Developmental Psychology

Envy Might Drive Some of Social Media's Mental Health Effects

Envy Might Drive Some of Social Media’s Mental Health Effects

Social media has facilitated both new ways of connecting with others and new ways of tallying how our lives stack up against theirs. In the twenty-first century, keeping up with the Joneses ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Envy, Relationships, Social Media, Social Psychology
The Tweets That Go With a Quarter-Life Crisis

The Tweets That Go With a Quarter-Life Crisis

From getting married to buying homes, millennials are accused of doing everything later. But that’s not true when it comes to having life crises. As the rise of the term "quarter-life" crisis ...
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/ / Anxiety, Developmental Psychology, Emotion-Affective Psychology, Social Media, Social Psychology, Teens, Tweets, Young Adults
What a Connection to Nature Means for Kids

What a Connection to Nature Means for Kids

It’s a common complaint that kids these days don’t get outside enough. There may be something to that claim, as well, with parents of 8 to 12 year olds saying in one ...
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/ / Children, Developmental Psychology, Environment, Happiness, Positive Psychology
When Are Teens Comfortable Talking With Their Moms About Sex?

When Are Teens Comfortable Talking With Their Moms About Sex?

Parents are a useful resource for teenagers to learn about sex and sexual health. Of course, that doesn’t mean teens are going to go out of their way to engage their parents ...
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/ / Developmental Psychology, Parenting, Sex, Teens
What Friendships Can Do for Mental Health in Old Age

What Friendships Can Do for Mental Health in Old Age

It seems self-evident that having rewarding social connections should be able to help with healthy aging, but framing that intuition in a scientific way turns out to be surprisingly complicated. There are ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Friendships, Older Adults, Positive Psychology
Short Interval Between Children Ups Risk of Divorce

Short Interval Between Children Ups Risk of Divorce

We all like a fairytale love story, but psychologists are just as interested in stories about marriages that fall apart. That much is clear from a study I wrote about last year, ...
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/ / Children, Couples, Developmental Psychology, Divorce, Parenting
Do Children Imitate Differently Across Cultures?

Do Children Imitate Differently Across Cultures?

Children have a lot to learn, and one of the ways they meet that formidable challenge is by imitating others. They’ll imitate the good things see. They’ll imitate the bad things they ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Children, Culture, Developmental Psychology, Teens
What Happens When College Students Disclose Mental Health Problems?

What Happens When College Students Disclose Mental Health Problems?

To disclose or not to disclose? For people with mental health conditions, it’s a common question. On one hand, disclosing your mental health condition is a step toward obtaining accommodations or support ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, College, Developmental Psychology, Mental Health, Young Adults
In Neighborhoods With Faster Internet, Children Feel Worse About Their Lives

In Neighborhoods With Faster Internet, Children Feel Worse About Their Lives

Who wouldn’t want a faster internet connection? Kids who want to feel good about their lives, maybe. A new analysis of data from 6,300 children carried about by researchers at University of ...
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/ / Children, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Emotion-Affective Psychology, Internet, Media Psychology & Technology, Social Psychology
Older People Are More Attentive to Positive Information. What About Older Dogs?

Older People Are More Attentive to Positive Information. What About Older Dogs?

Being able to focus on the positive is something we can all benefit from, and it may be a skill that becomes easier with age. Psychology researchers have found that older adults ...
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/ / Animals, Developmental Psychology, Older Adults, Positive Psychology, Young Adults