Having a sister makes you happier and more optimistic, study finds

If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University

It's no secret that siblings get on our nerves sometimes, but if you've got a sister you should be pretty grateful for her – even if she does annoy you daily.

That's because new research has found that people who grew up with a sister are more likely to be happy than those who didn't.

Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.

The findings showed that those with sisters were encouraged by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life.

Final Preparations Are Made Ahead Of The Royal Wedding

Good liars possess three specific characteristics, study finds

Women with a twin brother are less likely to MARRY or have kids, study reveals

Professor Tony Cassidy, who carried out the study, said: "Sisters appear to encourage more open communication and cohesion in families.

"However, brothers seem to have the alternative effect.

"Emotional expression is fundamental to good psychological health and having sisters promotes this in families.

"It could be that boys have a natural tendency not to talk about things.

"With boys together it is about a conspiracy of silence not to talk. Girls tend to break that down."

nLatest psychology news n

He added that the findings could be especially useful for families where the parents had split up.

"I think these findings could be used by people offering support to families and children during distressing times. We may have to think carefully about the way we deal with families with lots of boys."

Similar results were found back in 2010 when Brigham Young University carried out research into having a sibling.

This study involved 395 families which had more than one child and they concluded that having a sister makes you a kinder person.

However their research also highlighted that brothers bring benefits too as long as the relationship is a loving one – so basically, having a sibling is a good thing, even if they steal your stuff.

Speaking at the time, Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker told ABC News: "Sibling affection from either gender was related to less delinquency and more pro-social behaviours like greater kindness and generosity, volunteering and helping others."

