Why teens socially benefits from time spent online

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:31:08 -0600

Results from the most extensive U.S. study on teens and their use of digital media show that America’s youth are developing important social and technical skills online – often in ways adults do not understand or value.

Psychological bullying hits just as hard

harminka — Mon, 28 May 2007 03:39:18 -0500

School bullying doesn't have to leave physical bumps and bruises to contribute to a hostile and potentially dangerous school environment. Behavior that intentionally harms another individual, through the manipulation of social relationships (or 'relational aggression'), is just as significant a concern for adolescent psychosocial development and mental health, according to Dr. Sara Goldstein from Montclair State University and her colleagues from the University of Michigan.