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According to the conclusions of a new study conducted by investigators at the Brigham Young University, it would appear that 7 hours of sleep per night is the optimal duration for teenagers.
This finding runs contradictory to federally imposed sleep guidelines for this segment of the population, which calls for abo... |
14 February 2012
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You can now add another negative side-effect of teen depression to the ever-growing list of behaviors and diseases this disorder provokes. Experts have just learned that depressed teenagers are more likely to be subjected to bullying at school.
What I find particularly interesting is that psychologists used to thin... |
9 February 2012
09:59 GMT |
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University of Pittsburgh investigators determined in a new lab study conducted on unsuspecting rats that the adolescent brain is more susceptible to start suffering from conditions such as depression and addiction because it is undergoing a continuous process of development.
The work implies that people's chan... |
21 January 2012
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Between 2002 and 2006, about 1 in 5 murders that occurred in 88 of the largest cities in the United States were accounted for by gang violence and rivalry. Therefore, it's understandable that many parents are concerned about their children becoming members of such a group.A paper published in the latest issue of... |
18 January 2012
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that teenagers who have alcoholic parents tend to display an uncommon neural response to risky situations, which is very different from how their brains react. The reason why this particular research is so interesting is because it'... |
17 January 2012
15:01 GMT |
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As the saying goes, it's the little things in life that count, as the three teens in the video above, two boys and a girl, found out when they got three drinks from a vending machine for the price of one.The video, called “Vending Machine Win,” has gone viral in just 4 days since it was uploaded onli... |
5 January 2012
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According to the conclusions of a new study conducted by experts at the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, in Madrid, Spain, it would appear that changes in gray matter volumes may be related to the onset of schizophrenia, especially in teens.
The investigators found that teenagers who r... |
3 January 2012
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Experts from the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health say that teen girls who are depressed are twice more likely to start binge eating than their peers. At the same time, young women who usually binge eat tend to be more likely to develop depression.
In a paper published in the latest iss... |
20 December 2011
10:26 GMT |
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According to the results of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that tobacco use among teens in the United States is steadily declining. Cigarette smoking also declined significantly, whereas marijuana use remained at consistent levels, with no discernible modifications. When analyzing tobacco consumption... |
17 December 2011
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A team of experts at the University of Washington has determined that suicidal behavior – and, in extreme cases, following through those thoughts – originates inside an individual well before they reach school age.
The new study therefore pushes the age at which these thoughts occur even farther than cu... |
30 November 2011
10:37 GMT |
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University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists say that the number of troubled teens who kill themselves every year could be significantly reduced if authorities, doctors and parents agree to specialized mental health interventions from early on.
In a paper published in the November issue of the journal ... |
4 November 2011
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Thanks to a new investigation conducted on the so-called “secret life” of American teenagers, experts at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) now have a deeper understanding of what makes today's young adults tick.
Some of the aspects the team looked at included the health, religiou... |
7 October 2011
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In a new study conducted by psychologists at University of Texas in San Antonio (UT), it was revealed that teens and adolescents tend to become gradually smarter because they become mentally quicker. This connection has been hypothesized for some time, but thus far no one was able to confirm it.
Experts in charge ... |
27 September 2011
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For much of Hollywood's history, smoking has been a mainstay in movies. But investigators at the University of Bristol are now suggesting in a new study that the behavior depicted on the silver screen have a nefarious influence on teens, who become more likely to pick up the habit themselves.The research indicat... |
20 September 2011
04:55 GMT |
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During young adulthood, smokers are very likely to display two very distinct and recognizable behaviors, impulsivity and neuroticism. If they quit smoking, they have a very high chance of getting rid of these harmful behaviors, a new investigation shows.
Personality improvements are very likely to occur across th... |
13 September 2011
10:48 GMT |
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Even if unknowingly, teens may rely on narcissism to get them through the rough period of transition into adulthood. This is a critical stage in the life of every human being, and investigators at the University of Illinois found that this type of behavior may help teenagers deal with this transition.Granted, not all... |
13 August 2011
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Psychologists have been studying risk-taking behaviors for many decades, but they are only now beginning to grasp their complexity. A new study reveals that risk-takers' decisions are oftentimes influenced by the domain in which the risk applies, or the situation that informs it.