“,”published”:”2020-02-17T10:34:41.000Z”,”title”:”Having a sister makes you happier and more optimistic, study finds”,”url”:”www.mirror.co.uk/science/having-sister-makes-you-happier-21512791″},”ratings”:[{“images”:[],”ruleSetVersion”:5,”rating”:”RED”,”text”:{“rating”:”RED”,”rules”:[{“score”:0.98549,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Sibling”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.727575,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Psychology”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.680496,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Family”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.575119,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.505304,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Parent”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.476936,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.956858,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/education/homework and study tips”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.9536,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/family and parenting/children”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.734337,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/society”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.723673,”rating”:”RED”,”name”:”/health and fitness/disorders/mental disorder/panic and anxiety”,”pattern”:”/health and fitness/disorders/mental disorder/panic and anxiety”,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:0.4,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.672157,”rating”:”RED”,”name”:”/society/sex”,”pattern”:”/society/sex”,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:0.4,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.598536,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/family and parenting/babies and toddlers”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.569134,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/society/dating”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.900019,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.731419,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Ulster University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.618692,”entityType”:”Person”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.484277,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.415553,”entityType”:”Location”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Leicester”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.406072,”entityType”:”Broadcaster”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”ABC News”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.391707,”entityType”:”JobTitle”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Researcher”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.388555,”entityType”:”Location”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Northern Ireland”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.388117,”entityType”:”Person”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Laura Padilla-Walker”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.682982,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”new research”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.651514,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”twin brother”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.642785,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.622313,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Emotional expression”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.601322,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Good liars”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.594237,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.582097,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Similar results”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.581271,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Northern Ireland”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.577876,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.559979,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.559091,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”optimistic person”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.558851,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Ulster University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.548373,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”specific characteristics”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.545809,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”good thing”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.540348,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”mental health”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.539147,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”various topics”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.531669,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”good psychological health”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.529085,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”sister”,”pattern”:””,”count”:4,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.528962,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”siblings”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.527558,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”natural tendency”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”}]},”customer”:”Default”},{“images”:[],”ruleSetVersion”:5,”rating”:”AMBER”,”text”:{“rating”:”AMBER”,”rules”:[{“score”:0.98549,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Sibling”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.727575,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Psychology”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.680496,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Family”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.575119,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.505304,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Parent”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.476936,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.956858,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/education/homework and study tips”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.9536,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/family and parenting/children”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.734337,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/society”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.723673,”rating”:”AMBER”,”name”:”/health and fitness/disorders/mental disorder/panic and anxiety”,”pattern”:”/health and fitness/disorders/mental disorder/panic and anxiety”,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:1,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.672157,”rating”:”AMBER”,”name”:”/society/sex”,”pattern”:”/society/sex”,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:1,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.598536,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/family and parenting/babies and toddlers”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.569134,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/society/dating”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.900019,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.731419,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Ulster University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.618692,”entityType”:”Person”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.484277,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.415553,”entityType”:”Location”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Leicester”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.406072,”entityType”:”Broadcaster”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”ABC News”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.391707,”entityType”:”JobTitle”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Researcher”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.388555,”entityType”:”Location”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Northern Ireland”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.388117,”entityType”:”Person”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Laura Padilla-Walker”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.682982,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”new research”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.651514,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”twin brother”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.642785,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.622313,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Emotional expression”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.601322,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Good liars”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.594237,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.582097,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Similar results”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.581271,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Northern Ireland”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.577876,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.559979,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.559091,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”optimistic person”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.558851,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Ulster University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.548373,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”specific characteristics”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.545809,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”good thing”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.540348,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”mental health”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.539147,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”various topics”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.531669,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”good psychological health”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.529085,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”sister”,”pattern”:””,”count”:4,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.528962,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”siblings”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.527558,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”natural tendency”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”}]},”customer”:”Tesco”},{“images”:[],”ruleSetVersion”:5,”rating”:”AMBER”,”text”:{“rating”:”AMBER”,”rules”:[{“score”:0.98549,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Sibling”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.727575,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Psychology”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.680496,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Family”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.575119,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.505304,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Parent”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.476936,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.956858,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/education/homework