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Spanking has long been part of the American parenting repertoire, and it's been the source of plenty of controversy. Any kid that's ever been spanked knows it's scary as hell, and, for that reason alone, plenty of parents refuse to do it. But there are still many that swear by it as an effective disciplinary tool. Swear though they may, a new review of twenty years worth of research on the effects of spanking kids has found conclusively that it doesn't work—and worse, it can actually do long-term damage to kids. More »
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According to a new study, people who only think about the present are angrier drunks than people better able to consider the future. So you might want to ask your buddies about their plans for next week before getting wasted with them. More »
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Opponents of violent imagery in video games have been stymied for years by the fact that no actual evidence existed to support their theory that in-game behavior led to in-life behavior. After all, Grand Theft Auto didn't lead to a suburban car theft and prostitute rape epidemic. Bioshock didn't lead to the mass murder of libertarians. LA Noire didn't cause police to be any more crooked than they already were. But now, new research has linked violent video games to a change in thought patterns that could lead to violent behavior in men. More »
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A study of bullying at a Long Island high school reveals some fascinating things about how bullying works — and doesn't work. Turns out, it won't actually make kids more popular. More »
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Welcome back to Guysourcing, where a panel of helpful gentlemen answer your questions. This week's question was the following: "When was the last time you got into a physical fight? What was it about and how did it end? Would you fight again — and if so, what would make you fight? And do you think being willing/able to fight is an important part of masculinity?" Read on for guys' responses. More »
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A new study has found that, rather than outcasts looking to shore up their own social status, most bullies are actually popular — but they're not at the very top of the social hierarchy. More »
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According to a new study, reality shows involve more cruelty than fictional TV shows. More »
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Two new studies come to somewhat depressing conclusions: that men evolved to be violent and fight off other men, and that we still expect them to be that way. More »
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•  22-year-old University of Virginia student and lacrosse player Yeardley Love was found dead in her dorm room at 2:15 a.m. on Monday. Hours later, police arrested fellow player and Love's ex-boyfriend George Huguely. More »
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New research shows our gender stereotypes may be so ingrained that they influence how we see faces — yet what we believe about sex differences may be more influential than biology. More »
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True/Slant blogger Bob Cook feels conflicted about this video depicting a female high school hockey player striking back physically at two male players who tried to tag-team her. More »
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a chemical found in bottled water apparently increases "aggression" in young girls. Pretty soon they'll be playing sports, demanding raises, and speaking their minds. Better give them booze instead. [The Awl] More »
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According to a new study, when men imagine "conflict scenarios," they overestimate the aggression of their peers and how attractive aggression is to women. Men who feel they are less aggressive than others also have worse self-esteem. [True/Slant] More »
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Researchers have always said that watching violent movies can make you more aggressive, but according to USA Today, a new study out of the UK has found that watching movies with "relational aggression" — where characters are verbally abusive — can make audiences more mean. A professor tested this theory by asking 53 college-aged women to watch, among other things, a scene from Mean Girls. The professor, Sarah Coyne, says: "Everyone's concerned about violence in the media… But we're missing out on lots of violence out there. We need to look at these other types of aggression." More »
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A new study reports that men with wider faces are more aggressive, as face width is a marker of testosterone levels (i.e., the wider the face, the higher the level of testosterone). The study, conducted at Brock University in St. Catharines, Canada, was based in part on research from hockey players. According to MSNBC, "Canadian scientists investigated photos of pro and varsity hockey players, measuring how wide and long their faces were. They found the wider that faces looked, the more aggressive players were, as measured by the number of penalty minutes they accrued, which are handed out for aggressive behavior." Should we be worried about Hilary Duff and her wide-face, hockey playing beau Mike Comrie? Hmm…probably not. [MSNBC] More »
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