Do Positive Parenting Behaviors Buffer the Effects of Peer Influence? Parent influence has frequently been found to be associated with adolescent smoking. However, associations have generally been ...

We use 9 Add Health high schools with longitudinal network data to assess whether adolescent drinkers choose friends who drink, prefer friends whose friends drink, if selection differs between new and ...

With the rise of social media and gambling marketing, this social pressure has increased exponentially. Some may feel obliged to sign up to online casinos, simply because everyone else seems to be ...

Researchers report in ACS Chemical Neuroscience that adolescent rodents fed a high-fat diet showed poor control during motor ...

One part of parenting is deciding when their teenager poses or has a problem; another is dealing with the problem in a ...

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. [1] Akinsola, E. F. (2011). Relationships between parenting style, family type, personality disposition and ...

Maintaining healthful behaviors may be key to improving the trajectory of heart health from early adolescence into adulthood, according to study findings published in JAMA Cardiology.To identify the ...

A new generation of weight loss drugs has helped some people lose significant amounts of weight and improve their health.

Adolescents are exposed to technology and social media. From online classes to building their social skills, they are exposed to technology from an early age. In an interview with HT lifestyle, Dr ...

The idea of a "perfect body" is a myth. It's perpetuated by online media and has been linked to body dissatisfaction and ...