and study tips”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.9536,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/family and parenting/children”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.734337,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/society”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.723673,”rating”:”AMBER”,”name”:”/health and fitness/disorders/mental disorder/panic and anxiety”,”pattern”:”/health and fitness/disorders/mental disorder/panic and anxiety”,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:1,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.672157,”rating”:”AMBER”,”name”:”/society/sex”,”pattern”:”/society/sex”,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:1,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.598536,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/family and parenting/babies and toddlers”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.569134,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/society/dating”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.900019,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.731419,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Ulster University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.618692,”entityType”:”Person”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.484277,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.415553,”entityType”:”Location”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Leicester”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.406072,”entityType”:”Broadcaster”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”ABC News”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.391707,”entityType”:”JobTitle”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Researcher”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.388555,”entityType”:”Location”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Northern Ireland”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.388117,”entityType”:”Person”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Laura Padilla-Walker”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.682982,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”new research”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.651514,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”twin brother”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.642785,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.622313,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Emotional expression”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.601322,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Good liars”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.594237,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.582097,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Similar results”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.581271,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Northern Ireland”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.577876,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.559979,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.559091,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”optimistic person”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.558851,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Ulster University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.548373,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”specific characteristics”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.545809,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”good thing”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.540348,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”mental health”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.539147,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”various topics”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.531669,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”good psychological health”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.529085,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”sister”,”pattern”:””,”count”:4,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.528962,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”siblings”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.527558,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”natural tendency”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”}]},”customer”:”Ian”},{“images”:[],”ruleSetVersion”:5,”rating”:”AMBER”,”text”:{“rating”:”AMBER”,”rules”:[{“score”:0.98549,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Sibling”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.727575,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Psychology”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.680496,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Family”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.575119,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.505304,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Parent”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.476936,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”concept”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.956858,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/education/homework and study tips”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.9536,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/family and parenting/children”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.734337,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/society”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.723673,”rating”:”AMBER”,”name”:”/health and fitness/disorders/mental disorder/panic and anxiety”,”pattern”:”/health and fitness/disorders/mental disorder/panic and anxiety”,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:1,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.672157,”rating”:”AMBER”,”name”:”/society/sex”,”pattern”:”/society/sex”,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:1,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.598536,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/family and parenting/babies and toddlers”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.569134,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”/society/dating”,”pattern”:””,”rule”:”category”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.900019,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.731419,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Ulster University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.618692,”entityType”:”Person”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.484277,”entityType”:”Organization”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.415553,”entityType”:”Location”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Leicester”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.406072,”entityType”:”Broadcaster”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”ABC News”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.391707,”entityType”:”JobTitle”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Researcher”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.388555,”entityType”:”Location”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Northern Ireland”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.388117,”entityType”:”Person”,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Laura Padilla-Walker”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”entity”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.682982,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”new research”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.651514,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”twin brother”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.642785,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”De Montfort University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.622313,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Emotional expression”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.601322,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Good liars”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.594237,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.582097,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Similar results”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.581271,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Northern Ireland”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.577876,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.559979,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.559091,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”optimistic person”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.558851,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”Ulster University”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.548373,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”specific characteristics”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.545809,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”good thing”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.540348,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”mental health”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.539147,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”various topics”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.531669,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”good psychological health”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.529085,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”sister”,”pattern”:””,”count”:4,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.528962,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”siblings”,”pattern”:””,”count”:2,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”},{“score”:0.527558,”rating”:”GREEN”,”name”:”natural tendency”,”pattern”:””,”count”:1,”rule”:”keyword”,”threshold”:”-“,”type”:”textPattern”}]},”customer”:”Terry”}],”findings”:{“images”:[],”text”:{“sentiment”:{“document”:{“score”:0.560481,”label”:”positive”}},”metadata”:{“image”:””,”publication_date”:””,”feeds”:[],”title”:”Having a sister makes you happier and more optimistic, study finds”,”authors”:[]},”keywords”:[{“count”:1,”text”:”new research”,”relevance”:0.682982},{“count”:1,”text”:”twin brother”,”relevance”:0.651514},{“count”:2,”text”:”De Montfort University”,”relevance”:0.642785},{“count”:1,”text”:”Emotional expression”,”relevance”:0.622313},{“count”:1,”text”:”Good liars”,”relevance”:0.601322},{“count”:1,”text”:”Brigham Young University”,”relevance”:0.594237},{“count”:1,”text”:”Similar results”,”relevance”:0.582097},{“count”:1,”text”:”Northern Ireland”,”relevance”:0.581271},{“count”:1,”text”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”relevance”:0.577876},{“count”:1,”text”:”Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker”,”relevance”:0.559979},{“count”:1,”text”:”optimistic