One researcher believes IM chats with strangers can reduce stress after being rejected.
One researcher believes IM chats with strangers can reduce stress after being rejected.
In many families, grandparents play a significant role in children’s lives. How does their involvement affect the emotional and social lives of teens?
A recent survey by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwed Pregnancy and CosmoGirl.com investigated the online habits of youth and young adults. The results suggest that 18% of teen boys and 22% of girls have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures or videos of themselves. Thirty-nine percent of ...
Doctors Brian, Giuseppe and Richard talk about studies recently discussed on the Family Anatomy website, including: the impact of drinking on brain size, predictors of social withdrawal and rejection in elementary school students, and the test performance of bilingual kids. Listen here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/familyanatomy/FA035_-_Anatomy_of_Three_Things_5.mp3] ... or get your free subscription in iTunes. If you ...
In most areas, children's problem-solving skills improve with age as their cognitive abilities develop. A study published in the September 2008 issue of Developmental Psychology examined children's tendency to acknowledge or avoid race when solving problems. Children were divided into groups by age: 8 to 9 year-olds and 10-11 year olds. The task that they were ...
A study in the September 2008 issue of Developmental Psychology investigated predictors of social withdrawal in elementary school students. Researchers followed over 1300 children from birth to Grade 6, placing them in three groups: consistently low withdrawal, decreasing withdrawal, and increasing withdrawal. They then looked at factors that predicted which group children would fall into. Children ...
New research being conducted at Purdue University suggests a link between negative social events and the experience of physical pain. Researchers asked participants to recall a socially or physically painful event, and to write about it. Afterwards, they reported how they felt or worked on a mentally challenging task. Participants who recalled the social events ...
The July 2008 issue of Behaviour Research and Therapy will include a study examining how 11 to 13 year-olds with social anxiety symptoms interpret positive and negative social situations. Youth who scored higher on a questionnaire measuring social anxiety symptoms were more likely than low-scorers to view a positive social scenario as lacking credibility or being ...
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