February 28, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
Teenagers who grow up in large families have poorer mental health than their peers who grew up in a family with fewer siblings.
Researchers from Ohio State University found that in an analysis of children growing up in the US and China, a larger number of siblings had ramifications for the mental health of teenagers.
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December 22, 2023
by Elizabeth Pratt
Parents are feeling the pressure this holiday season.
Data from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at University of Michigan Health found one in five parents think their children have unrealistic expectations of the holiday, and one in four parents admit they themselves set overly idealistic expectations for the holidays.
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November 30, 2023
by Elizabeth Pratt
Women experience a large variation in perceptions of their own body during pregnancy.
Research published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth found that average levels of body image dissatisfaction was similar in pregnant and non-pregnant, but there were significant differences between individuals.
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October 30, 2023
by Elizabeth Pratt
Children who are close to their parents early in life are more likely to be kind, helpful and prosocial when they grow up.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that children who had a strong bond with their parents early in their life were more likely to treat others kindly and act with empathy.
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January 28, 2023
by Elizabeth Pratt
Teenagers with positive psychological assets like optimism and feeling loved are more likely to reach their 20s and 30s in good cardiometabolic health.
A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that teens who felt happy, optimistic, had good self-esteem, felt loved and felt a sense of belonging had better cardiometabolic health later in life compared to their peers without these positive psychological assets.
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August 30, 2021
by Elizabeth Pratt
The majority of children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) won’t outgrow the disorder.
A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that just 10 percent of children with ADHD will completely outgrow it.
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June 26, 2021
by Elizabeth Pratt
Women at increased risk of postpartum psychosis show altered connectivity in networks of the brain responsible for planning, organisation and the completion of short and long-term tasks. Currently, there are no biological markers that identify who will develop postpartum psychosis. But researchers from King’s College London have identified altered connectivity in the brain networks of women with postpartum psychosis, which could pave the way for better identifying women at risk of the condition.
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May 14, 2021
by Elizabeth Pratt
Adults are more generous and compassionate in the presence of children.
Researchers from the University of Bath and Cardiff University undertook eight experiments with more than 2000 participants and found that the presence of children can cause adults to be more generous.
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March 16, 2021
by Elizabeth Pratt
Time spent outside and nature-based activities could counteract some of the negative mental health impacts of COVID-19 on adolescents.
Researchers from North Carolina State University found that outdoor based activities helped teens cope with major stressors, and restricting such opportunities could have negative mental health implications.
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March 7, 2021
by Kimberly Lucey
A nation-wide Maternal Mental Health Month is coming up in May. Utah advocates say they hope other states will follow their initiative to focus local efforts on helping mothers, and bring more awareness to postpartum health issues and resources.
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