As teens forge their post-pandemic identities, let’s afford them the ‘dignity of risk,’ in their whole lives including their sexualities.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Teenagers
Displaying 81 - 100 of 282 articles
A significant portion of teenagers’ social development happens online. The risks are well known, but the benefits of peer support are often overlooked.
Trying to get help for gender dysphoria is rigorous and stressful for young people and their families, it shouldn’t be this way.
Teenagers have been proactively focusing on self-care and staying optimistic.
Gen Z is breaking stereotypes, but there are still some worrying trends when it comes to substance abuse.
Why are teenagers still being let down?
Now streaming on Netflix, Dawson’s Creek brings a carnival of lost 90s moments: the job at the local video store; the grunge-lite clothing. It’s welcome relief in a time of Covid.
Equipping parents with the right information on what to talk about, and how to talk about it, is a key step in addressing challenges to sexual health.
The outrage over the teen film ‘Cuties’ diverts attention from the social structures that enforce conflicting expectations on young women.
Start early and choose teachable moments over a ‘big talk’.
The state-sponsored pop cultural renaissance of Korea shows how language isn’t an obstacle to world domination.
Ko tā te kāwanatanga Kōrea whakahou i te ahurea o te marea, kei te whakaatu kāore te reo e aukati ana i tō angitu i te pae matawhānui o te ao.
Living near green spaces, or growing up in a deprived neighbourhood, were both linked to higher fitness levels among teens.
Many also openly admit to spying on or stalking their partners, suggesting that they may not know that there’s anything wrong with the behaviors.
Social protection measures and food distribution targeting adolescents in informal settlements are urgently needed.
Teenagers told us they experienced racism at school, on social media, and in their wider community.
When it comes to discussing pornography and sexuality with their children, parents have to learn to be quiet and listen.
What needs attention is the lack of opportunity that drives sports betting.
A group of year seven students showed that relationships most of all – with friends, family and pets – gave their lives meaning.
Nigeria must give more attention to teaching of digital skills and issues surrounding digital life as digital technologies have come to stay.
Top contributors
-
Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
-
Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
-
Research Officer, 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
