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'Boys will be boys' in US, but not in Asia

A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children – one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Kids, especially boys, perceive sadness of depressed parents

Children of depressed parents pick up on their parents' sadness—whether mom or dad realizes their mood or not.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 17, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Girls' verbal skills make them better at arithmetic

(PhysOrg.com) -- While boys generally do better than girls in science and math, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Milk consumption in adolescence may increase prostate cancer risk

(Medical Xpress) -- While people have been told for years about the importance of milk in a diet for children, a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology says that milk consumption in large quantities in ado ...

Cancer created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

Camaraderie of sports teams may deter bullying, violence

As schools around the country look for ways to reduce violence and bullying, they may want to consider encouraging students to participate in team sports, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric ...

Pediatrics created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Violent video games have lower effects on highly-exposed teens

Teenagers who are highly exposed to violent video games—three or more hours per day—show blunted physical and psychological responses to playing a violent game, reports a study in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Jo ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Girls with autism may need different treatments than boys

(HealthDay)—With four to five times more males affected by autism spectrum disorders than females, much less is known about girls with autism.

Autism spectrum disorders created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Savvy tots to grown-ups: 'Don't be such a crybaby'

Children as young as three apparently can tell the difference between whining and when someone has good reason to be upset, and they will respond with sympathy usually only when it is truly deserved, according to new research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study documents early puberty onset in boys

A study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has documented that boys in the U.S. are experiencing the onset of puberty six months to two years earlier than reported in previous research.

Pediatrics created Oct 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Gene-therapy success for children born without functioning immune system

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health have developed gene-therapy programmes that can successfully treat children born with an inability to fight infections, according to studies ...

Medical research created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Teen girls less successful than boys at quitting meth, pilot study says

A UCLA-led study of adolescents receiving treatment for methamphetamine dependence has found that girls are more likely to continue using the drug during treatment than boys, suggesting that new approaches are needed for ...

Addiction created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Girls feel more anger, sadness than boys when friends offend

Girls may be sugar and spice, but "everything nice" takes a back seat when friends let them down.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

ADHD medication can slow growth in teenage boys, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Adolescent boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be shorter and slimmer than their same-age peers, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Au ...

Attention deficit disorders created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

One-third of dating teens report violence in their relationships

(Medical Xpress)—Nearly a third of those dating in middle and high school report abusive relationships, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The dating violence, which the researchers first measured ...

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals teenage patients attitude towards social media and privacy

A study of how chronically ill teenagers manage their privacy found that teen patients spend a great deal of time online and guard their privacy very consciously. "Not all my friends need to know": a qualitative study of ...

Other created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boy

A boy is a young male human (usually child or adolescent), as contrasted to its female counterpart, girl, or an adult male, a man.

The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions or both. The latter most commonly applies to adult men, either considered in some way immature or inferior, in a position associated with aspects of boyhood, or even without such boyish connotation as age-indiscriminate synonym. The term can be joined with a variety of other words to form these gender-related labels as compound words. Ongoing debates about the influences of nature versus nurture in shaping the behavior of girls and boys raises questions about whether the roles played by boys are mainly the result of inborn differences or of socialization. Images of boys in art, literature and popular culture often demonstrate assumptions about gender roles.

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