotion invariably wins.”

Goal-oriented behavior demonstrated by 3 year-olds
February 20, 2008, Medical News Today
Kids grow into the ability to act in pursuit of goals outside of what they can immediately sense sometime around age three, according to a new study published in the February issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Internet offenders target teens, not children
Medical News Today, February 19, 2008
The researchers draw a clearer picture about adults who troll the Internet for sex with minors in the study published in the February/March issue of American Psychologist, a journal published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

New methods track psychotherapy effectiveness
Psych Central , February 18, 2008
The author hopes the research paper, published in the February 2008 issue of the APA's American Psychologist, will help close a divide in the field and lead to a better understanding of what works best for patients.

American's most stressful places
MSNBC, February 13, 2008
Nearly half of U.S. adults believe the stress in their lives has escalated during the past five years, as reported in an October study by the American Psychological Association (APA).

It's tough being a stepdad
MSNBC, February 12, 2008
Parents need to recognize that stepfamilies have a whole different dynamic from other families, says Alan Kazdin, director of the Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic at Yale University and president of the American Psychological Association.

Artificial sweeteners can make you gain weight
Medical News Today, February 11, 2008
The study is the work of two psychologists based in Indiana and will be published in the February 2008 issue of Behavioral Neuroscience, a journal of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Dehumanization and discrimination against blacks linked
Medical News Today, February 8, 2008
The paper appears in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, which is published by the American Psychological Association.

Parents waver over wisdom of spanking
St. Petersburg Times, February 6, 2008
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association encourage parents to use nonphysical punishment.

Genius in the making
Times Online, January 31, 2008
A study of former pupils all with very high IQs indicated that there was no link between early brilliance and later success. In middle age, these former pupils were asked about their mental and physical health, their satisfaction with life and their accomplishments. “They were generally healthy, happy, self-satisfied, but they were not doing extraordinary things,” says Rena Subotnik, of the American Psychological Association, the research psychologist who led the study.

Kids with ADHD more likely to bully
MSNBC , January 29, 2008
Alan Kazdin, a specialist in child development and president of the American Psychological Association, says the results may help sensitize parents and teachers to the possibility that some kids with ADHD might have issues that go beyond antsy behaviors and attention problems.

Same sex couples just as committed as heterosexual counterparts
Washington Post (free registration required), January 22, 2008
Same-sex couples are as committed and happy in their romantic relationships as heterosexual couples, find two studies in the January issue of Developmental Psychology, a journal of the American Psychological Association.

The 'how to' of leading a happy life
Newsweek, January 19, 2008
"This isn't someone standing up and saying, 'Just think positive thoughts.' She's doing rigorous research," says Alan Kazdin, professor of psychology at Yale University and president of the American Psychological Association. "We've learned over the past few decades that there are strategies you can use that can actually change the brain, change behavior and then mood and understanding follow."

Courts strip elders of their independence
Boston Globe (free registration required), January 13, 2008
A study coauthored last year by Jennifer Moye, a Harvard Medical School and Veterans Administration psychologist who specializes in gerontology, compared medical certifications in guardianship cases in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. Massachusetts fared worst. The study found that in 154 cases in Massachusetts, the median length of the medical certification was 83 words. In one case, it was just seven words.

Caring for an animal improves your mental well-being
Newsweek, January 11, 2008
As many benefits as pets bring, it is important not to become too dependent on those animal companions, cautions psychologist Alan Entin, past president of the American Psychological Association's division of family psychology. Though they make great companions, in the end, pets are no substitute for human friends and family.

Home energy use gets a 'smackdown' on reality TV
Christian Science Monitor, January 9, 2008
According to a recent American Psychological Association study, people are more likely to make green choices if they think others are, too.

Women: Alleviate work stress with happy marriage
ScienceDaily, January 6, 2008
The findings, which are part of a larger study conducted by the UCLA-Sloan Center for the Everyday Lives of Families (CELF), appear in the January issue of Health Psychology, a peer-reviewed journal published by American Psychological Association.

Cultivating happiness
San Francisco Chronicle, December 28, 2007
The push to study what makes life worth living was inaugurated almost a decade ago by Martin Seligman, director of University of Pennsylvania's Positive Psychology Center. As an active member of the American Psychological Association, he thought the group should move in a new direction, studying the traits and characteristics of people who thrive.

Breathe in the holidays, blow out the stress
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 12, 2007
The American Psychological Association says excessive spending 'in pursuit of the perfect holiday' causes stress and those stresses worsen during the holidays. To counter them, the APA recommends monitoring one's stress levels and noticing any difficulties in concentrating and making decisions.

TV, Internet face crackdown on advertising to children
The Independent, December 9, 2007
The American Psychological Association claimed merchandising and advertising images could lead to eating disorders, low self-esteem and depression.

Burning out? Try logging off
ScienceDaily, November 27, 2007
Professor Eden's most recent findings were presented at the last biannual meeting of 'Work, Stress and Health' in Miami, an event sponsored by the American Psychological Association. Previous studies on Professor Eden's research have been published in top-tier journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Organizational Behavior and Human Performance.

