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Brief IN n Kids who share beds with their parents displayed daytime behaviors characteristic of attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder seven times more frequently than those who never bedshare, research found. The study of 700 children ages 2 to 14, conducted by the New England Center for Pediatric Psychology, also showed children who sleep in their parents’ bed hit, pushed or kicked their parents 13 times more frequently than their non-bed-sharing counterparts (American Journal of Family Therapy, Sept. 20). n Google is changing the way our brains recall information, according Employee-assistance programs teach workers to be to research by Columbia resilient, which may reduce absenteeism. University psychologist Betsy Sparrow, PhD. Through a series of four studies, Sparrow found n Employee-assistance programs that we are better able to remember (EAPs) may reduce absenteeism over where to find something on the Internet time, according to a three-year study than we are at remembering the specific of nearly 3,500 employees of a large information we found. These results, Canadian retail corporation. Researchers Sparrow says, suggest that processes from Alliant International University of human memory are adapting to found that employees missed more the advent of new computing and days of work the year they used an EAP communication technology (Science, but fewer in the following years. One July 14). possibility for the decrease, the authors say, may be that counseling provided n People tend to sit closer to others by EAPs teaches employees how to who are physically similar, according be resilient in the face of adversity to research from Canada’s Wilfrid (Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice Laurier University. In one experiment and Research, June). with more than 2,200 undergraduates 18 in 14 different classrooms, students were more likely to select seats next to students of the same sex and race, but also closest to those who wore glasses — if they did, too — and had a hair length and color similar to their own (Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, April 5). n Venting to a friend may not be the most effective way to deal with daily stress, according to a study by researchers at the University of Kent in England. Over the course of two weeks, nearly 150 Kent students noted the most bothersome failure they experienced each day and what they did to cope with the stressor. Findings showed that strategies such as using social support and venting actually made students feel worse instead of better. The most effective way to deal with a setback: acceptance, humor and positive reframing, the researchers found (Anxiety, Stress & Coping, Aug. 19). n People with a sweet tooth are actually sweeter, personality-wise, than their counterparts who prefer more sour foods, according to research led by Brian P. Meier, PhD, of Gettysburg College. In a series of studies with undergraduates at North Dakota State University and Gettysburg College, Meier found that those with a preference for sweet foods have a greater propensity for sharing and volunteering than those who prefer more savory or sour foods. He also found that giving participants sweets momentarily increases their level of agreeableness and kindness (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Aug. 29). —A. NOVOTNEY Photos.com M O N I TO R O N P S YC H O L O G Y • N OV E M B E R 2 0 1 1 http://www.Photos.com http://psp.sagepub.com/content/37/7/879.abstract http://psp.sagepub.com/content/37/7/879.abstract http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01926187.2011.601218 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01926187.2011.601218 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01926187.2011.601218 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10615806.2011.562977 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6043/776.abstract http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6043/776.abstract http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/63/2/110/ http://psycnet.apa.org/psycarticles/2011-19191-001.pdf http://psycnet.apa.org/psycarticles/2011-19191-001.pdf http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/63/2/110/

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - November 2011

Monitor on Psychology - November 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
Guest Column
‘Grand Challenges’ offers blueprint for mental health research
Documentary seeks to reach parents of LGBT kids
Treating veterans will cost at least $5 billion by 2020
Selfless volunteering might lengthen your life
Combat and stress up among U.S. military in Afghanistan
South Africa to host international psychology conference
Study uncovers a reason behind sex differences in mental illness
Navy psychologist gives a voice to combat trauma
In Brief
Psychologist suicide
On Your Behalf
Journey back to Heart Mountain
Psychology is key to pain management, report finds
ACT goes international
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
Time Capsule
Questionnaire
Science Watch
Behavior change in 15-minute sessions?
Health-care reform 2.0
Perspective on Practice
Giving a heads up on concussion
Practice Profile
Searching for meaning
Inspiring young researchers
Aging, with grace
Public Interest
Thank you!
APA News
Division Spotlight
American Psychological Foundation
The man who gave Head Start a start
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - November 2011