What this means is that peopl... |
30 July 2011
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Teenagers who respond to unclear social situations by adopting a positive perspective on things, rather than simply assuming the worse will happen, are more likely to experience lower levels of anxiety than their peers who tend to develop a negative perspective on things. Teenagers who suffer from anxiety can be set ... |
18 July 2011
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In a new investigation, researchers determined that teenagers who are binge eaters, or who engage in other unhealthy and excessive weight control behaviors, tend to carry the habit with them into adulthood. This contributes to the growing incidence of obesity and other diseases in the population.Experts at the Univer... |
27 June 2011
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Researchers at the Michigan State University (MSU) have determined in a new study that the main cause of computer hacking, online bullying, and other cybercrimes is the fact that children with low self-esteem are pushed into it by their peers. The behavior is apparently spreading, directly proportional to the extent ... |
24 June 2011
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According to the conclusion of a new research by University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), it would appear that teens maintain their religious beliefs steady throughout high school, while most other aspects of their lives change.
High school is known to be the place and time where young adults find their ni... |
18 June 2011
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Researchers studying how teens and young adults handle the current economic crisis discovered that their study subjects are apparently feeling empowered by the debts they accumulated by using their credit cards, or with their education.The same population group is plagued by extremely high unemployment rates. With th... |
7 June 2011
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With the rate of teen obesity reaching 18 percent in the United States, experts are constantly looking for methods of reducing its incidence. One of the main reasons why obesity may be running rampant is because teens who play a lot of video games tend to eat a lot more than their peers who don't.Official statis... |
18 May 2011
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Even if they do not listen to their parents, teens do have their boundaries, and experts have now discovered that they come from peers and friends. However, teens are very likely to overestimate the amount of freedom and independence other get, thus triggering a vicious circle. According to researchers, the tendency ... |
13 May 2011
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As any parent could tell you, teenagers and young adults are a lot more prone to experiencing stress and anxiety when exposed to situations that would not necessarily elicit the same feelings in an adult. A new research study has just discovered the reason why this difference of perception exists.Experts now say that... |
3 May 2011
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Teenagers are one of the most at-risk populations for experiencing sleep deprivation. They sleep less, on average, than adults, even during periods where sleep is essential for a proper development of the mind and body. A new study now shows that teens who stay up late sleep even less.This happens primarily because t... |
2 May 2011
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Though episodes of major depression affect a relatively large number of teenagers in the United States, less than a third of them seek treatment for their condition. Official statistics estimate that 8 percent of all teens in the country experienced at least once such episode in the past year alone. These conclusions... |
29 April 2011
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Following a three-year study conducted on White and Black teens (no Hispanics), researchers found out that being overweight or obese does not necessarily imply those individuals are more likely to be depressed than their lean, fitter peers. The new work is only the last to add to a massive volume of literature on the... |
26 April 2011
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Studies carried out over the years have provided conflicting evidence on whether violent video games indeed predispose teens who play them to committing acts of violence themselves. A new review of the existing literature seeks to clarify the issue.Most parents nowadays are convinced that their kids should steer clea... |
22 April 2011
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According to a new scientific investigation by British researchers, it would appear that teenagers who suffer from conduct disorder (CD) tend to exhibit differences in the structure of the developing brain, when compared to peers who do not display this type of negative behavior. The study was carried out on a group ... |
1 April 2011
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A large number of teenagers who suffer from acne say that the condition is having numerous effects on their personal life, in addition to being a cosmetic inconvenience. Scientists found that the teens are more likely to experience anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts as a result. The study, led by investigators... |
17 March 2011
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In July 2010, the state of Indiana introduced new restrictions for teen drivers, in a move that get lukewarm reviews. Now, the first statistics to come out indicate that the measure was effective in reducing the numbers of accidents involving young adults. At the same time, a new report also showed that the restricti... |
15 March 2011
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The results of a new study show that conditions such as anorexia, binge eating disorder or bulimia affect one in 60 teens in any given year. These data are alarming, say investigators, and highlight the need for awareness campaigns to address the issue. Scientists with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), ... |
8 March 2011
05:57 GMT |
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The conclusions of a long-term cohort study recently showed that individuals who tend to be more energetic, happy and positive as teens are also more likely to go through a divorce later on in life. It was also found that these people were not more likely than their peers to get married as adults, and have a good per... |