person”,”relevance”:0.559091},{“count”:2,”text”:”Ulster University”,”relevance”:0.558851},{“count”:1,”text”:”specific characteristics”,”relevance”:0.548373},{“count”:1,”text”:”good thing”,”relevance”:0.545809},{“count”:1,”text”:”mental health”,”relevance”:0.540348},{“count”:1,”text”:”various topics”,”relevance”:0.539147},{“count”:1,”text”:”good psychological health”,”relevance”:0.531669},{“count”:4,”text”:”sister”,”relevance”:0.529085},{“count”:2,”text”:”siblings”,”relevance”:0.528962},{“count”:1,”text”:”natural tendency”,”relevance”:0.527558}],”analyzed_text”:”If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster UniversitynIt’s no secret that siblings get on our nerves sometimes, but if you’ve got a sister you should be pretty grateful for her – even if she does annoy you daily.nThat’s because new research has found that people who grew up with a sister are more likely to be happy than those who didn’t.nResearchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.nThe findings showed that those with sisters were encouraged by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life. n Good liars possess three specific characteristics, study finds n Women with a twin brother are less likely to MARRY or have kids, study reveals nProfessor Tony Cassidy, who carried out the study, said: “Sisters appear to encourage more open communication and cohesion in families.n”However, brothers seem to have the alternative effect.n”Emotional expression is fundamental to good psychological health and having sisters promotes this in families.n”It could be that boys have a natural tendency not to talk about things.n”With boys together it is about a conspiracy of silence not to talk. Girls tend to break that down.”n Latest psychology news nHe added that the findings could be especially useful for families where the parents had split up.n”I think these findings could be used by people offering support to families and children during distressing times. We may have to think carefully about the way we deal with families with lots of boys.”nSimilar results were found back in 2010 when Brigham Young University carried out research into having a sibling.nThis study involved 395 families which had more than one child and they concluded that having a sister makes you a kinder person.nHowever their research also highlighted that brothers bring benefits too as long as the relationship is a loving one – so basically, having a sibling is a good thing, even if they steal your stuff.nSpeaking at the time, Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker told ABC News: “Sibling affection from either gender was related to less delinquency and more pro-social behaviours like greater kindness and generosity, volunteering and helping others.”n”,”usage”:{“features”:9,”text_units”:1,”text_characters”:2505},”language”:”en”,”semantic_roles”:[{“sentence”:”If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University”,”subject”:{“text”:”you”},”action”:{“normalized”:”have”,”verb”:{“text”:”have”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”have”},”object”:{“text”:”got a sister”}},{“sentence”:”If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University”,”subject”:{“text”:”you”},”action”:{“normalized”:”get”,”verb”:{“text”:”get”,”tense”:”past”},”text”:”got”},”object”:{“text”:”a sister”}},{“sentence”:”If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University”,”subject”:{“text”:”you”},”action”:{“normalized”:”be”,”verb”:{“text”:”be”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”are”},”object”:{“text”:”more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person”}},{“sentence”:”If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University”,”subject”:{“text”:”you”},”action”:{“normalized”:”to be”,”verb”:{“text”:”be”,”tense”:”future”},”text”:”to be”},”object”:{“text”:”a happier and more optimistic person”}},{“sentence”:”If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University”,”subject”:{“text”:”more optimistic person”},”action”:{“normalized”:”accord”,”verb”:{“text”:”accord”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”according”},”object”:{“text”:”to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University”}},{“sentence”:” It’s no secret that siblings get on our nerves sometimes, but if you’ve got a sister you should be pretty grateful for her – even if she does annoy you daily.”,”subject”:{“text”:”siblings”},”action”:{“normalized”:”get”,”verb”:{“text”:”get”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”get”},”object”:{“text”:”on our nerves”}},{“sentence”:” It’s no secret that siblings get on our nerves sometimes, but if you’ve got a sister you should be pretty grateful for her – even if she does annoy you daily.”,”subject”:{“text”:”you”},”action”:{“normalized”:”get”,”verb”:{“text”:”get”,”tense”:”past”},”text”:”got”},”object”:{“text”:”a sister you should be pretty grateful for her”}},{“sentence”:” It’s no secret that siblings get on our nerves sometimes, but if you’ve got a sister you should be pretty grateful for her – even if she does annoy you daily.”,”subject”:{“text”:”she”},”action”:{“normalized”:”do”,”verb”:{“text”:”do”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”does”},”object”:{“text”:”annoy you daily”}},{“sentence”:” It’s no secret that siblings get on our nerves sometimes, but if you’ve got a sister you should be pretty grateful for her – even if she does annoy you daily.”,”subject”:{“text”:”she”},”action”:{“normalized”:”do annoy”,”verb”:{“text”:”annoy”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”does annoy”},”object”:{“text”:”you”}},{“sentence”:” That’s because new research has found that people who grew up with a sister are more likely to be happy than those who didn’t.”,”subject”:{“text”:”new research”},”action”:{“normalized”:”have”,”verb”:{“text”:”have”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”has”},”object”:{“text”:”found that people who grew up with a sister”}},{“sentence”:” That’s because new research has found that people who grew up with a sister are more likely to be happy than those who didn’t.”,”subject”:{“text”:”new research”},”action”:{“normalized”:”have find”,”verb”:{“text”:”find”,”tense”:”past”},”text”:”has found”},”object”:{“text”:”that people who grew up with a sister are more likely to be happy than those who didn’t”}},{“sentence”:” Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”subject”:{“text”:”570 people”},”action”:{“normalized”:”age”,”verb”:{“text”:”age”,”tense”:”past”},”text”:”aged”},”object”:{“text”:”between 17 and 25″}},{“sentence”:” Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”subject”:{“text”:”Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland”},”action”:{“normalized”:”to get”,”verb”:{“text”:”get”,”tense”:”future”},”text”:”to get”},”object”:{“text”:”these results”}},{“sentence”:” Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”subject”:{“text”:”Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland”},”action”:{“normalized”:”ask”,”verb”:{“text”:”ask”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”asking”},”object”:{“text”:”psychological questions on various topics including mental health”}},{“sentence”:” Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”subject”:{“text”:”mental health”},”action”:{“normalized”:”include”,”verb”:{“text”:”include”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”including”},”object”:{“text”:”various topics”}},{“sentence”:” The findings showed that those with sisters were encouraged by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life.”,”subject”:{“text”:”The findings”},”action”:{“normalized”:”show”,”verb”:{“text”:”show”,”tense”:”past”},”text”:”showed”},”object”:{“text”:”that those with sisters were encouraged by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life”}},{“sentence”:” The findings showed that those with sisters were encouraged by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life.”,”subject”:{“text”:”by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life”},”action”:{“normalized”:”be encourage”,”verb”:{“text”:”encourage”,”tense”:”past”},”text”:”were encouraged”},”object”:{“text”:”those with sisters”}},{“sentence”:” The findings showed that those with sisters were encouraged by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life.”,”subject”:{“text”:”their feelings more”},”action”:{“normalized”:”give”,”verb”:{“text”:”give”,”tense”:”past”},”text”:”gave”},”object”:{“text”:”a more optimistic outlook on life”}},{“sentence”:” Good liars possess three specific characteristics, study finds”,”subject”:{“text”:”Good liars”},”action”:{“normalized”:”possess”,”verb”:{“text”:”possess”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”possess”},”object”:{“text”:”three specific characteristics”}},{“sentence”:” Women with a twin brother are less likely to MARRY or have kids, study reveals “,”subject”:{“text”:”Women with a twin brother”},”action”:{“normalized”:”be”,”verb”:{“text”:”be”,”tense”:”present”},”text”:”are”},”object”:{“text”:”less likely”}}],”emotion”:{“document”:{“emotion”:{“joy”:0.6944,”sadness”:0.481094,”disgust”:0.078393,”anger”:0.086162,”fear”:0.066573}}},”concepts”:[{“text”:”Sibling”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/Sibling”,”relevance”:0.98549},{“text”:”Psychology”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/Psychology”,”relevance”:0.727575},{“text”:”Family”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/Family”,”relevance”:0.680496},{“text”:”Brigham Young University”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/Brigham_Young_University”,”relevance”:0.575119},{“text”:”Parent”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/Parent”,”relevance”:0.505304},{“text”:”De Montfort University”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/De_Montfort_University”,”relevance”:0.476936}],”entities”:[{“mentions”:[{“location”:[114,136],”text”:”De Montfort University”},{“location”:[462,484],”text”:”De Montfort University”}],”disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“Location”,”CollegeUniversity”,”University”],”name”:”De Montfort University”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/De_Montfort_University”},”count”:2,”text”:”De Montfort University”,”type”:”Organization”,”relevance”:0.900019},{“mentions”:[{“location”:[141,158],”text”:”Ulster University”},{“location”:[502,519],”text”:”Ulster University”}],”disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“CollegeUniversity”,”University”],”name”:”University of Ulster”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/University_of_Ulster”},”count”:2,”text”:”Ulster University”,”type”:”Organization”,”relevance”:0.731419},{“mentions”:[{“location”:[1014,1036],”text”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”},{“location”:[1519,1521],”text”:”He”}],”count”:2,”text”:”Professor Tony Cassidy”,”type”:”Person”,”relevance”:0.618692},{“mentions”:[{“location”:[1866,1890],”text”:”Brigham Young University”}],”disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“Location”,”AwardWinner”,”CollegeUniversity”,”ReligiousOrganization”,”University”],”name”:”Brigham Young University”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/Brigham_Young_University”},”count”:1,”text”:”Brigham Young University”,”type”:”Organization”,”relevance”:0.484277},{“mentions”:[{“location”:[488,497],”text”:”Leicester”}],”disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“AdministrativeDivision”,”GovernmentalJurisdiction”,”City”],”name”:”Leicester”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/Leicester”},”count”:1,”text”:”Leicester”,”type”:”Location”,”relevance”:0.415553},{“mentions”:[{“location”:[2322,2330],”text”:”ABC News”}],”disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“Organization”,”Broadcast”,”Company”,”FilmCompany”,”TVNetwork”,”TelevisionStation”],”name”:”Australian Broadcasting Corporation”,”dbpedia_resource”:”http://dbpedia.org/resource/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation”},”count”:1,”text”:”ABC News”,”type”:”Broadcaster”,”relevance”:0.406072},{“mentions”:[{“location”:[2285,2295],”text”:”Researcher”}],”count”:1,”text”:”Researcher”,”type”:”JobTitle”,”relevance”:0.391707},{“mentions”:[{“location”:[523,539],”text”:”Northern Ireland”}],”disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“Region”]},”count”:1,”text”:”Northern Ireland”,”type”:”Location”,”relevance”:0.388555},{“mentions”:[{“location”:[2296,2316],”text”:”Laura Padilla-Walker”}],”count”:1,”text”:”Laura Padilla-Walker”,”type”:”Person”,”relevance”:0.388117}],”syntax”:{“sentences”:[{“location”:[0,158],”text”:”If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University”},{“location”:[159,317],”text”:”It’s no secret that siblings get on our nerves sometimes, but if you’ve got a sister you should be pretty grateful for her – even if she does annoy you daily.”