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Expecting to Die Before 35: A Worrisome Sign in Young People

August 1, 2012 by Gina Putt 1 Comment

Are teens beliefs about dying young predictive of risky behavior? Image by matchstick

Risky behavior and suicide attempts are more common in teens who expect to die young, according to longitudinal research published today.

Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: adolescent, cigarette smoking, expectation of early death, longitudinal data, Nguyen, risk behavior, substance abuse, young adult

Psychological Maltreatment of Children: A Common Threat to Children’s Well-being?

July 29, 2012 by Gina Putt 3 Comments

A new study sheds light on neglect and verbal and emotional abuse of kids – researchers recommend that pediatricians build relationships, and watch children for signs of non-physical abuse.

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Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: American Academy of Pediatrics, caregivers, child abuse, emotional abuse, mental abuse, parenting, psychological maltreatment, signs of child abuse, verbal abuse

Do Children Need Risky Play? Too Many Rules May Reduce Resiliency

July 29, 2012 by Hazel Trego Leave a Comment

Ball Play: Does Risk of Injury Outweigh Benefits?

Eliminating ‘tag’ and other risky playground games, opens kids up to other risks, such as childhood obesity and lower emotional resilience.

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Filed Under: Cognitive Science Tagged With: obesity in kids, playtime, resilience in kids

Influencing Public Health: Can Facebook Make Us Adopt Better Health Practices?

July 5, 2012 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

New research suggests that it’s possible to influence members of social networks through just a few people – but not the highly influential people you’d expect!

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Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: adopters, early adopters, leaders, low threshold adopters, networks, nodes, public health, social media, social networks, Valente

Working Memory Linked to Resiliency and Adolescent Alcohol Use

May 27, 2012 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

Are you flexible? Physically, flexibility is associated with yoga poses. Mentally, the personality trait that allows humans to be flexible in their reactions, matching their responses to social context, is known as resiliency, and is tricky to measure. Memory, however, is easier to measure, and recent research suggests that memory and resiliency are related.

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Filed Under: Cognitive Science, Headlines Tagged With: adolescence, alcohol, Functional Magnetic Resonance, gender, Resiliency, substance abbuse, subthalamic Nucleus, Working Memory

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Expecting to Die Before 35: A Worrisome Sign in Young People

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