Remote working better for staff and employers
IT World, November 22, 2007
Ravi S. Gajendran and David A. Harrison, at the Department of Management and Organization at Pennsylvania State University studied data on 12,833 telecommuters who spend time working away from the office, and found that working away from the office has more pluses than negatives for people and the companies that employ them. They reported their findings in the journal of Applied Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Telecommuting has positive consequences for employees
ScienceDaily, November 20, 2007
The results are found in a study published by the Journal of Applied Psychology of the APA.

Workers pay for poor health habits
Washington Post (free registration required), November 13, 2007
'A lot of these approaches are making the assumption that all of these behaviors are completely in someone's control,' said David Ballard, who heads up health and well-being in the workplace for the American Psychological Association. 'But it can be exceedingly difficult to change those behaviors. A simple punishment isn't enough to make that kind of thing happen.'

Secret to great performance: The mind
Forbes, November 2007
The APA has had a 43 percent jump in members practicing sports psychology in the last ten years.

Equal coverage for mental health?
Washington Post (free registration required), November 6, 2007
The American Psychological Association offers a consumer-oriented Web site ( http://www.apahelpcenter.org) as well as a referral service (800-964-2000); once connected with a local counselor, you can ask whether they operate on a sliding scale.

Gesturing helps students solve math problems
ScienceDaily, November 4, 2007
Psychologists report in the APA journal, JEP: General, that gesturing can help kids add new and correct problem-solving strategies to their mathematical repertoire.

Are we too quick to medicate children?
Los Angeles Times (free registration required), November 5, 2007
The dearth of approved drugs for pediatric use prompted the APA to recommend that the FDA establish a new panel of independent experts to advise the agency on the safety and effectiveness of psychotropic drugs for children and adolescents.

Stress relieving workouts
Forbes, October 30, 2007
In a new survey conducted by the APA, roughly three-quarters of respondents said they experience physical and psychological symptoms of stress.

Mortgage, terror woes figure big into stress
ABC News, October 25, 2007
The APA's 2007 Stress in American poll showed that nearly half of Americans (48 percent) believe that their stress levels have increased during the past five years.

East to West, Americans are stressed
USA Today, October 23, 2007
A national survey on the state of stress in America, released by the APA, finds that money and work are the biggest stressors for almost three quarters (73% and 74%, respectively) of Americans, up from 59% for both last year.

Staying cool on the job
Forbes, October 16, 2007
"People tend to experience stress in a generalized way," says Russ Newman of the APA. "There are going to be particular causes and triggers, but unless you can take the time to look at them, you're not aware of what you're dealing with."

Six awards for mental health leadership
Providence Business News, October 5, 2007
The Rhode Island Psychological Association in conjunction with the APA announce the 2007 winners of the National award, "Psychologically Healthy Workplaces."

Diverse groups file legal briefs endorsing same-sex marriage
Associated Press, September 26, 2007
The American Psychological Association, among other organizations, wrote a brief on the three decades of social science research that consistently found that same-sex couples are as capable at being good parents as different-sex couples and their children are as well-adjusted.

Heavy drinking leaves damage after sobriety
Springfield News-Sun, September 23, 2007
Young alcohol abusers experience the same brain changes as older people with alcohol-related dementia, according to a recent study conducted by a Wittenberg University Professor and presented to the American Psychological Association.

Help for students with ADHD
WebMD, September 19, 2007
Pediatric psychologist Ronald Brown, Ph.D., chair of the recent APA task force examining the use of drugs in children with mental disorders, says that too many health providers rely on drugs alone, ignoring other effective treatments like psychotherapy.

Appetite for risk
New York Times (free registration required), September 16, 2007
'Risk takers aren't crazy at all,' said Dr. Frank Farley, former President of the American Psychological Association.

Women go to the Web for health info
Washington Post (free registration required), August 21, 2007
Men are less likely than women to go to the web for health information according to findings presented at the American Psychological Association meeting in San Francisco.

Iraq war takes unique toll on National Guard
USA Today, August 21, 2007
National Guard soldiers no more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder than active-duty soldiers, as presented at the 2007 American Psychological Association convention in San Francisco.

Perfectionists can be perfectly happy, too
USA Today, August 20, 2007
Many perfectionists are not as troubled as they are perceived to be, according to panelists at the 2007 American Psychological Association 2007 convention in San Francisco.

Caution urged for autism treatments
WebMD Medical News, August 20, 2007
Unproven treatments for autism have increased as the number of children with autism and related disorders has increased, as presented at a symposium at the 2007 American Psychological Association convention in San Francisco.

Most teen hackers more curious than criminal
USA Today, August 20, 2007
A large minority of teens commit computer crimes out of curiosity rather than wanting to cause trouble researchers reported at the 2007 American Psychological Association convention in San Francisco.

Psychologists weigh interrogation ban
Associated Press, August 19, 2007
The American Psychological Association's policy-making council voted against a proposal to ban psychologists from taking part in any interrogations at U.S. military prisons "in which detainees are deprived of adequate protection of their human rights."

