Key Elements in Preventing Homophobic Bullying in Schools (Jan. 23, 2013) — How are non-heterosexual people affected by discrimination endured in the school environment due to their affective-sexual ... > read more
Homophobia in Sport: Sporting Identity, Authoritarian Aggression, and Social Dominance (Nov. 16, 2012) — Homophobia exists in many areas of life. It also seems to be particularly entrenched in sport, exercise and physical education (PE) settings of all kinds. But why is this the ... > read more
Parenting and Temperament in Childhood Predict Later Political Ideology (Oct. 22, 2012) — Political mindsets are the product of an individual's upbringing, life experiences, and environment. But are there specific experiences that lead a person to choose one political ideology over ... > read more
Controlling Parents More Likely to Have Delinquent Children (Feb. 10, 2012) — Authoritarian parents whose child-rearing style can be summed up as “it’s my way or the highway” are more likely to raise disrespectful, delinquent children who do not see them as ... > read more
Facial Symmetry May Play a Role in 'Gaydar' (Jan. 20, 2012) — Researchers examined how perceptions of a person’s sexual orientation are influenced by facial symmetry and proportions. Self-identified heterosexuals had facial features that were slightly ... > read more
Physiological Impacts of Homophobia (Feb. 2, 2011) — Young adults who are lesbian, gay or bisexual are at far higher risk for severe mental health problems than their heterosexual peers. New research suggests that the stress of being rejected or ... > read more
Nurses Critical in Assuring Health Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Intersexed, and Queer Youth (Oct. 12, 2010) — Five American teenagers, all bullied because they were gay, have committed suicide over the past few weeks. The deaths have caused a media storm and raised a critical question: Did the social or ... > read more
Individuals With Social Phobia See Themselves Differently (Oct. 7, 2008) — Magnetic resonance brain imaging reveals that patients with generalized social phobia respond differently than others to negative comments about themselves, according to a new ... > read more