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Student Notebook: Clinical Psychology Graduate Student Adaptation—Living and Learning
Mariana Furtado explores how unhealthy competition among students can shape their graduate-school experience and affect their mental health.
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Why children become bullies at school
When RubySam Youngz was singled out by a bully at the age of 10 in her last year of primary school, she felt isolated and confused. She’d just moved with her family from England to
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Banishing Bullying With Science
As a researcher, adviser, and science communicator, APS Fellow Dorothy Espelage is raising awareness about effective strategies for preventing bullying and youth violence.
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Social science research makes surprise appearance in rollout of Melania Trump’s children’s initiative
Social science research got a shoutout this week when U.S. first lady Melania Trump unveiled Be Best, her signature initiative on children’s health. Coming from an administration that has often denigrated the value of such
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Unlike Humans, Bonobos Shun Helpers And Befriend The Bullies
Even very young babies can tell the difference between someone who’s helpful and someone who’s mean — and lab studies show that babies consistently prefer the helpers. But one of humans’ closest relatives — the
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When Is Speech Violence?
The New York Times: Imagine that a bully threatens to punch you in the face. A week later, he walks up to you and breaks your nose with his fist. Which is more harmful: the
