From the Princeton University press release: Expectant mothers who dealt with the strain of a hurricane or major tropical storm passing nearby during their pregnancy had children who were at elevated risk for abnormal health…
From the University of Illinois press release via HealthCanal: Behavioral problems in preschoolers may mirror the intensity and frequency of their parents’ marital conflict and signal possible child maltreatment, suggests a new study co-written by…
From the University of Zürich press release via EurekAlert!: Not lying is regarded as a learned and well-known rule of honesty among 14 and 15-year-olds at Zurich’s high schools. Additional theoretical moral knowledge also includes…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via Physorg: Over 60 per cent of Swedish young people today have a smartphone, and in addition to telephoning and messaging, they use them to communicate via social…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Social interactions during adolescence can affect health many years into adulthood, according to research published June 27 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. The…
From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln press release by Steve Smith via HealthCanal: Students receiving special-education services for behavioral disorders and those with more obvious disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their general-education counterparts…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Media violence does have an effect on children’s behaviour and a concerted public health response involving parents, professionals, the media and policymakers is needed to…
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Test performance can improve dramatically if students are offered rewards just before they are given standardized tests and if they receive the incentive immediately afterward, new…
From the University of Cambridge press release via Physorg: A new book documents how staff at a primary school built on a previous study by Cambridge researchers to create an inclusive learning environment – driven…
From the Temple University press release via EurekAlert!: In a tight economy, with fewer jobs, many people end up working harder and sacrificing more to stay employed. A new study finds that one of those…