Approximately 10% of Florida middle and high school students report having engaged in “digital self-harm”—they have cyberbullied themselves. It is an emerging form of self-harm that may be increasing among adolescents, according to a recent study led by an FIU…
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Teens Still Able to Access E-Cigarettes During COVID-19 Pandemic
THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Underage youth report being able to access electronic cigarettes from online and retail stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in JAMA Network Open. Shivani Mathur Gaiha, Ph.D., from…
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Teens Increasingly Worried About Their Weight
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 — More adolescents than ever are worried about their weight and are dieting, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in JAMA Pediatrics. Francesca Solmi, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues assessed changes in…
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Why are teens, millennials ignoring coronavirus warnings?
(HealthDay)—In what can only be described as the stupidity of youth, at least one young person in Kentucky has been infected with COVID-19 after taking part in a “coronavirus party.” The revelers got together “thinking they were invincible” and purposely…
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New research shows children and teens worry about political issues
Many surveys of American adults have revealed that they worry about political issues and are concerned for the future of the United States. But what about children and teenagers? A new psychological study, published in the journal Child Psychiatry and…
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