The development of child and adolescent self-concept was examined as a function of the self-concept domain, social/developmental/educational transitions, and gender ...

In an article published in the journal Nature Reviews Psychology, researchers in Germany and the United Kingdom described the mechanisms through which social media might influence behavioral, ...

Adolescence feels like a full-body, full-mind upheaval. It is when young people begin to wrestle with the profound question: Who am I? That is a foundational issue. Moreover, the answer does not ...

No one wants to hang out with me. I’m a failure at school. All my other friends seem happy. What’s wrong with me? These kinds of negative thoughts are becoming more common in our homes and schools.

Professional School Counseling, the flagship journal of the American School Counselor Association, is a rigorous peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality manuscripts on theory, research and ...

Teens who frequently checked social media showed an increasing sensitivity to peer feedback, although the cause of the changes was not clear. By Ellen Barry The effect of social media use on children ...