Jim Liebelt

The structure of teens' families influences their risk of delinquent behaviors such as shoplifting, graffiti or robbery, new research suggests.

Does youthful experimentation with drugs and alcohol always fade with age? Not necessarily, as a new study finds that more than 60% of teens who...

While the pandemic led to more mental health issues among teens, this was not a sudden sharp uptick or a reversal of previous positive trends—teens...

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What happens on the playing field may influence academic outcomes more than most assume. Physically fit primary school students generally feel...

Drug overdose deaths among America's teens have skyrocketed during the pandemic, and not because drug use is more common, researchers report.

TikTok is now teens’ favorite social media platform — surpassing Snapchat for the first time — while Meta’s Facebook (along with Twitter) barely...

Boys who are insecure about their looks as teenagers are almost three times more likely to suffer from severe depression as adults, a recent study...

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Does a parent’s posting habits on Facebook really change the way they interact with their kids? A new study finds parents who tend to post tons of...

A new study found that one in four children who have been discharged from the emergency room after a mild head injury are misdiagnosed and continue...

Rising parental expectations and criticism are linked to an increase in perfectionism among college students, which can have damaging mental health...

Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an...

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies.

Teenagers who take part in arts and cultural activities, such as dance, drama, reading and going to concerts, are less likely to engage in...

A new report from Common Sense Media finds that kids' media use during the pandemic accelerated significantly above pre-pandemic trends.

A survey of nearly 30,000 high school students in Korea reveals an association between non-academic time spent on the Internet and mental health,...

The number of adolescents who have attempted to quit e-cigarettes and failed has grown with the rapid increase in teen e-cigarette use in the past...