},{“location”:[318,444],”text”:”That’s because new research has found that people who grew up with a sister are more likely to be happy than those who didn’t.”},{“location”:[445,688],”text”:”Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”},{“location”:[689,866],”text”:”The findings showed that those with sisters were encouraged by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life.”},{“location”:[869,931],”text”:”Good liars possess three specific characteristics, study finds”},{“location”:[934,1012],”text”:”Women with a twin brother are less likely to MARRY or have kids, study reveals”},{“location”:[1014,1149],”text”:”Professor Tony Cassidy, who carried out the study, said: “Sisters appear to encourage more open communication and cohesion in families.”},{“location”:[1150,1205],”text”:””However, brothers seem to have the alternative effect.”},{“location”:[1206,1317],”text”:””Emotional expression is fundamental to good psychological health and having sisters promotes this in families.”},{“location”:[1318,1390],”text”:””It could be that boys have a natural tendency not to talk about things.”},{“location”:[1391,1459],”text”:””With boys together it is about a conspiracy of silence not to talk.”},{“location”:[1460,1490],”text”:”Girls tend to break that down.”},{“location”:[1490,1491],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1494,1516],”text”:”Latest psychology news”},{“location”:[1519,1617],”text”:”He added that the findings could be especially useful for families where the parents had split up.”},{“location”:[1618,1733],”text”:””I think these findings could be used by people offering support to families and children during distressing times.”},{“location”:[1734,1819],”text”:”We may have to think carefully about the way we deal with families with lots of boys.”},{“location”:[1819,1820],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1821,1934],”text”:”Similar results were found back in 2010 when Brigham Young University carried out research into having a sibling.”},{“location”:[1935,2064],”text”:”This study involved 395 families which had more than one child and they concluded that having a sister makes you a kinder person.”},{“location”:[2065,2262],”text”:”However their research also highlighted that brothers bring benefits too as long as the relationship is a loving one – so basically, having a sibling is a good thing, even if they steal your stuff.”},{“location”:[2263,2503],”text”:”Speaking at the time, Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker told ABC News: “Sibling affection from either gender was related to less delinquency and more pro-social behaviours like greater kindness and generosity, volunteering and helping others.”},{“location”:[2503,2504],”text”:”””}],”tokens”:[{“location”:[0,2],”text”:”If”},{“location”:[3,6],”text”:”you”},{“location”:[6,9],”text”:”‘ve”},{“location”:[10,13],”text”:”got”},{“location”:[14,15],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[16,22],”text”:”sister”},{“location”:[22,23],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[24,27],”text”:”you”},{“location”:[27,30],”text”:”‘re”},{“location”:[31,35],”text”:”more”},{“location”:[36,42],”text”:”likely”},{“location”:[43,45],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[46,48],”text”:”be”},{“location”:[49,50],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[51,58],”text”:”happier”},{“location”:[59,62],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[63,67],”text”:”more”},{“location”:[68,78],”text”:”optimistic”},{“location”:[79,85],”text”:”person”},{“location”:[86,95],”text”:”according”},{“location”:[96,98],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[99,107],”text”:”research”},{“location”:[108,112],”text”:”from”},{“location”:[114,116],”text”:”De”},{“location”:[117,125],”text”:”Montfort”},{“location”:[126,136],”text”:”University”},{“location”:[137,140],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[141,147],”text”:”Ulster”},{“location”:[148,158],”text”:”University”},{“location”:[159,161],”text”:”It”},{“location”:[161,163],”text”:”‘s”},{“location”:[164,166],”text”:”no”},{“location”:[167,173],”text”:”secret”},{“location”:[174,178],”text”:”that”},{“location”:[179,187],”text”:”siblings”},{“location”:[188,191],”text”:”get”},{“location”:[192,194],”text”:”on”},{“location”:[195,198],”text”:”our”},{“location”:[199,205],”text”:”nerves”},{“location”:[206,215],”text”:”sometimes”},{“location”:[215,216],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[217,220],”text”:”but”},{“location”:[221,223],”text”:”if”},{“location”:[224,227],”text”:”you”},{“location”:[227,230],”text”:”‘ve”},{“location”:[231,234],”text”:”got”},{“location”:[235,236],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[237,243],”text”:”sister”},{“location”:[244,247],”text”:”you”},{“location”:[248,254],”text”:”should”},{“location”:[255,257],”text”:”be”},{“location”:[258,264],”text”:”pretty”},{“location”:[265,273],”text”:”grateful”},{“location”:[274,277],”text”:”for”},{“location”:[278,281],”text”:”her”},{“location”:[282,283],”text”:”-“},{“location”:[284,288],”text”:”even”},{“location”:[289,291],”text”:”if”},{“location”:[292,295],”text”:”she”},{“location”:[296,300],”text”:”does”},{“location”:[301,306],”text”:”annoy”},{“location”:[307,310],”text”:”you”},{“location”:[311,316],”text”:”daily”},{“location”:[316,317],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[318,322],”text”:”That”},{“location”:[322,324],”text”:”‘s”},{“location”:[325,332],”text”:”because”},{“location”:[333,336],”text”:”new”},{“location”:[337,345],”text”:”research”},{“location”:[346,349],”text”:”has”},{“location”:[350,355],”text”:”found”},{“location”:[356,360],”text”:”that”},{“location”:[361,367],”text”:”people”},{“location”:[368,371],”text”:”who”},{“location”:[372,376],”text”:”grew”},{“location”:[377,379],”text”:”up”},{“location”:[380,384],”text”:”with”},{“location”:[385,386],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[387,393],”text”:”sister”},{“location”:[394,397],”text”:”are”},{“location”:[398,402],”text”:”more”},{“location”:[403,409],”text”:”likely”},{“location”:[410,412],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[413,415],”text”:”be”},{“location”:[416,421],”text”:”happy”},{“location”:[422,426],”text”:”than”},{“location”:[427,432],”text”:”those”},{“location”:[433,436],”text”:”who”},{“location”:[437,440],”text”:”did”},{“location”:[440,443],”text”:”n’t”},{“location”:[443,444],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[445,456],”text”:”Researchers”},{“location”:[457,461],”text”:”from”},{“location”:[462,464],”text”:”De”},{“location”:[465,473],”text”:”Montfort”},{“location”:[474,484],”text”:”University”},{“location”:[485,487],”text”:”in”},{“location”:[488,497],”text”:”Leicester”},{“location”:[498,501],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[502,508],”text”:”Ulster”},{“location”:[509,519],”text”:”University”},{“location”:[520,522],”text”:”in”},{“location”:[523,531],”text”:”Northern”},{“location”:[532,539],”text”:”Ireland”},{“location”:[540,548],”text”:”surveyed”},{“location”:[549,553],”text”:”over”},{“location”:[554,557],”text”:”570″},{“location”:[558,564],”text”:”people”},{“location”:[565,569],”text”:”aged”},{“location”:[570,577],”text”:”between”},{“location”:[578,580],”text”:”17″},{“location”:[581,584],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[585,587],”text”:”25″},{“location”:[588,590],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[591,594],”text”:”get”},{“location”:[595,600],”text”:”these”},{“location”:[601,608],”text”:”results”},{“location”:[608,609],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[610,616],”text”:”asking”},{“location”:[617,621],”text”:”them”},{“location”:[622,635],”text”:”psychological”},{“location”:[636,645],”text”:”questions”},{“location”:[646,648],”text”:”on”},{“location”:[649,656],”text”:”various”},{“location”:[657,663],”text”:”topics”},{“location”:[664,673],”text”:”including”},{“location”:[674,680],”text”:”mental”},{“location”:[681,687],”text”:”health”},{“location”:[687,688],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[689,692],”text”:”The”},{“location”:[693,701],”text”:”findings”},{“location”:[702,708],”text”:”showed”},{“location”:[709,713],”text”:”that”},{“location”:[714,719],”text”:”those”},{“location”:[720,724],”text”:”with”},{“location”:[725,732],”text”:”sisters”},{“location”:[733,737],”text”:”were”},{“location”:[738,748],”text”:”encouraged”},{“location”:[749,751],”text”:”by”},{“location”:[752,757],”text”:”their”},{“location”:[758,766],”text”:”siblings”},{“location”:[767,769],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[770,776],”text”:”openly”},{“location”:[777,788],”text”:”communicate”},{“location”:[789,794],”text”:”about”},{“location”:[795,800],”text”:”their”},{“location”:[801,809],”text”:”feelings”},{“location”:[810,814],”text”:”more”},{“location”:[814,815],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[816,821],”text”:”which”},{“location”:[822,826],”text”:”gave”},{“location”:[827,831],”text”:”them”},{“location”:[832,833],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[834,838],”text”:”more”},{“location”:[839,849],”text”:”optimistic”},{“location”:[850,857],”text”:”outlook”},{“location”:[858,860],”text”:”on”},{“location”:[861,865],”text”:”life”},{“location”:[865,866],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[869,873],”text”:”Good”},{“location”:[874,879],”text”:”liars”},{“location”:[880,887],”text”:”possess”},{“location”:[888,893],”text”:”three”},{“location”:[894,902],”text”:”specific”},{“location”:[903,918],”text”:”characteristics”},{“location”:[918,919],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[920,925],”text”:”study”},{“location”:[926,931],”text”:”finds”},{“location”:[934,939],”text”:”Women”},{“location”:[940,944