Plus, new research into how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of young people born into poverty around the world.
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Most teens experience a dip in their well-being and the pandemic has exacerbated this pattern. But parents can safeguard their teenagers’ mental health by sharing stories from a very young age.
Australians report high levels of life satisfaction but there are gaps — Indigenous Australians, immigrants and the unemployed fare worse. And COVID-19 won’t have helped.
At the age of 22, in 2015, 82% of respondents described their mental health as excellent, very good or good. This fell to 70% at the age of 26 in 2019 — a drop of three percentage points per year.
Experts recommend adopted children be told about their origins, no matter how difficult the circumstances, but doing so is tricky for adoptive parents.
A psychologist unexpectedly realized that Obama’s memoir ‘Becoming’ mirrors the life stages she’s identified in a group of women she’s been tracking since 1970.
Cohorts, or groups of people, are followed over time in longitudinal studies – imagine the study subjects marching forward together through the years, like a group of soldiers.
Once upon a time, a group of disheartened scientists found their tearoom bereft of teaspoons. They explored the problem with a longitudinal study design.
Principales colaboradores
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Vice-Chancellor and President, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
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Senior Advisor ( Research and Communications), Australian Catholic University
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
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PhD candidate, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Professor of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University and Director, Young Lives Study, University of Oxford
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Professor of Psychology, Clark University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Otago
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Macquarie University
