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Effects Of Bullying: Bullied Kids Likely To Fail Tests; Bullies Suffer, Too
By Hannah Grace | Jan 31, 2017 11:33 AM ESTBullied kids find it difficult to escape from school work.
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Excessive Use Of Social Media Puts Adolescents At Risk Of Depression, Low Self-Esteem
By Hannah Grace | Jan 23, 2017 08:00 AM ESTResearchers found that an average of 23.16 hours was spent a week on social media.
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Teens Really Don't Get Enough Exercise
By Dustin Braden | Dec 10, 2015 08:50 AM ESTA new study has found that U.S. teens are only active for roughly 39.4 minutes a day, well below the 60 minutes recommended by U.S. government health agencies.
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Teenage Boys Seek Intimacy And Close Relationship With Girls
By Kamal Nayan | Jul 16, 2014 09:48 AM EDTTeenage boys look for intimacy and sex in the context of a meaningful relationship and value trust in opposite sex, a new research has found.
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Smoking Addiction Begins in Teens
By Drishya Nair | Aug 01, 2012 08:14 AM EDTA study reveals that teenagers addicted to smoking have much lower threshold than the common notion.
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Sunbed Tanning Increases Skin Cancer Risk in Young Adults
By Drishya Nair | Jul 25, 2012 08:56 AM EDTSunbed use contributes quite a lot to the large number of cutaneous melanoma skin cancer diagnosed each year. Apparently, 5.4 percent of the total number of new cases of the disease diagnosed each year in Europe is related to sunbed use, says a new study. Experts say that people who use sunbed are at 20 percent higher risk than others of contracting skin cancer. Also, the risk doubles if a person starts using a sunbed before age 35. Experts say that a "tougher action" needs to be taken i...
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Father-Infant Interaction Vital in Development of Child's Behavior Pattern
By Drishya Nair | Jul 19, 2012 03:09 PM EDTBehavioral problem among children is getting increasingly common and the affects of it are seen when the child reaches adolescence and continues till adulthood. The consequences of behavioral problems are bad, including the child having to face peer-rejection in some cases, poor academic performance, poor psychiatric health and poor physical health too. There have been plenty of researches attempting to find the cause of such disorders, with most of them concentrating on parenting and parent-chi...
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Exposure to Sexual Content in Popular Movies Predicts Sexual Behavior in Adolescence
By Staff Reporter | Jul 19, 2012 10:23 AM EDTAccording to a new study, sex scenes in movies influence teens' sexual behavior.
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Education and Race Affects Mother's Perception of Raising an Autistic Child
By Drishya Nair | Jul 18, 2012 10:44 AM EDTWhen a child is born with a physical or mental disability it's not just the child but the family as well needs to deal with the illness.
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Adolescents and Young Adult Cancer Patients Lack Psychological, Social Support
By Staff Reporter | Jul 17, 2012 12:24 PM EDTAccording to a University of Michigan research, cancer patients between 14 and 38 years old, have social, psychological and informational support needs that might be going unmet.
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Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens
By Staff Reporter | Jul 16, 2012 01:03 PM EDTA new study has revealed that teen girls may not like their overly large breasts size after all - with many reporting serious discomfort both physically and emotionally because of their large breasts.
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Multiracial Youths Show Similar Vulnerability to Peer Pressure as Whites
By Staff Reporter | Jul 10, 2012 03:05 PM EDTA new study has concluded that multicultural youths do not not engage in more violence than other groups.
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Study: Movies with Smoking Could be Influencing Teens
By Staff Reporter | Jul 09, 2012 11:10 AM EDTAccording to researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, teen-friendly movies without smoking scenes would deter adolescents from picking up a cigarette.
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Argumentative Teenagers More Likely to Resist Alcohol, Drugs: Study
By Denise Baker | Jun 22, 2012 08:03 PM EDTMany parents get stressed out due to constant arguments with their teen-aged children, and often wish their child was more of the quiet kind. However, a study has revealed that if teenagers argue a lot, it is a good sign. A latest has revealed that teenagers who argue with their parents are more likely to be able to resist drinks and drugs. It is due to the fact that once teens learn to express their opinion, chances are high, that they can resist peer pressure. Researchers have found that argu...
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Study Finds That Single Mothers Can Reduce Stress by Playing, Engaging with Children
By Staff Reporter | Jun 19, 2012 08:30 PM EDTMANHATTAN -- A group of three Kansas State University researchers is studying ways to help single mothers improve their relationship with their children.
