At a young age, I asked my parents if they had adopted me. A common question. My twist: Had I been adopted from an alien family? Like many neurodivergent people, I struggled significantly to fit in ...

If I were an academic or research psychologist, and not just an observational one in private practice, I would take a fresh look at identity formation in adolescence. Why? Because I believe how it is ...

Developing an ethnic-racial identity is an important task for young people growing up in the United States. A new study examined the Identity Project, a mental-health promotion intervention that ...

While there is clear evidence that leaders blossom early, little research exists about leadership development in adolescence. Arguing that an understanding of youth leadership would have immediate ...

Developmental psychology has long described childhood and adolescence as a sequence of normative crises — turning points ...

A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders provides evidence that while depression in early adolescence is ...

Teenage is the most difficult time for a boy or a girl, in this age they have to face very difficult situations.Adolescence is considered to be the spring of man’s life. It lasts for 12–19 years, but ...

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Greta Thunberg, David Hogg and Malala Yousafzai, all teenagers when their activism caught the world’s attention, are proof that leadership develops well before adulthood. As ...