Psychology & Psychiatry
Perfectionist teens reported more depression and stress during COVID-19
Perfectionists are sometimes thought of as superheroes: people who are high achievers and seem to always have it all together.
Nov 29, 2022
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Child Development
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health is intergenerational
The mental health impacts of trauma and emotional distress may extend from parents to their children. Yet a positive history of well-being could also cross generations.
Oct 11, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Studies show children don't believe everything they are told
Children learn on their own through observation and experimentation. They also learn from what other people tell them, especially adults and authority figures like their parents and teachers. When children learn something ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Diabetes
Study links insulin resistance and advanced cell aging with childhood poverty
Black adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated aging in their immune cells and were more likely to have elevated insulin resistance at ages 25-29, researchers have found.
Jul 25, 2022
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Pediatrics
New research challenges established ideas about infant crying
When will my infant child stop crying so much?
May 20, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows sharing behavior among young children may be related to their counting skills
A core aspect of fairness is the ability to divide resources impartially among others. Previous research has shown that fair sharing behavior is a skill typically learned between the ages of four and six. However, little ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Infant brain study helps make case for a universal US paid leave policy
In the fall of 2021, Democrats pushed to establish a national paid leave program under the Build Back Better Act, an initiative that would guarantee paid family and sick leave to U.S. workers. The bill faltered in the Senate ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study highlights relationship between racism, activism and stress
A recent study from North Carolina State University underscores the feedback loop between racism, stress and anti-racist activism in young Black people. Specifically, the study highlights that experiencing racism is stressful ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autism correlated with changing sensory preferences during early childhood
Results from a new study published today in Child Development provide the first longitudinal evidence about the trajectories of sensory reactivity patterns during early childhood among a large community sample with diverse ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Siblings of children with disabilities may have greater cognitive empathy
Having a child with a disability or a developmental delay is often a stressful experience for a family. Siblings in such families may be exposed to greater stress and challenges. There is little research about the positive ...
Feb 23, 2022
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