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Dominika Ochnik is head of the Department of Clinical Psychology within the Faculty of Medicine at the Academy of Silesia, in Katowice, Poland. Her research focus includes mental health among young...
View ArticleWant to Make a Change? Conjure Your ‘Possible Selves.’
Years ago, as a young business reporter, I interviewed an advertising executive who ran a fast-food chain account. I was there to ask about the latest campaign. But when I sat down, he wanted to talk...
View ArticleExploration vs. Exploitation: Adults Are Learning (Once Again) From Children
Image credit: A model display of Luxo Jr. in Pixar Fest exhibition, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, July 2021. Achanhk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Regarded...
View ArticleStudent Notebook: Applying Lessons From Sports to Academics
It is no easy feat for collegiate athletes to effectively balance student life with being an athlete (Lopes Dos Santos et al., 2020). In fact, data from the National Collegiate Athletics Association...
View ArticleStudy Examines What Aspects of Mental Health Are Tied to Doing Well in Math,...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: One ongoing question in child psychology is what can help kids do better in school? For a long time, researchers have focused on happiness. The thinking goes, when kids feel...
View ArticleWhat Does Watching Violence Do to Your Mind? ‘Nothing Good’: 5 Tips for...
The conflict in Israel and Gaza has dominated the news cycle for the last week. Turn on the TV or log on to any social media platform and you’ll be confronted with a barrage of horrific headlines....
View ArticleHealing 2.0: Change Your Story, Change Your Life
We all tell stories about ourselves, often without realizing we’re doing so. How we frame those stories can profoundly shape our lives. In the kickoff episode to our monthlong series on healing,...
View ArticleHow Lack of Independent Play Is Impacting Children’s Mental Health
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: We’ve been hearing a lot about the mental health crisis among children. Researchers have looked at a number of reasons, from social media use to isolation during the pandemic. But...
View ArticleHow Gratitude Improves Your Relationships and Your Future
For the millions of Americans that celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s a time when a lot of us reflect on the things and the people in our lives that we appreciate. But according to Dr. Laurie Santos,...
View ArticleChildren today have less independence. Is that fueling a mental health crisis?
For years, Peter Gray, a research professor of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College, has been closely following two disturbing trends: the dwindling of independent activity and play afforded...
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