One afternoon last November, my wayward 30-year-old stepdaughter stuck her head in the door and announced, "Hi, I’m moving back in!" I didn’t want to ask questions, figuring she had a falling out with ...

New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that some men have difficulty deciphering ‘passive’ responses during hookups. BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- No means no when it ...

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Immediately after December’s bombing in Iraq, Gen. Hugh Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, admitted to journalists that he was surprised there had been no real “response” from Iraq. But ...

I recently read an article (I can’t remember where) pointing out that the most common passive-aggressive behavior in the workplace is CCing the recipient’s boss on emails that could just as easily ...

Researchers at the University of Iowa recently discovered a new function for a pathway in the brain that decides whether people respond to a threat passively or actively. In a series of experiments ...

Passive behaviors frustrate others by preventing them from efficiently pursuing goals by not making decisions or acting. Frustrated individuals feel disempowered as they wait on passive individuals ...

We all naturally strive to engage in specific behaviors that strengthen our loving connections and avoid obvious ones that weaken them. However, we may be surprised to discover that some seemingly ...

Beverley Fehr receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Templeton Foundation. Friendships change over time. As people and their circumstances change, ...