In the late 1970s, 52 percent of 12th-graders hung out with their friends almost every day. By 2017, only 28 percent were doing so.
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Some have called reports overblown, with others going so far as to call it a myth. But the data that continues to emerge tell a different story.
These youngsters have ample fervor, and they are dramatically photogenic. Dismissing them as being fake or lightweight can spell trouble for members of the establishment.
Teens get a bad rap as selfish, dangerous risk-takers. But neuroscience and psychology research is revising that image: Adolescents are primed to help those around them, with positive benefits for all.
The Conversation has access to top academic experts, and we want them to use their knowledge to answer questions from teenagers.
The Conversation has access to Australia's top academic experts, and we want to unlock their expertise to answer teenagers' questions.
As their kids get older, should parents should be more – not less – vigilant?
Surprisingly, a study of more than 35,000 Canadian adolescents shows that boys report higher rates of dating victimization than girls.
Psychology researchers found that daily acts of kindness were linked to increases in positive mood – especially for teens who felt depressed.
Although fewer Australian teens planned on going to university or TAFE than 15 years ago, figures were still higher than the OECD average.
Youth mental illness rates are not rising. We don’t need more pills or therapy. We need to stop pathologizing normal life.
Parents – stop panicking. Teens use secondary Instagram accounts not to be sneaky, but to show their "non-polished" selves and connect with small groups of true friends.
Rather than telling young people not to sext, we should encourage them to think about sexting as part of a broader negotiation of intimate relationships.
Teen sexting is on the rise. Boys and girls are equally likely to share sexually explicit imagery but girls report feeling more pressure to sext and more judgement about how they do it.
After Columbine, teens weren't taking to the streets to call for more gun regulations. So what's changed?
While parents are growing more concerned about their children's easy access to porn, they often don't realize just how 'hardcore' and violent it has become and how early their kids are seeing it.
Adolescents have important developmental work to do. Despite what worried grownups think, taking needless risks isn't the goal for teens. Being risky is part of exploring and learning about the world.
Parents should ask their teens to show them how they use social media and how it works so they can have conversations about what the risks are and how to reduce them.
According to a new analysis, the number of US teens who felt "useless" and "joyless" grew 33 percent between 2010 and 2015, and there was a 23 percent increase in suicide attempts.
The amount of time teens have spent working and participating in extracurricular activities has held steady in recent years. There has, however, been one big change in their lives: smartphones.
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Professor, School of Sociology, Australian National University
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Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research
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Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney
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Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Director, Behavioral Health and Research, The University of Texas Medical Branch
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
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Assistant Professor of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women's Studies, CEO of Culture Reframed, Wheelock College
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Educational Psychologist and Lecturer, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow in Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota
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Public Health Researcher, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco
