Experts often highlight social media and harsh economic times as key reasons why young people are getting unhappier. And while those factors are important, I would like to emphasize another.
Apr 11, 2024
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Researchers at Texas A&M University have already shown that paternal drinking habits prior to conception can have a negative effect on fetal development—with semen from men who regularly consume alcohol impacting placenta ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Research Professor of Psychology and Human Development Bahr Weiss is helping to lead efforts to develop Vietnam's licensure criteria for clinical psychologists, and as part of his primary efforts at capacity development, ...
Dec 13, 2023
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More than 150 million women worldwide use oral contraceptives (OCs). Combined OCs (COCs), made up of synthetic hormones, are the most common type. Sex hormones are known to modulate the brain network involved in fear processes.
Nov 7, 2023
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The way parents interact with their children during playtime strongly influences the development of spatial skills—a predictor of success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Oct 10, 2023
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Depression due to psychological stress affects millions of people worldwide. However, most of the existing anti-depressant drugs are slow, prone to development of resistance, and have severe side effects, demanding the need ...
May 8, 2023
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Attachment theory has entered the realm of pop psychology, seemingly providing answers to many common problems. The theory, which is one of the most empirically validated within developmental psychology, revolves around the ...
May 3, 2023
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Depression is more widespread among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) youth than heterosexual, cisgender youth, making parental support more important for these adolescents. A new study released ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Babies learn from looking at human faces, leading many parents and childhood experts to worry about possible developmental harm from widespread face-masking during the pandemic.
Feb 1, 2023
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When Jinjing Jenny Wang embarked on a two-year study to determine whether infants experience any cognitive benefits from watching someone count out loud on screen instead of in person, she had already seen what affect such ...
Jan 31, 2023
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