Having trouble deciding who to vote for? It’s not just your gender and age–your personality may be more important than you think.

The inability of men and women to get along, most notably within their marriages, may be the longest running source of conflict in human history. Although bickering with your spouse hasn’t been shown to have direct health benefits, new research has shown that husbands and wives who don’t express their anger at each other may actually die at a younger age!

What does it mean to be a powerful leader? Read more on the latest research.

A recent study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships reviewed racial online dating preferences and found some surprising (and disheartening) results. Find out more.

The general goal of the marketing of products as better, more effective or higher quality is to get us to buy them. However, to what extent do these marketing efforts actually alter our experience to fit our expectations? Does the belief that price and quality are related actually cause people to like things that cost more.. more?

According to recent research from Justin Park and colleagues, it is not only their incredible good looks, but also their greater heritable fitness which make goalies great mates. Find out more…

Every once in awhile we have to take a look at our own actions in a relationship. Our anxious, negative fears over the course of a relationship may actually predict rather than reflect the current situation. Those who actively look for rejection may find it- even in emotionally stable partners and relationships.

John Helliwell is quoted as saying: “People tend to overestimate the amount of satisfaction they will get from material things and underestimate the satisfaction they derive from human connections. That’s one reason so many people choose a work environment that ends up making them miserable.” Is this why I don’t need an iPhone?

I’ve noticed something about my favorite blogs: Often the responses are more enlightening, and more entertaining, than the author’s initial comments. With this in mind, I’d like to pose a question in my blog today that I don’t think science can answer, but I’m sure our reader’s will: Is it truly better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?

Recent research looks at the effects of self-enhancement (or believing that you are better at something than everyone else believes you are) on social acceptance in the workplace. Read more about what they found.

Findings from research by John Norcross and his colleagues may help you make and keep your resolutions this year. Read more.

A study done by researchers from the University of Western Australia has a lot to offer to those of us who tend to experience the “deer in a headlight” reactions when the pressure is on. Like trying to sink a free throw when the game is on the line. And their results may have implications outside of pressure times in sports events.

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences presents a compelling case that divorce has an extremely negative impact on the environment.

Ever wonder why your friends and family members go for the same partners you do? Are they just trying to sabotage you or is the pickin’ really that slim? Turns out your “visual diet” may be the same; your familiarity with each other means you find the same people attractive. Harvard researchers explain…