Category: Youth

Study suggests teens who help strangers have more confidence

From the Brigham Young University press release: Tis the season for helping at a soup kitchen, caroling at a care facility or shoveling a neighbor’s driveway. While those gifts of… Read more »

Study suggests mindful yoga can reduce risky behaviors in troubled youth

From the University of Cincinnati press release: For some young people, dealing with life stressors like exposure to violence and family disruption often means turning to negative, risky behaviors —… Read more »

Study suggests experiencing violence as a teen may lead to earlier romantic relationships

From the American Sociological Association (ASA) press release: A new study has found that experiencing violence as an adolescent leads to early romantic relationships and cohabitating. On average, they found… Read more »

Study suggests lack of sleep could cause mood disorders in teens

From the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: Chronic sleep deprivation — which can involve staying up late, and waking up early for work or school — has become a… Read more »

Study suggests smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain

From the Radiological Society of North America press release: Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a… Read more »

Study suggests socioeconomic status may be linked to differences in the vocabulary growth

From the University of Texas at Dallas press release: The nation’s 31 million children growing up in homes with low socioeconomic status have, on average, significantly smaller vocabularies compared with… Read more »

Study suggests preschool program helps boost skills necessary for academic achievement

From the Penn State press release: Children growing up in poverty face many challenges, but a preschool program that aims to improve social and emotional skills may help increase their… Read more »

Brains of children with a better physical fitness possess a greater volume of gray matter

From the University of Granada press release: Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have proven, for the first time in history, that physical fitness in children may affect their… Read more »