Yael Kent

Yael Kent
Yael Kent is a student at the University of California, Santa Barbara majoring in psychology and global studies. Yael is actively involved in intimacy and relationship research and works in the Close Relationships Lab for UCSB’s psychology department. Yael also works on campus at the UCSB Children’s Center and plans to pursue a Master’s in child development.

Blogs by Yael Kent

Lindsay Lohan & The Media’s Take on Suicide

        Lindsay Lohan seems to spark controversy with every new thing she does, whether it be another arrest, car accident, or some sort of substance abuse.  But her latest stunt is especially appalling and shocking.  Last month, she posed in a photoshoot holding guns to her head and mouth.  These provocative poses… Read more »

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Fighting Post-Graduation Anxiety

            As the graduation season comes to an end, many new grads are facing the fear and anxiety of what to do next.  Transitions always come with doubts and concerns, but this one seems to be especially difficult.  All your life, you are told to do well in school, to… Read more »

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Rihanna and Chris Brown: The Abusive Cycle

Rihanna’s racy remix “Birthday Cake” has created a public frenzy ever since the song was released. But it’s not just the inappropriately sexy lyrics that have people talking; it’s the man she sings it with. Her one and only, lover and abuser: Chris Brown. No one can forget how that duo ended. A day before… Read more »

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The Bachelorette Season 8

          25 men competing for 1 woman. All looking for true love. And all scheming against each other to be given the next rose, get the next date, win the Bachelorette’s heart. After 16 seasons of The Bachelor and 7 seasons of The Bachelorette, you would think that people would be… Read more »

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Prosocial gossip, stress, behavior

Have You Heard The Latest? Study Shows Gossip Is Good For You!

Sitting around with friends, someone always inevitably brings up “Did you hear what so-and-so did?”  And before we can help ourselves, everyone’s talking about who’s dating who, who did what to who, and what happened to so-and-so.  We are enthralled; rumors and gossip about other people’s lives makes great conversation.  And everyone does it, especially… Read more »

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"I Do Until I Don’t" The Truth Behind Celebrity Marriage

Following in the steps of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Katy Perry and Russell Brand, Heidi Klum and Seal are the latest in a seemingly endless line of Hollywood divorces. After seven years of marriage, the two announced that they were getting a divorce earlier this week. Unlike other celebs,… Read more »

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