Tag: adolescence

Study suggests hearing voices could be marker for mental illness in adolescents

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From the British Journal of Psychiatry press release via HealthCanal: Auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) can affect up to one-in-five children between the ages of 11 and 13, according to new… Read more »

Study suggests adolescent expectations of a short life may affect later socioeconomic status

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From the UNC press release via HealthCanal: Adolescents’ expectations of an early death can predict their economic futures more than a decade later, according to a new study from the… Read more »

Study suggests yoga may have psychological benefits for high-school students

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From the Wolters Kluwer press release: Yoga classes have positive psychological effects for high-school students, according to a pilot study in the April Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the… Read more »

Study on Asian Canadian LGB teens looks at health consequences of dealing with dual minority discrimination

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From the University of British Columbia press release: Asian Canadian teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are 30 times more likely to face harassment than their heterosexual peers… Read more »

Study suggests teachers and parents have more influence than peers in maintaining teens’ engagement with school

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From the University of Michigan press release by Diane Swanbrow: Teachers and parents matter more than peers in keeping adolescents engaged in school, according to a new study that counters… Read more »

Study suggests acknowledging that difficulty is part of learning may help children succeed

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From the American Psychological Association press release via Newswise: Children may perform better in school and feel more confident about themselves if they are told that failure is a normal… Read more »

Study suggests teenagers are more vulnerable to sport concussions

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From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Research results published in Brain Injury by Université de Montréal neuropsychologist Dave Ellemberg reveal that adolescents are more sensitive to the… Read more »

Study examines effect of heavy social networking on body image in teenage girls

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From the Flinders University press release via HealthCanal: As part of the NetGirls project, Flinders psychologist Dr Amy Slater has surveyed 1100 adolescent girls from 18 different high schools across… Read more »