Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

This study examined how children's perceptions of economic inequalities impacted their
moral judgments about access to opportunities. The sample included ethnically diverse 8-to …

Economically disadvantaged children often lack the resources to purchase popular goods
and participate in their preferred social groups' activities, making it difficult to fit in …

Mental health disparities between heterosexual and sexual minority youth are partly
explained by the higher rates of victimization experienced by sexual minority youth. The …

Introduction Lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults report higher rates of smoking and alcohol
use than heterosexual peers. Prior studies have not examined whether potential disparities …

After obtaining a sample of published, peer-reviewed articles from journals with high and
low impact factors in social, cognitive, neuro-, developmental, and clinical psychology, we …

Abstract Introduction and Aims Sexual identity disparities in smoking behaviours are well
established; however, there is limited research on whether these disparities have …

Children (N= 267, ages 8–14 years, M= 11.61 years, middle to upper‐middle income) made
predictions regarding groups of same‐aged peers from high‐wealth and low‐wealth …

BACKGROUND: Using a population-based sample of youth, we examined rates of cigarette
use and trends in cigarette use disparities between heterosexual youth and 3 subgroups of …

This study examined the relations between male and female play partners (PP) and
relational (RA) and physical (PA) aggression in an early childhood short‐term longitudinal …