],”text”:”with”},{“location”:[945,946],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[947,951],”text”:”twin”},{“location”:[952,959],”text”:”brother”},{“location”:[960,963],”text”:”are”},{“location”:[964,968],”text”:”less”},{“location”:[969,975],”text”:”likely”},{“location”:[976,978],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[979,984],”text”:”MARRY”},{“location”:[985,987],”text”:”or”},{“location”:[988,992],”text”:”have”},{“location”:[993,997],”text”:”kids”},{“location”:[997,998],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[999,1004],”text”:”study”},{“location”:[1005,1012],”text”:”reveals”},{“location”:[1014,1023],”text”:”Professor”},{“location”:[1024,1028],”text”:”Tony”},{“location”:[1029,1036],”text”:”Cassidy”},{“location”:[1036,1037],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[1038,1041],”text”:”who”},{“location”:[1042,1049],”text”:”carried”},{“location”:[1050,1053],”text”:”out”},{“location”:[1054,1057],”text”:”the”},{“location”:[1058,1063],”text”:”study”},{“location”:[1063,1064],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[1065,1069],”text”:”said”},{“location”:[1069,1070],”text”:”:”},{“location”:[1071,1072],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1072,1079],”text”:”Sisters”},{“location”:[1080,1086],”text”:”appear”},{“location”:[1087,1089],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[1090,1099],”text”:”encourage”},{“location”:[1100,1104],”text”:”more”},{“location”:[1105,1109],”text”:”open”},{“location”:[1110,1123],”text”:”communication”},{“location”:[1124,1127],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[1128,1136],”text”:”cohesion”},{“location”:[1137,1139],”text”:”in”},{“location”:[1140,1148],”text”:”families”},{“location”:[1148,1149],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1150,1151],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1151,1158],”text”:”However”},{“location”:[1158,1159],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[1160,1168],”text”:”brothers”},{“location”:[1169,1173],”text”:”seem”},{“location”:[1174,1176],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[1177,1181],”text”:”have”},{“location”:[1182,1185],”text”:”the”},{“location”:[1186,1197],”text”:”alternative”},{“location”:[1198,1204],”text”:”effect”},{“location”:[1204,1205],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1206,1207],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1207,1216],”text”:”Emotional”},{“location”:[1217,1227],”text”:”expression”},{“location”:[1228,1230],”text”:”is”},{“location”:[1231,1242],”text”:”fundamental”},{“location”:[1243,1245],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[1246,1250],”text”:”good”},{“location”:[1251,1264],”text”:”psychological”},{“location”:[1265,1271],”text”:”health”},{“location”:[1272,1275],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[1276,1282],”text”:”having”},{“location”:[1283,1290],”text”:”sisters”},{“location”:[1291,1299],”text”:”promotes”},{“location”:[1300,1304],”text”:”this”},{“location”:[1305,1307],”text”:”in”},{“location”:[1308,1316],”text”:”families”},{“location”:[1316,1317],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1318,1319],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1319,1321],”text”:”It”},{“location”:[1322,1327],”text”:”could”},{“location”:[1328,1330],”text”:”be”},{“location”:[1331,1335],”text”:”that”},{“location”:[1336,1340],”text”:”boys”},{“location”:[1341,1345],”text”:”have”},{“location”:[1346,1347],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[1348,1355],”text”:”natural”},{“location”:[1356,1364],”text”:”tendency”},{“location”:[1365,1368],”text”:”not”},{“location”:[1369,1371],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[1372,1376],”text”:”talk”},{“location”:[1377,1382],”text”:”about”},{“location”:[1383,1389],”text”:”things”},{“location”:[1389,1390],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1391,1392],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1392,1396],”text”:”With”},{“location”:[1397,1401],”text”:”boys”},{“location”:[1402,1410],”text”:”together”},{“location”:[1411,1413],”text”:”it”},{“location”:[1414,1416],”text”:”is”},{“location”:[1417,1422],”text”:”about”},{“location”:[1423,1424],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[1425,1435],”text”:”conspiracy”},{“location”:[1436,1438],”text”:”of”},{“location”:[1439,1446],”text”:”silence”},{“location”:[1447,1450],”text”:”not”},{“location”:[1451,1453],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[1454,1458],”text”:”talk”},{“location”:[1458,1459],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1460,1465],”text”:”Girls”},{“location”:[1466,1470],”text”:”tend”},{“location”:[1471,1473],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[1474,1479],”text”:”break”},{“location”:[1480,1484],”text”:”that”},{“location”:[1485,1489],”text”:”down”},{“location”:[1489,1490],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1490,1491],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1494,1500],”text”:”Latest”},{“location”:[1501,1511],”text”:”psychology”},{“location”:[1512,1516],”text”:”news”},{“location”:[1519,1521],”text”:”He”},{“location”:[1522,1527],”text”:”added”},{“location”:[1528,1532],”text”:”that”},{“location”:[1533,1536],”text”:”the”},{“location”:[1537,1545],”text”:”findings”},{“location”:[1546,1551],”text”:”could”},{“location”:[1552,1554],”text”:”be”},{“location”:[1555,1565],”text”:”especially”},{“location”:[1566,1572],”text”:”useful”},{“location”:[1573,1576],”text”:”for”},{“location”:[1577,1585],”text”:”families”},{“location”:[1586,1591],”text”:”where”},{“location”:[1592,1595],”text”:”the”},{“location”:[1596,1603],”text”:”parents”},{“location”:[1604,1607],”text”:”had”},{“location”:[1608,1613],”text”:”split”},{“location”:[1614,1616],”text”:”up”},{“location”:[1616,1617],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1618,1619],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1619,1620],”text”:”I”},{“location”:[1621,1626],”text”:”think”},{“location”:[1627,1632],”text”:”these”},{“location”:[1633,1641],”text”:”findings”},{“location”:[1642,1647],”text”:”could”},{“location”:[1648,1650],”text”:”be”},{“location”:[1651,1655],”text”:”used”},{“location”:[1656,1658],”text”:”by”},{“location”:[1659,1665],”text”:”people”},{“location”:[1666,1674],”text”:”offering”},{“location”:[1675,1682],”text”:”support”},{“location”:[1683,1685],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[1686,1694],”text”:”families”},{“location”:[1695,1698],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[1699,1707],”text”:”children”},{“location”:[1708,1714],”text”:”during”},{“location”:[1715,1726],”text”:”distressing”},{“location”:[1727,1732],”text”:”times”},{“location”:[1732,1733],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1734,1736],”text”:”We”},{“location”:[1737,1740],”text”:”may”},{“location”:[1741,1745],”text”:”have”},{“location”:[1746,1748],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[1749,1754],”text”:”think”},{“location”:[1755,1764],”text”:”carefully”},{“location”:[1765,1770],”text”:”about”},{“location”:[1771,1774],”text”:”the”},{“location”:[1775,1778],”text”:”way”},{“location”:[1779,1781],”text”:”we”},{“location”:[1782,1786],”text”:”deal”},{“location”:[1787,1791],”text”:”with”},{“location”:[1792,1800],”text”:”families”},{“location”:[1801,1805],”text”:”with”},{“location”:[1806,1810],”text”:”lots”},{“location”:[1811,1813],”text”:”of”},{“location”:[1814,1818],”text”:”boys”},{“location”:[1818,1819],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1819,1820],”text”:”””},{“location”:[1821,1828],”text”:”Similar”},{“location”:[1829,1836],”text”:”results”},{“location”:[1837,1841],”text”:”were”},{“location”:[1842,1847],”text”:”found”},{“location”:[1848,1852],”text”:”back”},{“location”:[1853,1855],”text”:”in”},{“location”:[1856,1860],”text”:”2010″},{“location”:[1861,1865],”text”:”when”},{“location”:[1866,1873],”text”:”Brigham”},{“location”:[1874,1879],”text”:”Young”},{“location”:[1880,1890],”text”:”University”},{“location”:[1891,1898],”text”:”carried”},{“location”:[1899,1902],”text”:”out”},{“location”:[1903,1911],”text”:”research”},{“location”:[1912,1916],”text”:”into”},{“location”:[1917,1923],”text”:”having”},{“location”:[1924,1925],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[1926,1933],”text”:”sibling”},{“location”:[1933,1934],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[1935,1939],”text”:”This”},{“location”:[1940,1945],”text”:”study”},{“location”:[1946,1954],”text”:”involved”},{“location”:[1955,1958],”text”:”395″},{“location”:[1959,1967],”text”:”families”},{“location”:[1968,1973],”text”:”which”},{“location”:[1974,1977],”text”:”had”},{“location”:[1978,1982],”text”:”more”},{“location”:[1983,1987],”text”:”than”},{“location”:[1988,1991],”text”:”one”},{“location”:[1992,1997],”text”:”child”},{“location”:[1998,2001],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[2002,2006],”text”:”they”},{“location”:[2007,2016],”text”:”concluded”},{“location”:[2017,2021],”text”:”that”},{“location”:[2022,2028],”text”:”having”},{“location”:[2029,2030],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[2031,2037],”text”:”sister”},{“location”:[2038,2043],”text”:”makes”},{“location”:[2044,2047],”text”:”you”},{“location”:[2048,2049],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[2050,2056],”text”:”kinder”},{“location”:[2057,2063],”text”:”person”},{“location”:[2063,2064],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[2065,2072],”text”:”However”},{“location”:[2073,2078],”text”:”their”},{“location”:[2079,2087],”text”:”research”},{“location”:[2088,2092],”text”:”also”},{“location”:[2093,2104],”text”:”highlighted”},{“location”:[2105,2109],”text”:”that”},{“location”:[2110,2118],”text”:”brothers”},{“location”:[2119,2124],”text”:”bring”},{“location”:[2125,2133],”text”:”benefits”},{“location”:[2134,2137],”text”:”too”},{“location”:[2138,2140],”text”:”as”},{“location”:[2141,2145],”text”:”long”},{“location”:[2146,2148],”text”:”as”},{“location”:[2149,2152],”text”:”the”},{“location”:[2153,2165],”text”:”relationship”},{“location”:[2166,2168],”text”:”is”},{“location”:[2169,2170],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[2171,2177],”text”:”loving”},{“location”:[2178,2181],”text”:”one”},{“location”:[2182,2183],”text”:”-“},{“location”:[2184,2186],”text”:”so”},{“location”:[2187,2196],”text”:”basically”},{“location”:[2196,2197],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[2198,2204],”text”:”having”},{“location”:[2205,2206],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[2207,2214],”text”:”sibling”},{“location”:[2215,2217],”text”:”is”},{“location”:[2218,2219],”text”:”a”},{“location”:[2220,2224],”text”:”good”},{“location”:[2225,2230],”text”:”thing”},{“location”:[2230,2231],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[2232,2236],”text”:”even”},{“location”:[2237,2239],”text”:”if”},{“location”:[2240,2244],”text”:”they”},{“location”:[2245,2250],”text”:”steal”},{“location”:[2251,2255],”text”:”your”},{“location”:[2256,2261],”text”:”stuff”},{“location”:[2261,2262],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[2263,2271],”text”:”Speaking”},{“location”:[2272,2274],”text”:”at”},{“location”:[2275,2278],”text”:”the”},{“location”:[2279,2283],”text”:”time”},{“location”:[2283,2284],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[2285,2295],”text”:”Researcher”},{“location”:[2296,2301],”text”:”Laura”},{“location”:[2302,2309],”text”:”Padilla”},{“location”:[2309,2310],”text”:”-“},{“location”:[2310,2316],”text”:”Walker”},{“location”:[2317,2321],”text”:”told”},{“location”:[2322,2325],”text”:”ABC”},{“location”:[2326,2330],”text”:”News”},{“location”:[2330,2331],”text”:”:”},{“location”:[2332,2333],”text”:”””},{“location”:[2333,2340],”text”:”Sibling”},{“location”:[2341,2350],”text”:”affection”},{“location”:[2351,2355],”text”:”from”},{“location”:[2356,2362],”text”:”either”},{“location”:[2363,2369],”text”:”gender”},{“location”:[2370,2373],”text”:”was”},{“location”:[2374,2381],”text”:”related”},{“location”:[2382,2384],”text”:”to”},{“location”:[2385,2389],”text”:”less”},{“location”:[2390,2401],”text”:”delinquency”},{“location”:[2402,2405],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[2406,2410],”text”:”more”},{“location”:[2411,2414],”text”:”pro”},{“location”:[2414,2415],”text”:”-“},{“location”:[2415,2421],”text”:”social”},{“location”:[2422,2432],”text”:”behaviours”},{“location”:[2433,2437],”text”:”like”},{“location”:[2438,2445],”text”:”greater”},{“location”:[2446,2454],”text”:”kindness”},{“location”:[2455,2458],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[2459,2469],”text”:”generosity”},{“location”:[2469,2470],”text”:”,”},{“location”:[2471,2483],”text”:”volunteering”},{“location”:[2484,2487],”text”:”and”},{“location”:[2488,2495],”text”:”helping”},{“location”:[2496,2502],”text”:”others”},{“location”:[2502,2503],”text”:”.”