Nigeria must give more attention to teaching of digital skills and issues surrounding digital life as digital technologies have come to stay.
L’expertise universitaire, l’exigence journalistique
Articles sur Teenagers
Affichage de 101 à 120 de 283 articles
“Never Have I Ever” is a fresh, fun and poignant addition to television’s repertoire of coming-of-age stories, especially for stories of Indian teenage girls.
Dogs can behave like teenagers too. But it’s just a passing phase – and the quality of the dog-owner relationship matters.
American teens are much more perceptive about their political world than they are given credit for, a recent study shows.
Together the social and emotional ‘jobs’ of adolescence – developing intimate friendships and achieving autonomy – make teens uniquely resistant to calls for social distancing.
Many teens and college students are continuing to hook up and attend gatherings. Peer pressure and the way younger minds interpret risk could be to blame.
We don’t know how long-lasting the effects of the virus will be, but the outbreak is already having a deep psychological impact on people and disrupting life on a massive scale.
New research finds that the different ways boys and girls use digital technology might explain the discrepancy.
As the year winds down, we’ll get you up to speed. Plus, there’s no better way to kill a trend than to bring it up at the dinner table in front of your kids.
Parents shouldn’t fear putting tech under the tree. In fact, it could bring families closer together.
‘Problematic smartphone use’ has similar features to a behavioural addiction – and may potentially lead to poorer mental health.
Faced with uncertainty over their next meal, teens in a Texas study reveal the various things they resort to in order to put food on the family table.
NICE guidelines suggest that boys who come to come to A&E because of self-harm should be admitted to hospital. Often, this isn’t happening.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for teens in America. But there may be ways to study the stress response and figure out who is most at risk.
The idea that we can sit down calmly and rationally and explain to our children how they can take drugs safely overlooks a bundle of emotional issues.
Adolescence is a time of heightened vulnerability around body image. Instagram’s policy to stop teens viewing posts advertising weight loss ‘solutions’ and cosmetic procedures is socially responsible.
For decades, those working in social care focused on the risks children face in their family home. But what about when they leave the front door?
Four ways to teach children about consent.
Long-term or historical use of oral contraceptives may lead to an increased risk of depression in later years; understanding the risk will better inform the decision whether or not to take the pill.
The timing of puberty can influence a child’s bone strength throughout adolescence and into early adulthood.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
-
Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
-
Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
-
Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
-
Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Sussex School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex
-
Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
-
Clinical Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry, Swansea University
-
Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast
-
Senior Research Fellow in Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota
-
Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
-
Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
-
Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
-
Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
-
Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
-
Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
-
Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
