Posts Tagged ‘adolescents’
Casual sex linked to teen depression
CORNELL (US) — Teens who “hook up” have a higher risk of depression, according to new research that finds the same does not hold true for those in a committed relationship. Continue…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 15:17 - 5 Comments
Society & Culture - Jul 18, 2012 10:45 - 3 Comments
Program steers boys away from violent crime
U. CHICAGO (US) — A counseling program based in Chicago significantly reduces violent crime arrests among young males, according to a randomized trial. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 2, 2012 10:28 - 0 Comments
Friends’ parents impact teen drinking
PENN STATE (US) — The parents of high school students’ friends can have as much effect on whether teens drink alcohol or use drugs as their own parents. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 27, 2012 10:58 - 1 Comment
To stop teen dating violence, engage coaches
UC DAVIS (US) — Male high school athletes are more likely to intervene when they see friends or teammates engage in dating violence if they have heard from a coach that it’s the right thing to do. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 29, 2012 12:06 - 1 Comment
Bully, victim likely to think suicide by age 11
WARWICK (UK) — Children involved in bullying—as both victim and bully—are three times more likely to have suicidal thoughts by age 11. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2012 11:52 - 2 Comments
Girls ‘rewire’ brain to beat depression
STANFORD (US) — Using brain imaging and a video game, teen girls at risk of depression are being taught how to train their brains away from negative situations. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 27, 2012 12:16 - 3 Comments
Social skills suffer when tweens multitask
STANFORD (US) — Tween girls who spend endless hours multitasking on digital devices tend to be less successful with social and emotional development, say researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2012 11:16 - 2 Comments
Anxious kids: Why the ‘tiger’ mom tactic fails
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — High-achieving Chinese-American students are more depressed and anxious than their white peers, according to a new study that challenges the “tiger mother” view of parenting. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 18, 2012 11:07 - 0 Comments
Teen brain may be primed for addiction
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The teenage brain may be particularly wired to develop disorders like addiction and depression, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2011 8:14 - 0 Comments
Doctors need to say ‘Your kid’s overweight’
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Less than one-quarter of parents recall ever being told by a doctor or other health care provider that their child was overweight. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 28, 2011 11:52 - 9 Comments
Teens with autism often socially isolated
WASHINGTON U.-ST.LOUIS (US) — Teens with autism face major obstacles to social life outside of school, according to a new study that emphasizes the danger of limited peer relationships and the importance of group activities. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 22, 2011 7:50 - 4 Comments
High IQ in girls tied to adult drug use
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Girls with high childhood IQs are more than twice as likely to take illegal drugs in their 30s, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 8, 2011 13:03 - 0 Comments
Parents help underage kids join Facebook
NYU (US) — Many parents know their underage children are on Facebook in violation of the site’s age restrictions and often even help them join the site, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 8, 2011 11:26 - 4 Comments
Xbox bonus? Kids who play are more creative
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Kids who play video games tend to be more creative, regardless of whether the games are violent or nonviolent. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 7, 2011 11:53 - 0 Comments
Kids of deployed at risk for violence
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Teens with at least one parent in the military are at elevated risk of engaging in fighting at school, carrying a weapon, and joining a gang, according to a new study that examined deployment’s effects on U.S. families. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 3, 2011 12:45 - 0 Comments
Mom’s nurture shields kids from chronic stress
CORNELL (US) — A sensitive, responsive, mother can help buffer the effects of chronic stress on the working memories of her teenage children. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 3, 2011 7:15 - 0 Comments
Black teens likely to drink if friends do
USC (US) — Black middle school students whose close friends drink alcohol are more likely to drink alcohol in high school than their white classmates, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 18, 2011 10:39 - 1 Comment
Date’s friends may spur teens to drink
PENN STATE (US) — Teenagers are more influenced to drink alcohol by their date’s friends than they are by their own friends, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 9, 2011 10:26 - 0 Comments
Parents’ drinking raises DUI risk for kids
U. FLORIDA (US) — Parents who drink, even moderately, may increase the risk their children will grow up and drive under the influence as adults. (more…)
