Across many countries, post-pandemic research indicates rising psychological distress among adolescents, with particularly pronounced increases among girls ...

Child and adolescent development encompasses the dynamic progression of biological, cognitive, emotional, and social capacities from infancy through adolescence. Early developmental processes, such as ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Advanced brain imaging techniques reveal how adolescent brain development influences, and is influenced by, factors including chronic stress and mood disorders. The findings will be presented on ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

A and B, t-statistic values from linear mixed-effects models for associations between greenspace exposure and T2 cortical thickness (A), T2 surface area (B), change in cortical thickness change (C) ...

A recent study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology suggests that growing up in financially disadvantaged households or neighborhoods tends to be linked to an earlier onset of ...

“To be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal” Anna Freud. Ever since G. Stanley Hall first described the “storm and stress” seen in most adolescents, the perception of young people ...

This course examines theory and research related to the growth and development of humans from conception through death. The course explores interactions between biological and environmental factors ...

White adolescent boys experiencing early puberty are at higher risk for substance use than later developing boys, a new Purdue University study finds. “The earlier your first sip of alcohol or that ...