},{“location”:[2503,2504],”text”:”””}]},”categories”:[{“score”:0.956858,”label”:”/education/homework and study tips”,”explanation”:{“relevant_text”:[{“text”:”study”},{“text”:”researchers”},{“text”:”findings”},{“text”:”results”},{“text”:”children”},{“text”:”specific”},{“text”:”less likely”},{“text”:”showed”}]}},{“score”:0.9536,”label”:”/family and parenting/children”,”explanation”:{“relevant_text”:[{“text”:”children”},{“text”:”parents”},{“text”:”families”},{“text”:”less likely”},{“text”:”person”},{“text”:”siblings”},{“text”:”behaviours”},{“text”:”others”}]}},{“score”:0.734337,”label”:”/society”,”explanation”:{“relevant_text”:[{“text”:”gender”},{“text”:”involved”},{“text”:”women”},{“text”:”relationship”},{“text”:”person”},{“text”:”however”},{“text”:”also”},{“text”:”less likely”}]}},{“score”:0.723673,”label”:”/health and fitness/disorders/mental disorder/panic and anxiety”,”explanation”:{“relevant_text”:[{“text”:”psychological”},{“text”:”feelings”},{“text”:”distressing”},{“text”:”mental health”},{“text”:”others”},{“text”:”research has found”},{“text”:”less likely”},{“text”:”related”}]}},{“score”:0.672157,”label”:”/society/sex”,”explanation”:{“relevant_text”:[{“text”:”gender”},{“text”:”women”},{“text”:”relationship”},{“text”:”less likely”},{“text”:”parents”},{“text”:”girls”},{“text”:”children”},{“text”:”person”}]}},{“score”:0.598536,”label”:”/family and parenting/babies and toddlers”,”explanation”:{“relevant_text”:[{“text”:”children”},{“text”:”parents”},{“text”:”finds”},{“text”:”reveals”},{“text”:”relationship”},{“text”:”together”},{“text”:”marry”},{“text”:”told”}]}},{“score”:0.569134,”label”:”/society/dating”,”explanation”:{“relevant_text”:[{“text”:”relationship”},{“text”:”found”},{“text”:”feelings”},{“text”:”makes”},{“text”:”together”},{“text”:”finds”},{“text”:”reveals”},{“text”:”however”}]}}],”relations”:[{“sentence”:”If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University It’s no secret that siblings get on our nerves sometimes, but if you’ve got a sister you should be pretty grateful for her – even if she does annoy you daily.”,”score”:0.470263,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”them”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[195,198],”text”:”our”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”siblings”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[179,187],”text”:”siblings”}],”type”:”partOfMany”},{“sentence”:”Good liars possess three specific characteristics, study finds Women with a twin brother are less likely to MARRY or have kids, study reveals Professor Tony Cassidy, who carried out the study, said: “Sisters appear to encourage more open communication and cohesion in families.”,”score”:0.642747,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”Tony Cassidy”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[1024,1036],”text”:”Tony Cassidy”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”said”,”type”:”EventCommunication”}],”location”:[1065,1069],”text”:”said”}],”type”:”agentOf”},{“sentence”:””With boys together it is about a conspiracy of silence not to talk.”,”score”:0.478314,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”boys”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[1397,1401],”text”:”boys”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”conspiracy”,”type”:”Crime”}],”location”:[1425,1435],”text”:”conspiracy”}],”type”:”agentOf”},{“sentence”:”” Latest psychology news He added that the findings could be especially useful for families where the parents had split up.”,”score”:0.985946,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”He”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[1519,1521],”text”:”He”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”added”,”type”:”EventCommunication”}],”location”:[1522,1527],”text”:”added”}],”type”:”agentOf”},{“sentence”:”This study involved 395 families which had more than one child and they concluded that having a sister makes you a kinder person.”,”score”:0.995146,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”families”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[2002,2006],”text”:”they”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”concluded”,”type”:”EventCommunication”}],”location”:[2007,2016],”text”:”concluded”}],”type”:”agentOf”},{“sentence”:”Speaking at the time, Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker told ABC News: “Sibling affection from either gender was related to less delinquency and more pro-social behaviours like greater kindness and generosity, volunteering and helping others.””,”score”:0.732361,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”Laura Padilla-Walker”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[2285,2295],”text”:”Researcher”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”Speaking”,”type”:”EventCommunication”}],”location”:[2263,2271],”text”:”Speaking”}],”type”:”agentOf”},{“sentence”:”Speaking at the time, Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker told ABC News: “Sibling affection from either gender was related to less delinquency and more pro-social behaviours like greater kindness and generosity, volunteering and helping others.””,”score”:0.992266,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”Laura Padilla-Walker”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[2296,2316],”text”:”Laura Padilla-Walker”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”told”,”type”:”EventCommunication”}],”location”:[2317,2321],”text”:”told”}],”type”:”agentOf”},{“sentence”:”Speaking at the time, Researcher Laura Padilla-Walker told ABC News: “Sibling affection from either gender was related to less delinquency and more pro-social behaviours like greater kindness and generosity, volunteering and helping others.””,”score”:0.946036,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“Commercial”]},”text”:”ABC News”,”type”:”Organization”}],”location”:[2322,2330],”text”:”ABC News”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”told”,”type”:”EventCommunication”}],”location”:[2317,2321],”text”:”told”}],”type”:”affectedBy”},{“sentence”:”Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”score”:0.887199,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”Researchers”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[445,456],”text”:”Researchers”},{“entities”:[{“disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“Educational”]},”text”:”De Montfort University”,”type”:”Organization”}],”location”:[462,484],”text”:”De Montfort University”}],”type”:”employedBy”},{“sentence”:”Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”score”:0.819881,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”Researchers”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[445,456],”text”:”Researchers”},{“entities”:[{“disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“Educational”]},”text”:”Ulster UniversitynIt”,”type”:”Organization”}],”location”:[502,519],”text”:”Ulster University”}],”type”:”employedBy”},{“sentence”:”Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”score”:0.667841,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“Educational”]},”text”:”De Montfort University”,”type”:”Organization”}],”location”:[462,484],”text”:”De Montfort University”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”Leicester”,”type”:”GeopoliticalEntity”}],”location”:[488,497],”text”:”Leicester”}],”type”:”basedIn”},{“sentence”:”Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”score”:0.520709,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”Leicester”,”type”:”GeopoliticalEntity”}],”location”:[488,497],”text”:”Leicester”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”Northern Ireland”,”type”:”GeopoliticalEntity”}],”location”:[523,539],”text”:”Northern Ireland”}],”type”:”locatedAt”},{“sentence”:”Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”score”:0.62345,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“disambiguation”:{“subtype”:[“Educational”]},”text”:”Ulster UniversitynIt”,”type”:”Organization”}],”location”:[502,519],”text”:”Ulster University”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”Northern Ireland”,”type”:”GeopoliticalEntity”}],”location”:[523,539],”text”:”Northern Ireland”}],”type”:”locatedAt”},{“sentence”:”Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester and Ulster University in Northern Ireland surveyed over 570 people aged between 17 and 25 to get these results, asking them psychological questions on various topics including mental health.”,”score”:0.939686,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”them”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[617,621],”text”:”them”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”asking”,”type”:”EventCommunication”}],”location”:[610,616],”text”:”asking”}],”type”:”affectedBy”},{“sentence”:”The findings showed that those with sisters were encouraged by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life.”,”score”:0.649617,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”siblings”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[758,766],”text”:”siblings”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”communicate”,”type”:”EventCommunication”}],”location”:[777,788],”text”:”communicate”}],”type”:”agentOf”},{“sentence”:”The findings showed that those with sisters were encouraged by their siblings to openly communicate about their feelings more, which gave them a more optimistic outlook on life.”,”score”:0.497227,”arguments”:[{“entities”:[{“text”:”their”,”type”:”Person”}],”location”:[795,800],”text”:”their”},{“entities”:[{“text”:”communicate”,”type”:”EventCommunication”}],”location”:[777,788],”text”:”communicate”}],”type”:”affectedBy”}]}},”dbID”:74696,”jsonApiRequestUrl”:”https://mantis-prod-reach.eu-gb.mybluemix.net/classifyArticle?cacheType=public&cmsID=mirror-21512791&timeout=700″} || { error : “No response” };
})(window);