28 February 2011
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Scientists are beginning to figure out that movies and video clips do not influence teens and young adults in absolute terms. In other words, watching movies with distressing or malicious content will not necessarily make a young person behave the same way, unless the context to do so is already there.The psychologic... |
5 February 2011
04:38 GMT |
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Recent scientific investigations into the way teens behave revealed that they are much more likely to engage in negative, damaging behavior when they are in a group, than by themselves.Unfortunately, this correlation holds true for such things as committing murder, or driving a car drunk and getting into an accident.... |
31 January 2011
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The fact that teens are more exposed to dangers stemming from addiction is well-known, but scientists have been trying to figure out how and why their brains function the way they do for quite some time. Among the things that affect adolescents more than any other age group the experts included drug abuse, behavioral... |
27 January 2011
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A new book published by an expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) shows that the trend we are currently experiencing, of putting our electronic devices in the foreground of our lives, is very worrying, and that it needs to be addressed. The author proposes a very simple experiment that everyone can... |
18 January 2011
10:40 GMT |
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Teens today apparently place a lot more emphasis on getting boosts to their self-esteem than they do on most other pleasurable activities, such as for example being in an intimate relationship, eating their favorite foods, drinking, meeting friends, using drugs or getting paid for a job. This preference has been foun... |
7 January 2011
15:31 GMT |
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As human beings, we have evolved over millions of years to show empathy to other people's suffering, and to display emotions when we witness violent behavior towards others. But constant exposure to violence may actually be desensitizing today's teens. This is the conclusion of a new scientific research, wh... |
20 October 2010
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Investigators have recently established that teens who get a gastric bypass surgery, and then become pregnant, have a much higher chance of having babies who suffer from birth defects than their peers. Though the correlation was only established in a small number of cases, experts believe that further investigations ... |
4 October 2010
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Teens say that its tough enough being their age in today's society how it is, but the situation is worse for adolescents who are also part of ethnic minorities. These minorities still feel the effects of discrimination, say investigators at an American university. The team says that it's hard being a teen,... |
14 September 2010
09:02 GMT |
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In the past, summer jobs were the very definition of a young American adult's life. They would work half-time during the summer vacation, earning money and independence, but that trend is now declining fast.Official statistics estimate that at least 26 percent of all young adults in the country are unemployed. T... |
23 August 2010
04:15 GMT |
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Teenagers today have a harder time hearing what goes on around them than young people did a few decades ago. The new discovery could put a new spin on parents' complaints that their children don't listen to them – it may be that the teens simply don't physically hear them. Over the past twenty ye... |
18 August 2010
09:29 GMT |
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According to a new scientific investigation, it would appear that highschool teenagers who are depressed are not completely shunned by others, and that they form friendships with colleagues experiencing similar moods. In other words, depressive kids are very likely to be attracted by, and form friendships with, other... |
17 August 2010
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As they strive to make a name for themselves in showbiz, more and more teens are pressured by their parents or agents into getting plastic surgery. A little over a month ago, singer Charice made headlines after going on the record saying she’d gotten Botox to look her best for her upcoming appearance on the hit... |
10 August 2010
13:41 GMT |
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In a new investigation conducted on Chinese adolescents, experts determined that teens that used the Internet constantly, and for many hours each day, were significantly more likely to be depressed. Two groups of young adults were followed for nine months – one whose members appeared to be addicted to the ... |
3 August 2010
19:11 GMT |
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A team of Spanish investigators has determined in a new study an interesting aspect about the relationship between antisocial behavior and goal or expectations, in teenagers. This is one of the first studies to tackle this sort of issue directly, the team behind the work says. One of the main questions the young adul... |
18 June 2010
08:02 GMT |
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Over the past few decades, a worrying trend was observed, in which children begin drinking very early on, and become very familiar with alcohol, and sometimes even tobacco, by the time they reach high school. For these individuals, German researchers show in a new study, the incidence of migraines and tension-type he... |
7 June 2010
03:47 GMT |
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Though most parents would rather this not be the case, there is no single, clear-cut explanation for why teenagers engage in risky behaviors. According to researchers, a vast number of influences intertwine to promote teen drinking, smoking and drug use, among other habits that are illegal. A new investigation shows ... |
3 May 2010
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