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Sisters Make People Happy
01 year ago
Recently I have really appreciated how great it is to have sisters. There really is nothing out there that can replace the 
bond, memories and the feeling of ‘home’ you get with a sister –
Why Sisterly Chats Make People Happier
Having a Sister Makes You Happier”: that was the headline on a recent article about a study finding that adolescents who have a sister are less likely to report such feelings as “I am unhappy, sad or depressed” and “I feel like no one loves me.”
These findings are no fluke; other studies have come to similar conclusions. But why would having a sister make you happier?
The usual answer — that girls and women are more likely than boys and men to talk about emotions — is somehow unsatisfying, especially to a researcher like me. Much of my work over the years has developed the premise that women’s styles of friendship and conversation aren’t inherently better than men’s, simply different.
I have mentioned this before this this post: Having a Sister Makes you a Kinder Person
Having A Sister Makes You a Kinder Person
01 year ago
by Stephy
in Parenting/Family
Having A Sister Makes You a Kinder Person – ABC News.
This was sent to me by my brother – Jon. It put a smile on my face today!
New research shows that having a sister – even one who pinches and tattles but also shares her ice cream cone – makes you a kinder, more giving person.
The study has found that adolescents with sisters feel less lonely, unloved, guilty, self-conscious and fearful. Regardless of whether she is older or younger, a sister has a far stronger influence than parents on a person’s mental well-being.
“Just having a sister led to less depression,” said Laura Padilla-Walker, a professor in Brigham Young University’s School of Family Life and lead author on the study published in this month’s Journal of Family Psychology.
