From the University of Missouri press release: During adolescence, the stories young people tell about themselves reflects their development of a personal identity and sense of self, and those autobiographical narratives vary depending on the…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Every high school kid has done it: putting off studying for that exam until the last minute, then pulling a caffeine-fueled all-nighter in an attempt to cram as…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: It’s thought that children grow increasingly distant and independent from their parents during their teen years. But a new longitudinal study has found…
From the Stanford University press release by Max McClure: The diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association defines autism in what seems to be a fairly comprehensive way: social impairment, difficulties with communication, repetitive behavior…
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health press release: The content of alcohol ads placed in magazines is more likely to be in violation of industry guidelines if the ad appears in a…
From the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs press release via EurekAlert!: Heavy drinking is known to affect teenagers’ developing brains, but certain patterns of brain activity may also help predict which kids are…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Grateful teens are more likely than their less grateful peers to be happy, less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol and less likely to have behavior…
From the University of Illinois press release via HealthCanal: A sense of invulnerability isn’t a hallmark of youth as many adults may believe nor is it necessarily detrimental, a new study suggests. However, feeling immune…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Traditional in-person bullying is far more common than cyberbullying among today’s youth and should be the primary focus of prevention programs, according to research findings presented…
From the American Psychological Association press release via Newswise: Determining when a teenage brain becomes an adult brain is not an exact science but it’s getting closer, according to an expert in adolescent developmental psychology,…