From the UT Dallas press release via EurekAlert!: A large-scale, long-term UT Dallas study focusing on adolescent friendships and electronic communication is expanding to include Facebook posts. A research team led by Dr. Marion Underwood…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Adolescents who misuse alcohol and other drugs to the point where they need treatment must contend with costly and limited options for youth-specific care, as well…
From the Radboud University Nijmegen press release via EurekAlert!: Drinking during adolescence has both short- and long-term negative health consequences. Prior research has shown that peer influence is one of the most important predictors of…
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 research published online today by…
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 UNC Gillings School of Global…
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 official journal of the Society…
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 – a factor that is…
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 the widespread belief that peers…
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 part of learning, rather than…
From the Concordia University press release: When it comes to prevention of substance use in our tween population, turning our kids on to thought control may just be the answer to getting them to say…