Social media and teen mental health: confusing correlation with causation Rather than urging parents and teachers to ban social media use, we should focus on providing young people with the support they need by Kathryn Bates / November 8, 2019
Once a bully, always a bully? Investigating whether and how the roles of bully and victim change during adolescence by Laura A. Long and Meeri Kim / September 16, 2019
The positive side of risk-taking The narrative that risk-taking is detrimental to young people’s well-being is misleading. In fact, it's a normal part of healthy development by Natasha Duell / August 29, 2019
Exams may damage teenagers’ mental health and restrict their potential Research suggests stress of exams at such a critical time in teens' social, emotional, and cognitive development may be detrimental by Kathryn Bates / August 22, 2019
Demonizing tech won’t help us Parents should address technology use with attention to the content and quality of what their teens are doing online by Michaeline Jensen / August 21, 2019
Talks and lively discussions with Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Paul Bloom Public event at KOSMOS, Zurich – watch the video recording now by Sabine Gysi / June 18, 2019
Poor sleep affects teens’ development – an easy way to make a difference Adriana Galván talks about her research and an easy way to improve teenagers' sleep Interview by Sabine Gysi / February 22, 2019
How video games could help teach adolescents about empathy A study explores video game empathy training as a possible way to improve peer relationships and developmental outcomes by Meeri Kim / February 18, 2019
How does a teenager’s neighborhood influence development? Study finds that parents and friends can act as protective factors against the negative effects of a high-risk neighborhood by Meeri Kim / February 8, 2019
How smart is it to go to bed with your phone? Kerstin Hödlmoser looks at the impact of blue-enriched light on sleep and how it affects memory consolidation and emotion regulation Interview by Sabine Gysi / February 1, 2019
The teenage brain: prone to risk-taking or creative? Public perceptions of the “teenage brain” can be self-fulfilling prophecies by Nienke van Atteveldt / January 30, 2019
“In a just society, young people should be given access to opportunities” Luke Dowdney, founder of Fight for Peace, talks about youth gun violence as a public health issue, and how to affect systemic change Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 10, 2018