Quit complaining: It may make you feel worse
MSNBC, August 13, 2007
"There is a belief in our culture that talking about your problems makes you feel better," says Amanda Rose, author of the research published in the July issue of Developmental Psychology.

Debt's toll on mental, physical health
Washington Post (free registration required), July 24, 2007
A 2006 survey conducted by the APA found that money is a top source of stress for adults.

Army starts stress program, but needs more help
Reuters, July 17, 2007
The military's mental health system is too short of funds and staff to help service members, according to the Pentagon and the APA, which found more than 30 percent of soldiers met the criteria for a mental disorder.

Pass the pasta, hold the stress
Washington Post (free registration required), July 10, 2007
The most frequently cited source of stress is workplace stress, according to research done by the Practice Directorate of the APA.

Supreme Court blocks execution of mentally ill man
Dallas Morning News, June 28, 2007
The APA, among other organizations, urged the Supreme Court to spare the defendant, arguing that regardless of current legal definitions, if a person has a mental disorder that "significantly impairs his or her capacity to understand the nature and purpose of the punishment," that person isn't competent to be executed.

Soldiers struggle to get psychological care
Washington Post (free registration required), June 17, 2007
As many as one quarter of all soldiers and Marines returning from Iraq are psychologically wounded, according to a recent APA report.

Harboring hostility may be bad for your lungs
ScienceDaily, June 04, 2007
Young adults with a short temper or a mean disposition also tend to have compromised lung function, says a recent study published in the journal Health Psychology by the APA.

Breaking the silence on finance
New York Times (free registration required), May 26, 2007
Talking about money may be taboo, voyeuristic, or impolite, but money is our number one stress factor, according tot the APA.

Talking to your kids about advertising
CBS News, May 17, 2007
Kids' exposure to so much advertising has been shown to harm more than just parents' pocketbooks. In fact, a task force from the APA has recommended that advertising targeting children under the age of eight be restricted.

Best workplace stress relievers
Forbes, May 02, 2007
According to a 2006 survey conducted by the APA, 59 percent of those questions said work was a leading source of stress and 47 percent said they were concerned about stress in their lives.

Colleges on alert for warning signs
Boston Globe, April 19, 2007
"You can identify someone as being at risk" for suicide or other violence, "but if they're not doing anything illegal, you can refer them to the college counseling center, but you can't force them" into treatment said Gerald Koocher, former President of the APA.

Tribal leaders worried about spike in suicides
Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota), April 16, 2007
The APA cites a 2000 report by the Indian Health Service showing a suicide rate among Indian youth of 33.9 deaths per 100,000 people.

Behavior experts analyze Imus impact
USA Today, April 12, 2007
APA psychologists analyze the impact of racial slurs on individuals.

Scientists say dieting does not work
Medical News Today, April 10, 2007
U.S. scientists published in the journal American Psychologist conducted a comprehensive review of dieting research and have concluded that dieting does not work.

Houston Texans receive health award
Houston Business Journal, March 15, 2007
The link between employee health and well-being and organizational performance is clear, according to the Practice directorate of the APA.

Choline may reduce behavioral effects of prenatal alcohol exposure
ScienceDaily, March 02, 2007
Giving choline to infants exposed in the womb to alcohol may mitigate some resulting problems, according to research published in the APA journal Behavioral Neuroscience.

The color red impacts achievement
ScienceDaily, March 01, 2007
Red can keep us from performing our best on tests, as reported in the APA Journal of Experimental Psychology.

Psychological needs of military families are not being met
Medical News Today, February 28, 2007
A report of the APA calls attention to the increasing mental health needs of military personnel and their families, needs that are straining the current military health services system.

Military mental health under stress
Time, February 26, 2007
A report issued by the APA said both troops and their families are going without much-needed mental health care "because of the limited availability of such care and the barriers to accessing care."

Goodbye to girlhood
Washington Post (free registration required), February 20, 2007
"Throughout U.S. culture, and particularly in mainstream media, women and girls are depicted in a sexualizing manner," declares the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls.

Media cited for showing girls as sex objects
USA Today, February 20, 2007
Advertising and media images that encourage girls to focus on looks and sexuality are harmful to their emotional and physical health, a report by the APA says.

Experiences in infancy shape adult approach to romance
Medical News Today, February 15, 2007
The ways in which individuals think, feel, and behave in their adult romantic relationships is governed not only by factors in their immediate surroundings, but is also a direct result of their past relationships and personal attachment extending all the way back to childhood, according to a study reported APA's Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Childhood experiences influence adult romance
PsychCentral, February 14, 2007
Relationships and attachments experienced in childhood appear to influence the way in which individuals think, feel, and behave in their adult romantic relationships, according to APA's Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

What makes a good leader: The assertiveness quotient
ScienceDaily, February 05, 2007
Organizational leaders who come across as low or high in assertiveness tend to be seen as less effective, according to a study published in APA's Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.