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Science Daily (Jan. 7, 2011) — Young people may crave boosts to their self-esteem a little too much, new research suggests. Researchers found that college students valued boosts to their self-esteem more than any other pleasant activity they were asked about, including sex, favorite foods, drinking alcohol, seeing a best friend or receiving a paycheck. “It [...] A child who spends at least two hours a day in front of a TV screen or computer monitor has a significantly higher risk of developing psychological problems, no matter how much physical activity they do, researchers from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, England reported in an article published [...] ScienceDaily (Mar. 29, 2010) — New research from the University of Reading says that children, especially boys, who have insecure attachments to their mothers in the early years have more behaviour problems later in childhood. The analysis by Dr Pasco Fearon, from the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, looked at 69 studies involving [...] Science Daily (Mar. 2, 2010) — Iowa State University Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Anderson has made much of his life’s work studying how violent video game play affects youth behaviour. And he says a new study he led, analyzing 130 research reports on more than 130,000 subjects worldwide, proves conclusively that exposure to violent [...] Coleman (1995) describes adolescence as a difficult stage to define because it is to some degree artificial. What we do know about the current definition of adolescence, or being a teenager, is that it is a recent invention of western society. The word ‘Adolescence’ comes from the Greek word adolescere which means ‘to grow into [...] In his book ‘How to Survive Family Life’ Oliver James describes four parenting styles and the impact they have on children. Avoidant: unconsciously we consider our mother to be rejecting, controlling and negative. Mothers of avoidant children are observed to communicate with their children about their own emotions and difficulties, rather than commenting on their child’s [...] |
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