News tagged with high school

Study shows no evidence medical marijuana increases teen drug use

While marijuana use by teens has been increasing since 2005, an analysis of data from 1993 through 2009 by economists at three universities has found no evidence to link the legalization of medical marijuana to increased ...

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Bothered by negative, unwanted thoughts? Just throw them away

(Medical Xpress)—If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Genes may play role in educational achievement, study finds

Researchers have identified genetic markers that may influence whether a person finishes high school and goes on to college, according to a national longitudinal study of thousands of young Americans. The study is in the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First-time divorce rate tied to education, race

New research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University shows there is substantial variation in the first-time divorce rate when it is broken down by race and education. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Study shows growing gap between teens' materialism and desire to work hard

Are today's youth really more materialistic and less motivated than past generations, or do adults tend to perceive moral weakness in the next generation?

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New evidence for link between obesity and circle of friends

A Loyola study of high school students provides new evidence that a person's circle of friends may influence his or her weight.

Health created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

School support for ADHD children may be missing the mark

New research from the University of Montreal shows that inattention, rather than hyperactivity, is the most important indicator when it comes to finishing a high school education. "Children with attention problems need preventative ...

Attention deficit disorders created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Dating in middle school leads to higher dropout, drug-use rates

Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use than their single classmates, ...

Health created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Adolescent expectations of early death predict young adult socioeconomic status

(Medical Xpress) -- Adolescents' expectations of an early death can predict their economic futures more than a decade later, according to a new study from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Health created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

School absenteeism, mental health problems linked

School absenteeism is a significant problem, and students who are frequently absent from school more often have symptoms of psychiatric disorders. A new longitudinal study of more than 17,000 youths has found that frequently ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC

Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

High school students test best with 7 hours' rest

(Medical Xpress) -- Whether or not you know any high school students that actually get nine hours of sleep each night, that’s what federal guidelines currently prescribe.

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Love knows no gender difference

(HealthDay) -- Think married men and women show their love in vastly different ways? Not necessarily.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

More education, socioeconomic benefits equals longer life

Despite advances in health care and increases in life expectancy overall, Americans with less than a high school education have life expectancies similar to adults in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Smartphones linked to sexual activity in teens: study

(HealthDay)—Teens with smartphones are more likely to have sex and meet others online for sex than teens without Internet access on their phones, according to a new study.

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High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular the United Kingdom, Northern America and also Oceania) to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term "high school" originated in Scotland, Great Britain with the world's oldest being the Royal High School (Edinburgh) in 1505, and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop their state education systems.

The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States, the English High School founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1821. The precise stage of schooling provided by a high school differs from country to country, and may vary within the same jurisdiction. In all of New Zealand and Malaysia along with parts of Australia and Canada, high school is synonymous with secondary school, and encompasses the entire secondary stage of education.

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