While most adolescents remained resilient to depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, girls and teens in the later stages of ...

A new study suggests that not having any maths education after the age of 16 can be disadvantageous. Adolescents who stopped studying maths showed a reduction in a critical brain chemical for brain ...

A new study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology provides evidence that different types of adversity in childhood may shape a young person’s mental and behavioral development in ...

For most teenagers, stress is part of daily life. Poor grades, awkward encounters with friends, or being anxious about the future can all trigger worry. These stress-inducers are occasional. But when ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

A new study shows that that early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence. After the fall of communism in Romania, thousands of children were discovered in ...

Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers from the UK and China have ...

Problem-solving therapy (PST) helps individuals manage stress by breaking down challenges into practical, manageable steps. The aim of the therapy is to help people cope more confidently with ...

Adults in Germany are better than the international average at coping with problems in new and complex situations. However, ...