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Most US teenagers who use social networking sites say their peers are "mostly kind" to one another online although the vast majority have witnessed mean or cruel behavior, a study said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news240037891.html Technology Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:11:39 EST news240037891 European Union nations are not doing enough to protect children in the digital world and need to upgrade hotline systems, social networking awareness and age-rating, the EU executive said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news235142308.html Technology Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:18:39 EST news235142308 The University of Bristol study identified these as the three most influential factors when teenagers choose their friends, while income and parents’ occupational class proved to be insignificant. http://phys.org/news234503210.html Other Sciences Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:00:01 EST news234503210 (AP) -- Police in Vermont say nearly two dozen teenagers used school computers and a special email account to access indecent photos and videos taken by female classmates. http://phys.org/news232893760.html Technology Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:43:46 EST news232893760 New research released today from the University of Warwick’s Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit demonstrates that churchgoing young Christians give much more support to their Muslim peers, in comparison with young people who have no religious faith. http://phys.org/news230888547.html Other Sciences Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:42:38 EST news230888547 Social networking sites such as Facebook are not doing enough to protect children from potential dangers such as grooming by paedophiles or online bullying, European authorities said on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news227875114.html Technology Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:38:50 EST news227875114 While statutory rape laws have been enacted to protect minors from sexual abuse by adults or peers, more teenagers are engaging in sexual activity before the legal age of consent and are facing sexual assault charges. http://phys.org/news225456121.html Other Sciences Tue, 24 May 2011 11:42:40 EST news225456121 Digital imagery, Facebook updates, online music collections, email threads and other immaterial artifacts of today's online world may be as precious to teenagers as a favorite book that a parent once read to them or a t-shirt worn at a music festival, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers say. http://phys.org/news224157442.html Other Sciences Mon, 09 May 2011 10:57:44 EST news224157442 (AP) -- For years, teenagers across the U.S. could call a toll-free hotline if they had embarrassing questions about AIDS and safe sex. Dial the same number now and you get a recording of giggling women offering to talk dirty to you. http://phys.org/news222430098.html Technology Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:30:04 EST news222430098 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of linguists studying Eastern European youngsters in the UK have found they learn to speak English like locals. http://phys.org/news221287204.html Other Sciences Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:40:25 EST news221287204 (PhysOrg.com) -- High school students who feel they do not fit in are less likely to attend college -- particularly girls who are gay or obese -- according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. http://phys.org/news221206176.html Other Sciences Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:09:59 EST news221206176 JobTIPS, a free, Web-based program unveiled today, aims to help youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other disabilities develop and maintain skills needed for successful employment. Supported through the Recovery Act with a grant for just under $1 million over two years from the National Institutes of Health, this resource targets a critical transition period as teenagers leave the school system, which is usually their primary source of ASD-related services throughout childhood. http://phys.org/news220874398.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:30:01 EST news220874398 A report into the legal risks associated with the use of social networking sites (eg. Facebook, myspace) has found that while 95 per cent of Victorian students in years 7 to 10 use social networking sites, nearly 30 per cent did not consider social networking held any risks. http://phys.org/news219928663.html Other Sciences Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:17:59 EST news219928663 Offering the morning after pill free over the counter has not reduced the number of teenage pregnancies and may be associated with a rise in sexually-transmitted diseases (STIs), according to a report by experts at The University of Nottingham. http://phys.org/news215702728.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:40:02 EST news215702728 and that when they do, they like to have company. Teens are five times more likely to be in a car accident when in a group than when driving alone, and they are more likely to commit a crime in a group. http://phys.org/news215437998.html Medicine & Health Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:10:01 EST news215437998 Disruptive behaviour disorders in male teenagers, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder are associated with about a one-third increase in the risk of being seriously injured in a road traffic crash – either as driver or pedestrian. This increase is similar to the increased relative risk found for patients treated for epilepsy. http://phys.org/news209065153.