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In two studies featured in this month's American Psychological Association's journal of Health Psychology, researchers discovered that people carrying a particular version of the dopamine transporter gene are less likely to start smoking before the age of 16 and are more likely to be able to quit smoking if they start.

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Psychological and physical adjustment is higher for physically disabled patients with caregivers who are effective problem-solvers, according to new research in the February issue of Rehabilitation Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association's Division on Rehabilitation Psychology.

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A new study on premarital relationship development in this month's Journal of Personality and Social Psychology explores how love improves over time for romantic couples if satisfaction and commitment increase too. Satisfaction and commitment were as, or more, important than love for couples in their desire to stay together, according to llinois State University researchers.

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A mother's employment outside of the home has no significant negative effect on her children, according to new research reported in the March issue of Developmental Psychology.

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Precursors to Teenage Aggression and Violence, Consequences of Internet Usage, and Cancer Treatment and Prevention to be Major Themes

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Oregon Health Sciences University, and Portland Area Veterans Affairs psychologists, surveyed 625 licensed psychologists in the state about their role in determining the mental state of the terminally ill and published the results in the June issue of Professional Psychology.

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A new review of psychological research shows that exercise is an effective but underused treatment for mild to moderate depression. The review was published in the June issue of Professional Psychology.

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A study published in the July issue of the American Psychological Association's journal Health Psychology found that older women do not understand the risk of death associated with heart disease and cancer.

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A study published in the July issue of the American Psychological Association's journal Developmental Psychology demonstrates that age-related differences in memory are related to storage capacity, not a processing efficiency.

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Project D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) may be one of the most popular drug education programs in the country, but a new study finds the program has no long-term effect on drug use.