From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: According to the Nielsen consumer research group, teens receive an average of 3,417 text messages per month (that’s 114 texts per day!). Couple this with CDC’s…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via EurekAlert!: Holiday presents will soon be under the tree for millions of adolescents. With those gifts may come sibling squabbles over violations of personal space, such as…
From the Brown University press release via EurekAlert!: Underage youth are regularly exposed to alcohol marketing. New research has examined associations between alcohol marketing and binge drinking by youth. Results indicate these associations are mediated…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatryfound that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the…
From the UCSD press release via EurekAlert!: Chronic alcohol and marijuana during youth is associated with worsened neurocognitive abilities into later adolescence and adulthood. A new study examines fiber tract integrity affected by adolescent alcohol…
From the University of New South Wales press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the University of New South Wales and Black Dog Institute in Sydney, Australia have used brain imaging technology to show that young…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via ScienceDaily: Saving bar patrons’ time on their commute home could save lives. A pair of studies by University of Missouri psychologists found that people who reported drinking…
From the King’s College London press release via EurekAlert!: New research helps explain why some teenagers are more prone to drinking alcohol than others. The study, led by King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry (IoP)…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Although several studies have followed the course of depression throughout the lifespan, the characteristics of depression at different developmental stages haven’t been clearly identified. New research published…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Health and…