Media
Science News (USA), December 1, 2019: “Is taking birth control as a teen linked to depression? It’s complicated.”
Bustle (USA), September 5, 2019: “Does the pill cause depression? Research shows a link for those who start on it as teens.”
Huffington Post (Canada), September 5, 2019: “Teen Birth-Control Use May Be Linked To Depression Later In Life: UBC Study”
Global News (Canada), August 30, 2019: “Teen birth control pill use linked to adult depression, but don’t ditch them yet: experts”
CBC (Canada), August 28, 2019: “Teen birth control use linked to higher depression risk as an adult, says new research”
CTV News (Canada), August 28, 2019: “Birth control pill use in teen years could increase risk of depression, UBC study says”
Daily Mail (UK), August 28, 2019: “Women who took the Pill as teenagers are ‘up to THREE TIMES more likely to develop depression’”
The Sun (UK), August 28, 2019: “BLUE PERIOD Taking the Pill as a teenager ‘increases your risk of depression and suicide’”
Metro News (UK), August 28, 2019: “Teens on pill ‘triple risk of depression’ in adulthood”
Bustle (USA), March 14, 2018: “Therapy Dogs Can Help College Students Manage Anxiety & Stress, According To New Study”
People Magazine (USA), March 14, 2018: “New Study Confirms Therapy Dogs Reduce Stress for College Students”
The Times (UK), March 13, 2018: “Exam stress? Try a little pet therapy”
Everyday Health (USA), March 12, 2018: “Playing with A Dog Helps You Feel Less Stressed”
The Telegraph (UK), March 12, 2018: “Give university students dogs to cuddle during stressful exam periods, say experts”
Reuters (USA), January 15, 2018: “Partner’s scent eases women’s response to stress”
CTV News (Canada), January 10, 2018: “Stressed out? Take a whiff of your partner’s shirt, UBC study suggests”
Men’s Health (USA), January 9, 2018: “Feeling stressed? Take a whiff of your girlfriend’s dirty laundry (Yes, seriously)”
Time Magazine (USA), January 9, 2018: “Smelling Your Lover’s Shirt May Make You Less Stressed”
National Post (Canada), January 7, 2018: “Are you feeling stressed? Just take a whiff of your partner’s t-shirt”
Global News (Canada), January 5, 2018: “UBC study says scent of romantic partner can lower stress”
The Telegraph (UK), January 5, 2018: “Feeling stressed? Sniff your partner’s jumper to calm down, say scientists”
U.S. News (USA), January 5, 2018: “Health Buzz: Smelling Your Partner’s Shirt Could Decrease Your Stress Levels, Study Says”
Vancouver Sun (Canada), September 20, 2016:“Doggy De-Stress: Therapy dogs help UBC students cope”
Ladders (USA), September 18, 2017: “How not to feel left out and alone at work”
Business Insider (USA), September 17, 2017: “If you think everyone else has more friends than you do, you’re probably wrong”
Medical News Today (USA), September 17, 2017: “Believing others have more friends could make you unhappy”
Psych Central (USA), September 15, 2017:“Incorrect Perception of Social Networks Can Harm”
Yahoo News (UK), September 15, 2017: “Do you feel like everyone around you has more friends? You’re not alone”
NBC Today (USA), September 14, 2017 : “Feel like everyone has more friends? You’re not alone”
NPR (USA), September 14, 2017: “If you think everyone else has more friends than you, you’re not alone”
Quartz (USA), September 14, 2017: “Research suggests the everyone is not, in fact, hanging out without you”
UBC Psychology (Canada), September 9, 2016: “New online therapy program is helping students overcome social anxiety”
Barry MacDonald’s Boy Smarts Newsletter (Canada), November 2013: “Look at Me When I’m Talking to You! Does Demand for Eye Contact Lead to Better Understanding?”
Reader’s Digest (USA), October 2013: “7 Things You Do That Actually Work Against You”
Yesware (USA), October 2013: “3 Science-Backed Persuasion Tips You Probably Haven’t Heard of Yet”
Chongqing Times (China), October 26, 2013: “看着你的眼睛 我就更不服气”
Le Figaro (France), October 11, 2013: “Le regard n’est pas une arme de conviction massive”
The Washington Post (USA), October 5, 2013: “Making eye contact can hurt your argument, study finds”
Die Welt (Germany), October 4, 2013: “Alter Psycho-Trick wird über den Haufen geworfen”
Vancouver Sun (Canada), October 3, 2013: “UBC prof: Persuasive power of eye contact may be just the opposite”
Slate (USA), October 3, 2013: “Eye Contact Makes You Less Persuasive, Say Researchers”
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Daily Mail (UK), October 2, 2013: “Want to succeed in the art of persuasion? AVOID eye contact: Locking glances can lower your chance of winning a person over”
Forbes (USA), October 2, 2013: “The Power Of Eye Contact: It’s A Myth”
Globe and Mail (Canada), October 2, 2013: “What you don’t want to do if you’re trying to win someone over”
NPR (USA), October 2, 2013: “Why Eye Contact Can Fail To Win People Over”