I walked into the meeting with seven other supervisors feeling sure it would turn ugly. We had completed performance evaluations for our employees, and now our job was to decide — as a group — which ...

At some point, you’ll argue in front of your little one. How you do it, and what you do after, makes a difference. Share on Pinterest Esther Sun/Offset Images Late one evening, my husband and I were ...

Arguing is a natural part of any relationship: it involves two people with different backgrounds, opinions, and needs learning to live together. But what happens when arguments become the rule rather ...

Composer Darcy James Argue runs a jazz big band — but imagines its sound as if big bands had stayed current rather than faded away. The music's clarity, contrasts and rhythms are all impressive. This ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Amy Cuddy, a Harvard psychologist, admits that dealing with conflict in her personal relationship creates a lot of anxiety. But she has developed a method to make those ...

Does it seem like your parents argue constantly? Say you're in your room relaxing, reading a magazine, and listening to your iPod. In another part of the house, you hear a conversation. It starts ...

Robert W. Levenson, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, studies how couples interact, looking for clues to marital stability and satisfaction. In his latest research, ...