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…
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About three years ago, a teenage girl was talking with me and other students about using her cell phone late at night. She told us how she waited until her parents were asleep, then spent at least four…
In 1982 I was toying with the idea of a career in teaching. That year a controversial film, Made in Britain, starring Tim Roth was released and I almost didn’t become a teacher. The film’s central character…
Teen pregnancy is a public health problem in the United States. According to 2010 estimates, girls aged 15-19 years accounted for 614,000 pregnancies in the US. An additional 11,000 pregnancies were recorded…
Proposals to force all schools to teach a compulsory sex education curriculum from primary level up and to restrict the right of parents to opt-out their children are back on the parliamentary agenda…
Online bullying has rapidly increased in Australia, with one in five young Australians experiencing cyberbulling each year…
Throughout our lives we experience changes in sleep patterns and in the amount of sleep we need. While babies sleep between 16 and 18 hours per day, this is reduced to approximately seven to eight hours…
A British coroner has sparked anxiety among parents by linking Call of Duty, one of the most popular video games in the world, to teenage suicide. John Pollard says Call of Duty has “figured in recent…
Severely obese teenagers are likely to suffer nutritional deficiencies regardless of whether they have had weight loss surgery…
Young adults and teenagers who listen to music that references alcohol may drink significantly more, new research suggests…
In 1997, Douglas Rushkoff boldly predicted the emergence a new caste of tech-literate adolescents. He argued that the children of his day would soon blossom into “screenagers”, endowed with effortless…
Despite recording revenue of US$1.5 billion last year, professional social networking site LinkedIn saw its shares take a 7% hit on Friday night, after its growth forecast disappointed the market. Since…
Many teenagers are not getting optimal sleep on school nights, largely due to overuse of mobile phones, video games and the…
Young people who exercise too much are just as much at risk of poor mental and physical health as those who work out too little. According to the study published today in the Archives of Disease in Childhood…
Teenagers who participate in hobbies, such as sport or music, are less likely to engage in risky behaviours such as drinking…
The way information spreads through society has changed significantly over the past decade with the advent of online social networking. But it seems we humans continue to apply the same approach that we…
Over the weekend, rumours have spread that Crazy About One Direction, a documentary on the eponymous boy band broadcast by the UK’s Channel 4, has led to suicides among distraught fans. One thing is certain…
Teenagers who drink more than one standard can (375 millilitres) of sugary drinks a day are putting themselves at higher…
A study by the Pew Research Centre has analysed trends, concerns and other information about American teens using social…
Teenage girls who have been abused or neglected engage in more high-risk behaviour online, a new study has shown. Researchers…
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Sussex School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Clinical Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry, Swansea University
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Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Research Fellow in Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
