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The Tweets That Go With a Quarter-Life Crisis

Neil Petersen — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 03:27:35 +0000

From getting married to buying homes, millennials are accused of doing everything later. But that’s not true when it comes to having life crises. As the rise of the term “quarter-life” crisis suggests, having life crises is something millennials seem willing to do early and often. So what do you do when you want to…

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Romantic Partners May Influence Young Adults’ Binge Drinking

Neil Petersen — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:00:40 +0000

If you ever dated someone your parents thought was a “bad influence,” it turns out they might have been onto something. Romantic partners may influence young adults’ binge drinking behaviors more than friends or family, at least according to new findings from researchers in Canada. In a study published recently in the journal Substance Abuse,…

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What Happens When College Students Disclose Mental Health Problems?

Neil Petersen — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 22:57:34 +0000

To disclose or not to disclose? For people with mental health conditions, it’s a common question. On one hand, disclosing your mental health condition is a step toward obtaining accommodations or support in your everyday life. On the other hand, with disclosure comes the risk of running into mental health stigma. A recently published study…

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Older People Are More Attentive to Positive Information. What About Older Dogs?

Neil Petersen — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:30:39 +0000

Being able to focus on the positive is something we can all benefit from, and it may be a skill that becomes easier with age. Psychology researchers have found that older adults tend to remember positive information better than negative information relative to younger adults. This phenomenon has become known as the “positivity effect,” a…

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Stress Beliefs Might Matter for Stress Response

Neil Petersen — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:57:34 +0000

People seem to have real differences in how we react to the stressful situations we inevitably encounter in everyday life. Given that stress is intertwined with mental and physical health, figuring out what interventions might help people respond to stress more constructively is a key topic for psychology researchers. A new study in Annals of…

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3 Factors That Predict Depression Onset in College

Neil Petersen — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:00:23 +0000

College presents all sorts of new challenges for young adults, and those are compounded when mental health conditions like depression enter the picture. Providing resources early on for college students at risk of depression might help counteract future damage to their academic and personal lives. So is it possible to identify college students who are…

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Teaching Makes a Difference in Whether Students See Classes as Easy or Hard

Neil Petersen — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:00:51 +0000

It’s a common recognition on college campuses that one course might be an “easy A” while another strikes fear into the heart of even the most capable student. But what exactly makes some classes easy and others hard? Teaching technique seems to have something to do with it. In a recent study, researchers at Bethel…

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