mirrorLoad mobile navigation

News
- UK News
- US News
- World News
- Weird News
- Crime
- Real Life Stories
- Science
- Health
- Motoring
Expand
Politics
Sport
- Boxing
- Rugby
- Tennis
- UFC
- WWE
- Cricket
- Racing
- Women In Sport
- Golf
- F1
- Other Sports
  - Rugby League
  - Athletics
  Expand
Expand
Football
Celebs
TV
Film
Royals
Weird News
Tech
Money
Travel
- Africa
- Asia & Middle East
- Australia & New Zealand
- Caribbean
- Central & South America
- Cheap Flights
- Cruises
- Europe
- News
- UK & Ireland
- USA & Canada
Expand
Fashion
Mums
Competitions
Betting
Quizzes
Voucher codes
- Travelodge discount code
- TUI discount code
- River Island discount code
- First Choice discount code
- Amazon discount code
Expand
Got a Story?

My Account
Subscriptions
Sign Out

Shop
Voucher Codes
Offers
Bingo
Dating
Jobs
Funeral Notices
Horoscopes
Cartoons
Crosswords

Marketplace
Find a job
InYourArea
Discount Codes
Psychic
Find a Therapist
Find a local business
Shop
footie5
thepools.com
About Us
Contact Us
Work for us
Follow Us
Sell Your Story
How to Complain
Corrections & Clarifications
Privacy Notice
Cookie Notice
Terms and Conditions
Notifications and alerts help
Subscribe to Daily and Sunday Mirror newspapers
Subscribe to tablet edition
Newsletters Signup
Irish Mirror
© 2020 MGN Limited

Home

Science

Psychology

ScienceHaving a sister makes you happier and more optimistic, study finds

If you’ve got a sister, you’re more likely to be a happier and more optimistic person according to research from De Montfort University and Ulster University

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at the Television Critics Association Summer Tour in 2001 (Image: Getty)