Perceiving active listening activates the reward system and improves the impression of relevant experiences.

Although active listening is an influential behavior, which can affect the social responses of others, the neural correlates underlying its perception have remained unclear. Sensing active listening in social interactions is accompanied by an improvement in the recollected impressions of relevant experiences and is thought to arouse positive feelings. We therefore hypothesized that the recognition of active listening activates the reward system, and that the emotional appraisal of experiences that had been subject to active listening would be improved.

[The influence of caregivers' anxiety and the home environment on child abuse. A study of children attending child-care centers].

Objectives: The prevalence of child abuse is increasing in Japan. Therefore, we need appropriate and practical approaches for implementing feasible prevention, early detection, and support services for abused children. The purpose of this study was to examine child-rearing anxieties and the home environment as factors affecting caregivers of suspected abused children who attend child-care centers .

Factors associated with health service utilization in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: a population-based survey.

Background: Understanding patterns of health service utilization can improve health care and increase use of health services. We examined patterns of health service utilization among residents of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Methods: A total of 500 adults were surveyed using paper-based questionnaires.