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A single interaction affects the way a child trusts and seeks information
Seven-year-old children only need to interact with a person once to learn who to trust and seek information from, according to a study by Queen’s University researchers.
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Low grades in adolescence linked to dopamine genes
The academic performance of adolescents will suffer in at least one of four key subjects –– English, math, science, history –– if their DNA contains one or more of three specific dopamine gene variations, according to a study led by renowned biosocial criminologist Kevin M. Beaver of The Florida State University.
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Preschoolers use statistics to understand others
Children are natural psychologists. By the time they’re in preschool, they understand that other people have desires, preferences, beliefs, and emotions.
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Oxytocin: It’s a mom and pop thing
The hormone oxytocin has come under intensive study in light of emerging evidence that its release contributes to the social bonding that occurs between lovers, friends, and colleagues. Oxytocin also plays an important role in birth and maternal behavior, but until now, research had never addressed the involvement of oxytocin in the transition to fatherhood.
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Homework wars: How can parents improve the odds of winning?
Children are more likely to do their homework if they see it as an investment, not a chore, according to new research at the University of Michigan. Most children in the United States say they expect to go to college, but there is frequently a gap between students’ goals and their current behavior.
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Victims of bullying suffer academically as well
Students who are bullied regularly do substantially worse in school, UCLA psychologists report in a special issue of the Journal of Early Adolescence devoted to academic performance and peer relationships.
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Parents’ mental health more likely to suffer when a grown child struggles
Even into adulthood, problem children continue to give their parents heartache, and it doesn’t matter if other children in the family grow up to be successful, according to a new study of middle-aged parents.
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School Bullying Interventions Only Moderately Effective
A meta-analysis published in School Psychology Quarterly found that bullying interventions in elementary and secondary schools only have a moderate impact on bullying.
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Link Between Sibling Aggression and Development of Antisocial Behaviors
In 2009, Development Psychology published a study that investigated the role of sibling aggression of the development of antisocial behaviors. The study attempted to explain the similarity between sibling’s antisocial behaviors.
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Family Dynamics and Adolescent Addiction
In 2009, The American Journal of Family Therapy published research that investigated the relationship between family functioning and adolescent addiction. The research was conducted by Mimma Tafa and Roberto Baiocoo, both psychologists from the University of Rome.
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