Tag: teens

Study suggests rating films with smoking ‘R’ will cut smoking onset by teens

From the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: New research from Norris Cotton Cancer Center estimates, for the first time, the impact of an R rating for movie smoking…. Read more »

Researchers suggest collaborative writing project can help boost self-esteem

From the Royal Holloway, University of London press release via Physorg: Psychologists from Royal Holloway, University of London believe a collaborative writing project can help boost self-esteem and improve core… Read more »

Study suggests internet, social media overuse can lead to lower self-esteem, negative body image in teenage girls

From the Centre for Appearance Research press release via HealthCanal: Adolescent girls, who spend long periods each day on the internet, engaging and communicating on social media, are more likely… Read more »

Study suggests immediate rewards for good scores can boost student performance

From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Test performance can improve dramatically if students are offered rewards just before they are given standardized tests and if they receive… Read more »

Researcher suggests positive adult, community involvement keeps teens from trouble

From the Kansas State University press release via HealthCanal: Everywhere you look there are troublemaking teenagers with nothing better to do this summer than cruise around town in packs. That’s… Read more »