Tag: adolescents
Pandemic adolescent mental health study reveals turnaround finding
Study from Lancaster University
Sitting still linked to increased risk of depression in adolescents
Young people who are inactive for large proportions of the day throughout adolescence face a greater risk of depression by age 18
Majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at risk
Globally, in 2016, 81% of 11- to 17-year-old school students did not reach WHO recommendations to do an hour of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day
Insufficient sleep associated with risky behaviour in teens
Mental health issues, substance abuse, accidents more likely for high school students sleeping less than six hours per night
Adolescents with hay fever have higher rates of anxiety and depression
Although allergies affect more than 50 million Americans, they are occasionally misunderstood and can be.
Parents may help prep kids for healthier, less violent relationships
Warm, nurturing parents may pass along strategies for building and maintaining positive relationships to their.
Comments on social networks also reinforce socialisation during adolescence
Cybergossiping occurs when two or more people make evaluative comments on a digital device about.
Lack of sleep could cause mood disorders in teens
Chronic sleep deprivation–which can involve staying up late, and waking up early for work or.
Brain’s appetite regulator disrupted in obese teens
Researchers using advanced MRI to study obese adolescents found disrupted connectivity in the complex regions.
Teenage depression linked to father’s depression
Adolescents whose fathers have depressive symptoms are more likely to experience symptoms of depression themselves,.