A 3-year study involving over 3,000 patients used motivational interviewing to counsel adolescents about staying away from potentially violent and alcohol-related situations. It was found that these brief sessions "reduced by half the chances that teenagers would experience peer violence or problems due to drinking."
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September 15, 2010
September 14, 2010
Discrimination hurts, but how much? A lot, if you’re a teen, study finds
Researchers have found that adolescents from Latin American and Asian backgrounds experienced more discrimination than their peers from European backgrounds. The discrimination came not just from adolescents, but from adults as well. The level of discrimination also impacted grade point averages, and their health, including depression and distress, along with lower levels of self esteem.
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August 20, 2010
No Link Between Media Exposure And Early Sex In Teens
The prevalence of sex in the mainstream media has led many researchers to study its effect on impressionable adolescents. Several published, peer-reviewed studies have indicated that there is a link between exposure to sex in the media and the early onset of sexual activity among teens. However, a study led by Temple psychologist Laurence Steinberg questions these findings...
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July 28, 2010
Roaming Teens A Recipe For Violence - Even In Good Communities
Even in better neighborhoods, parents should be wary about letting teens gather with nothing to do and with no adult supervision, a new study suggests. In a long-term study of Chicago neighborhoods, researchers found that informal teen gatherings significantly increased the likelihood of violent behavior by the adolescents...
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July 14, 2010
Self-Hypnosis Benefits Children And Teens With Tourette Syndrome
A new study of children and adolescents with Tourette Syndrome finds that self-hypnosis taught with the aid of videotape training reduced their symptoms and improved their quality of life...
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July 10, 2010
Bully, Victim Or Both: New Research Shows Poor Problem-Solving Increases Risk For All
Children and adolescents who lack social problem-solving skills are more at risk of becoming bullies, victims or both than those who don't have these difficulties, says new research published by the American Psychological Association. But those who are also having academic troubles are even likelier to become bullies...
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July 9, 2010
Who is likely to become a bully, victim or both? New research shows poor problem-solving increases risk for all
Children and adolescents who lack social problem-solving skills are more at risk of becoming bullies, victims or both than those who don't have these difficulties, according to new research. But those who are also having academic troubles are even likelier to become bullies.
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July 8, 2010
On the Instability of Diagnoses Across Time
I offer all of this as a way of describing how I became involved in intensive psychotherapeutic efforts with several adolescents who I then continued to see, often for many years following their inpatient experiences.
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July 6, 2010
Competition is a double-edged sword for teenage girls
Study compares ‘competing to win' and ‘competing to excel' in adolescents.
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June 22, 2010
The Importance Of Spirituality In Youth Development
Few studies have examined the differences between spirituality and religion in adolescents. Now, a University of Missouri researcher is exploring these differences by determining how youth define and practice spirituality separate from religion. Defining spirituality can help reveal its impact on adolescent development...
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