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:20:02 EST news209065153 Both the bully and the victim's individual characteristics, rather than the wider social environment, explain why bullying occurs, according to Swedish teenagers. The new study, by Dr. Robert Thornberg and Sven Knutsen from Linköping University in Sweden, also shows that 42 percent of teenagers blamed the victim for the bullying. The study is published online in Springer's journal, Child & Youth Care Forum. http://phys.org/news208694475.html Other Sciences Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:10:02 EST news208694475 A spate of suicides around the country by gay teens and young adults has directed the spotlight on depression. Dr. Meena Vimalananda, medical director of child and adolescent services at Sheppard Pratt Health System in Baltimore, calls depression a long and painful illness. She said the pain is deep and remains a source of shame for most people. But better understanding of the illness is leading to improved treatment outcomes. http://phys.org/news208235368.html Medicine & Health Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:30:02 EST news208235368 Market tracker Nielsen Co. on Thursday released a study confirming what many US parents already knew: teens love to use mobile phones to swap text messages. http://phys.org/news206338045.html Technology Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:20:01 EST news206338045 The consumption of drugs and alcohol by teenagers is not just about rebellion or emotional troubles. It's about being one of the cool kids, according to a study by led by researchers at the Université de Montréal. http://phys.org/news204888535.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:29:07 EST news204888535 Too much television, video games and Internet can increase body fat in teens. A five-year study from the University of Montreal and the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, has found teenagers have four different patterns of screen use: increasers, decreasers, consistently high and consistently low users. http://phys.org/news204202644.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:57:36 EST news204202644 The new school year has started and the school routine is back. A European study led by Spanish researchers has shown how the proportion of young people who watch television and play on the computer for more than two hours per day doubles on the weekend. And while boys opt for video games, teenage girls prefer to surf the net. http://phys.org/news203937615.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:40:01 EST news203937615 Two researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) have studied the relationship between teenagers' goals and antisocial behaviour. The results show that the principal goal of young people is to finish their studies and leave home. The most antisocial among them place greater importance on popularity with others. http://phys.org/news196074544.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:09:22 EST news196074544 (PhysOrg.com) -- Girls may be 'protected' from displaying antisocial behaviour until their teenage years, research suggests. The findings indicate that the brains of people with conduct disorder may operate differently and that antisocial behaviour may not simply be a result of bad choices. http://phys.org/news192899047.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 May 2010 16:04:28 EST news192899047 It can be difficult for parents of teenagers to come to terms with the fact their kids may have sex, particularly given widespread concerns about the consequences of teen sexual activity. In fact, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that many parents think that their children aren't interested in sex - but that everyone else's kids are. http://phys.org/news192105390.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 May 2010 11:36:40 EST news192105390 A new study from the Journal of Marriage and Family reveals that teenagers who have experienced several family changes are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviour, become sexually active early, or become parents outside of marriage, than kids who have always lived in the same family arrangement (whether with married parents or a single parent). The findings show that white adolescents, compared to their African-American peers, are more likely to become sexually active earlier, and experience a nonmarital birth. http://phys.org/news191501274.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:20:01 EST news191501274 (AP) -- Teenagers have embraced text messaging as their main form of communication, but mobile phones are often a source of tension with parents and schools, a new survey found. http://phys.org/news190959790.html Technology Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:00:01 EST news190959790 Risk-taking peaks in adolescence, according to scientists at UCL (University College London). http://phys.org/news188678963.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:20:01 EST news188678963 Today's adolescents have been characterized as the most materialistic generation in history: a brand-oriented and consumer-involved group who derive self-worth from owning luxury handbags and the latest technology devices. http://phys.org/news188667649.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:41:41 EST news188667649 The best way to help teenagers who are struggling in school is put aside their academic problems and focus on what they're doing right, according to a family research scientist who has put this theory to practice. http://phys.org/news188652935.html Other Sciences Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:03 EST news188652935