The Role of Social Media . While social media plays a significant role in the lives of teens today, it’s not without its downsides. The Pew report shows that parents are deeply concerned about ...

Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents. In a study published today in the Journal of Human Evolution of the ...

More information: Simon R. White et al, Networks of care for the modern adolescent, Psychological Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1017/S003329172400237X. Provided by University of Oxford.

The fact teens (not unlike many adults) are glued to their computers and smartphones for much of the day may have contributed to the results the authors suggest.

New research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents. In a study published today in the Journal of Human Evolution of the timing of ...

The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, finds ample evidence that changes in brain structure ...

In adolescents and adults, at least two specific criteria must be met. Nonconformity to Gender Roles: Behaviors and interests that do not align with the stereotypical expectations of behavior ...

More information: Simon R. White et al, Networks of care for the modern adolescent, Psychological Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1017/S003329172400237X. Journal information: Psychological Medicine.

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Young people are experimenting with gender in new ways. Here we discuss how to distinguish between those exploring gender nonconformity and those experiencing gender dysphoria.