Adolescent risk-taking behaviour and decision making remain pivotal topics in developmental science, as this period is marked by a dynamic interplay between neural maturation, environmental influences ...

Adolescents who use social media such as Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok every day are more likely to engage in risky behavior, according to a new study. Children as young as 10 are at greater ...

Adolescence is a time of increased risk taking, but do adolescents learn differently from reward and punishment, or from childhood to adoelscence? Source: Cotonbro studio/Pexels This post was written ...

The formation of personal identity and separation from family are major developmental tasks of adolescence. Feelings of immortality and exception to the consequences of risky behavior may serve to ...

Adolescents and young adults take more risks than any other age group (Steinberg, 2008). This risk-taking includes dangerous driving (e.g. texting), drug use, binge drinking, and risky sexual behavior ...

To understand some of the difficulties inherent in promoting safer sexual practices (or even abstinence) among adolescents, it is helpful to become familiar with cognitive and interpersonal factors ...

What makes the adolescent brain so susceptible to taking risks? Virginia Tech scientists are recruiting as many as 150 teenagers to help them find out. “We’re trying to identify early predictors of ...

From impulsive purchases, rash break ups and poor fashion choices Gen Z have been blaming their behaviour on their brain not being fully developed. The frontal lobe has once again been trending on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Margie Warrell emboldens people to live and lead more bravely. In a world marked by relentless change and mounting uncertainty, ...

The so-called salt and ice challenge involves precisely those two ingredients: Participants apply salt to a section of skin, then press ice cubes on top of the salt. The mixture of salt and ice ...