Posts Tagged: Adolescent Development

We MUST Better Understand the Sociohistorical Contexts of Teen Mental Health!

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Description: Have a quick look at just the title of the article linked below. It begins with what is likely a factual statement, that American teens are really miserable and then asks a possibly researchable question: “why?” The focus on teens suggests a developmental question as it focuses on teens and not on children, young… Read more »

Beyond Screen Time as a Variable to Screen Time as a Research Domain

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Description: We have looked at the issue of screen time and its potential effects on development before on this site. There is no doubt that children and adolescents (not to mention adults) are spending a lot more time with screens than even just 10 years ago. What has made the research into this question hard… Read more »