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Teens Feel Less Emotional Support Than Their Parents Think They Do, New Report Shows
As a youth mental health crisis persists in the US, a new report highlights a significant gap between the level of support that teenagers feel and the amount that parents think their children have. Only about a quarter of teens said they always get the social and emotional support they need, but parents were nearly three times more likely to think they did, according to a report published Tuesday by the National Center for Health Statistics. ... Teens are often thinking about their feelings, along with their identity and place in the world, but they might not want to share that with their parents, said Dr.
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Inclusivity Spotlight: “Churn”: Life in a Diverse Society and How to Make it Work
The Inclusivity Spotlight features Claude Steele, who covers our ability to get along with each other under the weight of worrisome vigilance, across identity divides, in diverse settings.
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Plenary Session: Beyond False i-frame/s-frame Dichotomies: A Multi-level Complex Systems View of Social and Behavioral Change
Emerging research that integrates cognition and action into complex adaptive systems, social-ecological systems, and cultural evolutionary perspectives may offer traction in identifying solutions to the complex, multi-level societal challenges of our time.
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Plenary Session: Changing Structures, Changing Behavior: How Systemic Forces Drive and Deter Behavior Change
Changing people’s behavior involves more than just changing hearts and minds. In this two-part panel, Markus Brauer and Asaf Mazar present novel systemic approaches to changing behaviors crucial to addressing societal challenges.
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APS-David Myers Distinguished Lecture on the Science and Craft of Teaching Psychological Science: Translating Cognitive Research into a Useful Framework for Teaching and Learning
In the APS-David Myers Distinguished Lecture, Stephen L. Chew outlines a research-based, context-dependent framework of the cognitive challenges of teaching.
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2024 APS Awards Ceremony: A Celebration of Excellence
APS honors members throughout their careers with the field’s most prestigious awards and recognitions at the 2024 APS Annual Convention in San Francisco, California.
