Developmental Psychology

School Cafeteria Setup Can Promote Healthy Eating Habits

School Cafeteria Setup Can Promote Healthy Eating Habits

The idea of "nudges" often comes up in research on the psychology of dietary choices. The theory being that certain cues can "nudge" people toward healthier eating habits. I wrote about this ...
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/ / Children, Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology, Nutrition, School
Can a Cartoon Character Fight Stigma Against Autism?

Can a Cartoon Character Fight Stigma Against Autism?

Cartoons might seem like nothing more than a fun way to pass the time. Presumably, though, children who watch cartoons are integrating the things they see into how they view the world, ...
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/ / Art, Autism, Children, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology
Breakfast Habits and School Performance

Breakfast Habits and School Performance

"Dear diary, today I had cereal and orange juice for breakfast." That kind of diary entry might make for fairly boring reading, but it’s exactly what the authors of a recent study ...
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/ / Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology, Nutrition, Performance Psychology, Teens
Family Connectedness Predicts Teen Coping Skills

Family Connectedness Predicts Teen Coping Skills

The family someone comes from can shape how they relate to the world around them – including how they cope with stressful situations, as it turns out. A new study from researchers ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Family, Parenting, Relationships, Teens
Children Will Imitate Robots

Children Will Imitate Robots

Young children have a range of skills that make them phenomenal learners, and one of these skills appears to be copying the people around them. For better or for worse, children will ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Children, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology
Are Today's Teenagers the Most Bored Ever?

Are Today’s Teenagers the Most Bored Ever?

Today’s teenagers have an abundance of digital diversions and instant gratifications at their disposal. Yet for this richness of entertainment options, adolescents in recent years might be more bored than their historical ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Mental Health, Teens
How Narcissism Changes From Young Adulthood to Middle Age

How Narcissism Changes From Young Adulthood to Middle Age

Once a narcissist always a narcissist? That is, more or less, the question that researchers asked in a study that tracked people’s levels of narcissism from age 18 to 41. Although we ...
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/ / Adults, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Narcissism, Personality
The Childhood Roots of Greed

The Childhood Roots of Greed

Being willing to share resources with each other is one of the things that keeps our society functioning. That’s why one of the lessons that we commonly teach children is how to ...
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/ / Children, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Greed
Older Adults' Perceptions of Volunteering Improve When They Try It

Older Adults’ Perceptions of Volunteering Improve When They Try It

Volunteering is an activity that seems to have as many benefits for the person doing it as for the people it’s intended to help. This seems to be true starting relatively early ...
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/ / Altruism, Developmental Psychology, Meaning, Older Adults, Positive Psychology
Choice of Plate Can Help Children Eat Their Vegetables

Choice of Plate Can Help Children Eat Their Vegetables

For centuries, parents have been trying to cajole their children into eating broccoli. Now scientists are here to help. Techniques for convincing children to up their fruit and vegetable consumption are sometimes ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Children, Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology, Nutrition