Researchers are examining school bullying based on stigma – where a victim is attacked based on a characteristic like race, sexual orientation or gender – and the method that can be used to prevent this kind of bullying. “I became interested in this because we’re realizing that being bullied due to a stigmatized characteristic or… Continue reading Battling Youthful Bullying
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Hypertension and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Guidelines used to evaluate peak blood pressure during cardiopulmonary exercise testing were last updated in 1996 and may need to be revised to take into account age and gender, according to new data from the University of Illinois at Chicago. “This is the first systemic effort to establish maximum exercise blood pressure norms in more… Continue reading Hypertension and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Typical Gender Expectations Hurt Men as Well as Women
Gendered expectations in marriage are not just bad for women, they are also bad for men, according to a new study by University of Connecticut (UConn) sociologists. The study, “Relative Income, Psychological Well Being, and Health: Is Breadwinning Hazardous or Protective?” by Christin Munsch, an assistant professor of sociology at UConn, and graduate students Matthew… Continue reading Typical Gender Expectations Hurt Men as Well as Women
Gender Differences and Healthier Eating
Seniors will have more success maintaining healthier diets if gender differences are taken into account, according to research from the University of British Columbia. A new study, published in the journal Appetite, showed that men and women had different responses to tactics aimed at boosting seniors’ intake of fruit and vegetables. The study divided social-support… Continue reading Gender Differences and Healthier Eating
Five Common Misperceptions About Transgender People
With the Bruce Jenner interview still garnering an unprecedented amount of public attention – currently well over 2.7 million hits on YouTube — there¹s a great deal of buzzabout what it means to be a person who is transgender. “All of this talk about transgender is a good thing,” said Dr. Kat Van Kirk, clinical… Continue reading Five Common Misperceptions About Transgender People
Gender Can Determine Response to Illness
Gender and personality are crucial in how people cope with physical and mental illness, according to a new paper. Researchers from Washington State University and the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, found that while men are less affected by a single-symptom illness, they are more affected by illnesses with a few symptoms. Robert… Continue reading Gender Can Determine Response to Illness
Male/Female Differences: Not as Big as You Think
Although conventional wisdom says men and women are very different – men are stoic, women are emotional, for example – a new study indicates that the two genders are much more alike than commonly believed. Zlatan Krizan, an associate professor of psychology at Iowa State University, and colleagues conducted a synthesis of more than 100… Continue reading Male/Female Differences: Not as Big as You Think