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Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 5, 2020--Individuals playing a virtual reality (VR)-based game showed a higher navigational efficiency and less disorientation than those playing a non-VR…

Spotlight on two-way respect during COVID-19, and beyondCredit: Flinders University Encouraging paid workers to employ the 'right kind' of respectful personal relationship with young people with disability will lift standards in…

PULLMAN, Wash. - Frequent social media use can impact depressive symptoms over time for LGBTQ youth, according to research from a Washington State University communication professor. Traci Gillig, an assistant professor in the Edward…

The care situation of older persons who receive care at home has deteriorated significantly during of the COVID-19 crisis The COVID-19 pandemic places a particular focus on older persons. Therefore, it comes as a surprise that the…

Contrary to popular views, parental smartphone use is rarely associated with poor parenting, and more often than not, tends to be associated with warm and attached parenting. Contrary to popular views, parental smartphone use is rarely…

Kai Ruggeri's research has one overriding objective: to improve the well-being of populations by confronting inequality. He is a behavioral scientist at Columbia who uses data science to design interventions and recommend policies that…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 7, 2020--Fathers' prepartum social media posts can predict their risk of postpartum depression. A predictive model based on machine learning is described in the…

Teens at schools with Gay Straight Alliances report lower rates of bias-based bullying across multiple identities Hartford, CT - 91% of LGBTQ adolescents in a US survey report at least one experience of bias-based bullying, according to a…

The children of mothers with long-term depression have been found to be at higher risk of behavioural problems and poor development. University of Queensland researchers analysed depression levels in 892 mothers and the development and…

Youth programs designed to prevent drug use and delinquency and support healthy development can reap lasting benefits not only for participants, but also for their kids, according to a decades-long study published June 10 in the Journal…

Coronavirus may change patient appointments permanently, say UCSF researchers The coronavirus has prompted many medical centers to switch from in-person appointments to video visits. A new study from UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals…

Study finds link between happy partnership, reduced stress and lower inflammation COLUMBUS, Ohio - Breast cancer survivors in romantic relationships who feel happy and satisfied with their partners may be at lower risk for a host of health…

The diagnosis of cancer in a child can be devastating to parents and other loved ones, but in a recent study from Denmark, having a child with cancer did not appear to impact parents' risk of separation or divorce or affect future family…

Parents should not feel pressured to make their young children undertake structured learning or achieve specific tasks, particularly during lockdown. A new study of children under the age of two has found that parents who take a more…

George Mason University study provides framework to help social workers and other practitioners develop best practices for working with growing population of grandparents raising grandchildren who could be at greater risk due to the…

Storing firearms and medications more safely can help parents save lives A new study conducted in seven Front Range emergency departments demonstrated success in helping parents make their homes safer when a teen is distressed. The…

Clinic-based 'families talking together' is efficacious when put to the test Health care providers and parents have been valuable partners in managing adolescent sexual and reproductive health. But research has been limited concerning the…

Credit: University of Washington "Ethnic spaces" at U.S. universities make students from underrepresented minority groups feel a greater sense of belonging and engagement with their campus, new research suggests. Many…

A new research result from iPSYCH shows that forty per cent of the women who suffer a psychosis after giving birth -- known as postpartum psychosis -- do not subsequently become ill again A new research result from iPSYCH shows that forty…

Credit: Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington With thousands of schools and preschools closed and many states under "stay-at-home" orders to try to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, families are facing a tough situation:…