If I were an academic or research psychologist, and not just an observational one in private practice, I would take a fresh look at identity formation in adolescence. Why? Because I believe how it is ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

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, ...

Quality of life and interpersonal support among adult patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy at an academic cancer institute. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO Quality Care ...

At a young age, I asked my parents if they had adopted me. A common question. My twist: Had I been adopted from an alien family? Like many neurodivergent people, I struggled significantly to fit in ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...

Andrik I. Becht, Stefanie A. Nelemans, Wilma A.M. Vollebergh, Susan J.T. Branje, Marieke G.N. Bos, Sabine Peters, Wim H.J. Meeus and Eveline A. Crone This multimethod ...

Human development is the study of how people grow and change, from conception through the end of life. The changing nature of the American family, childhood and adolescence, the cultural dynamics of ...

While there is clear evidence that leaders blossom early, little research exists about leadership development in adolescence. Arguing that an understanding of youth leadership would have immediate ...