There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Early puberty is becoming more common. Research shows it can change how girls are perceived, treated, and supported as they move through childhood.

A recent Finnish study has found that good physical fitness from childhood to adolescence is linked to better mental health in adolescence. These results are significant and timely, as mental health ...

Physical fitness and psychological resilience develop side by side during adolescence, a life stage that lays the foundation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . To examine the association between physical activity, of varying intensities, throughout adolescence with peak ...

A new study suggests that growing up in poverty accelerates biological development. For adolescent girls, this early onset of puberty provides a pathway linking financial hardship to increased anxiety ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph. D. One sure sign of adolescence is a young person spending more concern reflecting on their reflection, taking longer to go out or get ready for school, becoming more ...

The effects of more than 60 minutes of moderate daily physical exercise, such as walking, accumulate throughout life and are associated with a 39% reduction in the risk of advanced adenomatous polyps, ...

In an opinion piece, authors say that adolescents could be more susceptible to negative effects of physical distancing during COIVD-19 as they are in a period of vulnerability where peer interaction ...

Adolescent girls who actively partake in recreational physical activity can have significant protection against risks of breast cancer, according to a study. Researchers from the Columbia University ...