An innovative youth mental health service model can improve care and ease pressure on Canada’s health-care system, a new study led by researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Research Centre demonstrates. Published in The Lancet…
From the BioMed Central press release: Cyberbullying may be linked to higher use of social network sites by school children aged 14-17 years, rather than to simply having a social network profile, according to a…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Adolescents don’t distinguish between negative emotions as clearly as younger children and adults in their 20s do, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the…
From the San Diego State University press release: Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Teens whose eyes are habitually glued…
From the Taylor & Francis Group press release: Teenagers are far more critical users of social media than we give them credit for, and need to be better supported in reaping the benefits social media…
From the Uni Research press release: Young people with shared residency after their parents’ divorce have fewer mental problems than young people with other residency arrangements. This was the conclusion researchers at RKBU Vest (Regional…
From the Springer press release: The odds are stacked against teenagers who regularly gamble. A new study in Springer’s Journal of Gambling Studies shows that a 14-year-old who gambles is more likely to struggle at school. The…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Ageism — stereotypes that lead to prejudice and discrimination against older people — occurs frequently in young adults and can be seen in children as…
From the RAND Corporation press release: Exposing teens to graphic anti-smoking posters may actually increase the risk that some start smoking, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Conducted in a one-of-a-kind laboratory that replicates…
From the Brigham Young University press release: Tis the season for helping at a soup kitchen, caroling at a care facility or shoveling a neighbor’s driveway. While those gifts of self surely help others, new…