Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, is a crucial aspect of human social interaction. Parents and educators often wonder how teenagers develop this essential skill and ...

Adolescence represents a pivotal period in which individuals integrate personal and social dimensions of their identities. This phase is characterised by a dynamic interplay between cognitive, ...

Julie Bowker, professor of psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, has received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to evaluate previously unexplored aspects of ...

Adolescence is a remarkable period of development and learning, a time when youths explore and adapt to changes in their social worlds and begin to form a sense of who they are and hope to be. It is a ...

Early in the first episode of the four-part Netflix series “Adolescence,” a father and son sit in a room at a police station because the son has been accused of murder. The boy, Jamie, who’s 13, has ...

In the first episode of the popular Netflix series “Adolescence,” an armed task force bursts into the bedroom of fresh-faced 13-year-old Jamie, arresting him on charges of murdering a female classmate ...

A dog is more than just a loyal friend–it could also boost mental health. A recent study from Japan provides initial evidence ...