Adolescence (the stage between 10 and 24 years) is a period of life characterised by
heightened sensitivity to social stimuli and the increased need for peer interaction. The …

Introduction This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the associations between
social media use and risky behaviors during adolescence, and evaluated study …

Nous nous trouvons, avec la pandémie de COVID-19, dans une situation sans précédent.
Des mesures ont été prises pour réduire la propagation du virus, notamment des fermetures …

New advances in neurobiology are revealing that brain development and the learning it
enables are directly dependent on social-emotional experience. Growing bodies of research …

According to the dual systems perspective, risk taking peaks during adolescence because
activation of an early-maturing socioemotional-incentive processing system amplifies …

Childhood and adolescent experiences have undergone a major transition in interaction
with digital technologies since the advent of smartphones. Following a needs assessment …

For decades, psychological research has examined the extent to which children's and
adolescents' behavior is influenced by the behavior of their peers (ie, peer influence effects) …

Consider the range of social behaviours we engage in every day. In each case, there are a
multitude of unknowns, reflecting the many sources of uncertainty inherent to social …

Bullying among youth at school continues to be a global challenge. Being exposed to
bullying may be especially hurtful in adolescence, a vulnerable period during which both …

Adolescents are often described as a strange and different species that behaves like no
other age group, typical behaviours being excessive risk-taking and sensitivity to peer …