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Parents play key role in whether teen tobacco use becomes daily habit
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they ...
Easier access to media by children increases risk for influence on numerous health issues
Jun 02, 2009 |
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With children having easier access to media and a wider variety of content, the possible negative influence on health issues such as sex, drugs, obesity and eating disorders is increased, and warrants monitoring usage and ...
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Recognizing children's successes in all areas may prevent teenage depression
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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Students' successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students' weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions ...
Sad or Angry Teens Have Less Success With Diabetes Control
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Mar 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not only do teens with type 1 diabetes have the normal adolescent concerns of school, work and social activities, but they are responsible for taking insulin, monitoring blood glucose (blood sugar) levels ...
Think memory worsens with age? Then yours probably will
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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Thinking your memory will get worse as you get older may actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly ...
Psyched out by stereotypes: Research suggests thinking about the positive
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May 04, 2009 |
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In a new study, cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the positive stereotype, avoiding the ...
Preferential treatment: How what we like defines what we know
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Jan 26, 2009 |
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It is no secret that you know more (that is, have expertise) about things you are interested in. If you hate baseball, you are not going to spend your spare time reading up homerun statistics and debating who the best pitcher ...
Police with higher multitasking abilities less likely to shoot unarmed persons
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Mar 30, 2009 |
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In the midst of life-threatening situations requiring split-second decisions, police officers with a higher ability to multitask are less likely to shoot unarmed persons when feeling threatened during video simulations, a ...
Study: Newspapers located closer to the Mexican border slant news coverage of immigration
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Jul 28, 2009 |
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A new study released by Rice University in Houston finds that California newspapers located closer to the border of Mexico routinely provide a more negative slant on immigration in general news reporting and on their opinion ...
We're not buying it: Product add-ons influence consumer judgment
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Jan 26, 2009 |
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Charging extra for "add-on" features on a product may backfire on merchandisers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Impact of positive parenting can last for generations
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Sep 01, 2009 |
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A new study that looks at data on three generations of Oregon families shows that "positive parenting" - including factors such as warmth, monitoring children's activities, involvement, and consistency of discipline - not ...
Youths are most influenced by negative family members and by positive adults outside the family
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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While children look up to and aspire to be like a positive family member or peer, they are more likely to imitate traits of other role models -- including negative role models, which can lead to behavioral problems, according ...
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