Developmental Psychology

Psychology & Psychiatry

Gender, social orientation affect children's reactions to bullying

A new study of nearly 600 third-graders may explain why some children who experience peer victimization develop problems with depression or aggression while other children who also get bullied have healthy emotional and social ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Girls' perceptions drive sexual behavior

(Medical Xpress)—Genetic factors related to how sexually mature a girl thinks she is influence her sexual behavior, above and beyond her actual physical development, reports a new study.

Psychology & Psychiatry

How mothers help children explore right and wrong

There's no question that mothers want their children to grow up to be good people—but less is known about how they actually help their offspring sort out different types of moral issues.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Low-income home strife drives earlier teen sex

(Medical Xpress)—The age at which people become sexually active is genetically influenced – but not when they grow up in stressful, low-income household environments, reports a new study.

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