News tagged with early adulthood

The benefits of marriage

Marriage can potentially help reduce crime by enabling people to develop greater self-control, according to a new study examining changes in marital status, self-control and marijuana use between late adolescence ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (8) | comments 20

Large-scale early education linked to higher living standards and crime prevention 25 years later

High-quality early education has a strong, positive impact well into adulthood, according to research led by Arthur Reynolds, co-director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative and professor of child development, and ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The un-favorite child

(PhysOrg.com) -- “Mom always liked you best.” The Smothers Brothers aside, chances are if you’ve got a sibling, this is something you’ve either heard or said at some point in your life. Many people feel that ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The new adulthood: Extended parental support as a safety net

A new study from the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that contrary to popular anxieties about slacker young adults who refuse to grow up, or indulgent parents who stifle their adult children's development by continuing to sup ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds strong relationship between high body mass index, pancreatic cancer

In reviewing the weight history of pancreatic cancer patients across their life spans, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that a high body mass index in early adulthood may ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0