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The power of a hug can help you cope with conflict

  • Written by Lisa A Williams, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, UNSW
Who doesn't love a good hug?Flickr/Capture The Uncapturable, CC BY-NC-ND

Friends, children, romantic partners, family members – many of us exchange hugs with others on a regular basis. New research from the United States, published today in PLOS, now shows hugs can help us to cope with conflict in our daily life.

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