Many adolescent pressures are age old, others newer, such as having followers on social media.
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What role does a bit of recognition play for students?
For many, the marriage of two American pastimes – gambling and sports – can be almost impossible to resist.
For coaches like Ohio State’s Urban Meyer, it’s not just about X’s and O’s.
The number of youth mental health centres known as headspace has rapidly expanded in the last decade. But we have yet to see evaluation of whether the services improve young people’s mental health.
Only 1% of adolescent friendships last the distance - but could our schools be the real root of the problem?
Why does suburban drug dealing tend to skirt the rampant violence of inner-city drug dealing?
Good pitching technique is often debated, but there may be subtle ‘tells’ in a pitcher’s motion that indicate increased stress on the joints.
Ask your friends and colleagues about young Australians and alcohol and I bet they’ll say something about a generation out of control or a binge-drinking epidemic.
Is academic cheating inevitable? Not in classrooms where teachers emphasize mastery of content.
Adolescents are getting less sleep even though they’re at a stage in life when they may need it most. Why not delay school starting times so they can catch up on some shuteye?
Think back to high school: everyone knew who was getting high or having sex or studying all day long, right? But what if we were all wrong?
Talking about sex, intimacy and risk-taking with adolescents is not as easy as busting out a Salt-N-Pepa classic. Catchy lyrics aside, parents may be grappling with a number of questions: Is my adolescent…
Labelling a young girl as “fat” increases the risk she will become obese in later life, according to a recent study. More…
Young adults and teenagers who listen to music that references alcohol may drink significantly more, new research suggests…
The brain develops differently in adolescents who experience depression, according to a new study. An MRI scanner was used…
After finishing year 12, more than 50,000 young Australians attend schoolies celebrations, with most ending up on the Gold Coast. Other schoolies (or “leavers”, as they’re known in Western Australia) head…
As a nation, we are drinking much more than we used to, which is partly attributable to alcohol being cheaper and more available than ever. Many British teenagers get into the habit early, although recent…
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5), a classification system for mental disorders produced by the American Psychiatric Association for the past 60 years…
Puberty has long been recognised as a transition point in which many emotional and behavioural problems emerge. These include depression and anxiety, substance use and abuse, self-harm and eating disorders…
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney