Category: Youth

Study suggests siblings contribute positively to each other’s developing empathy

From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Older siblings play an important role in the lives of their younger siblings. Like parents, older brothers and sisters act… Read more »

Study finds more screen time correlated with less happiness in young people

From the San Diego State University press release: Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Teens… Read more »

Study suggests young people with shared residency have fewer mental problems

From the Uni Research press release: Young people with shared residency after their parents’ divorce have fewer mental problems than young people with other residency arrangements. This was the conclusion… Read more »

Study suggests link between gambling participation and low academic performance

From the Springer press release: The odds are stacked against teenagers who regularly gamble. A new study in Springer’s Journal of Gambling Studies shows that a 14-year-old who gambles is more likely… Read more »

Study suggests quality of contact with grandparents is key to youths’ views of ageism

From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Ageism — stereotypes that lead to prejudice and discrimination against older people — occurs frequently in young adults and can… Read more »

Study suggests graphic anti-smoking posters may actually backfire

From the RAND Corporation press release: Exposing teens to graphic anti-smoking posters may actually increase the risk that some start smoking, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Conducted in… Read more »