Tag: Social Interactions

Banning Friendships Can Backfire: Moms Who ‘Meddle’ Make Bad Behavior Worse

sarah JonasResearch Results

Bad behavior often occurs away from home, leading parents to blame and limit contact with peers. However, a new study shows that banning friendships can backfire, worsening behavior instead of improving it.

FAU Receives NIH Grant to Enhance Social Engagement in Older Adults

sarah JonasAnnouncement

FAU researchers have received a two-year, $675,000 grant from the National Institute of Aging to test a mathematical model designed to optimize social and physical engagement in this population. The objective of the study is to identify strategies that will facilitate and enhance social interactions with and among older adults and counter age-related decline by pinpointing activities that will allow the social life of older adults to flourish.