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Stories Related to Health Risk Behaviors

Boys who are bullied online may have more risky sex
Science Discovries – 1/6/20

Stories Related to Prosocial Behavior

Development of Prosocial Motivations with Gustavo Carlo: An episode of The Moral Science Podcast
Anchor – 9/24/19

Prosocial and Moral Development in Children and Adolescents
The Dissenter – 6/10

Parenting Prosocial Kids
Child Trends News Service – 5/19
Parenting styles can influence children to be pro-social
WVLT 8 – 5/20/19
Volunteering might prevent substance abuse for female student-athletes: Researchers find that behaviors such as community service and civic engagement might be effective in reducing substance abuse among student-athletes
ScienceDaily – 4/20/17
Relationship between sympathy, helping others could provide clues to development of altruism: Research could help inform interventions to promote positive behaviors in adolescents
ScienceDaily – 9/29/15
Prosocial youth less likely to associate with deviant peers, engage in problem behaviors: Intervention programs should focus on encouraging youth to volunteer, help others
EurekaAlert! – 3/11/14
People genetically predisposed to be anxious may be less likely to help others
Huffington Post – 10/17/13
Adolescents’ personalities and coping habits affect social behaviors
ScienceDaily – 8/1/12

Stories Related to Latino Youth and Families

Latino teens who care for others reap academic benefits
EurekaAlert! – 10/12/16
Ability to navigate between cultures is good for Mexican-American youth: Biculturalism is positively associated with prosocial behaviors such as helping others and self-esteem
EurekaAlert! – 2/10/16

2015’s most and least charitable states and discrimination and Latino youth
VoiceAmerica – 1/6/16
Discrimination impacts depression, prosocial behavior in Latino youth
PsychiatryAdvisor – 12/1/15
Family and peer relationships essential to Mexican-American college students’ success
EurekaAlert! – 2/27/12

Stories Related to Parenting and Family

Researchers Investigate Discrimination Experiences of MU Students, Parent-Child Communications in Low Income Families
The Maneater – 4/21/19
The Shutdown Makes Me Nervous: Young People Caught Up in Impase
New York Times – 1/15/19
Psychological marks of spanking may last 10 years
Medical News Today – 8/2/17
Children feel most positively about mothers who respect their autonomy
ScienceDaily – 1/28/15
Keeping gloves off kids’ play
Chicago Tribune – 3/8/13
Financial problems take toll on families
Columbia Daily Tribune – 12/10/11

Stories Related to Children’s Health


Air quality measurement tool could be beneficial for children’s health: In analysis of urban child care centers, MU researchers found 47 of 73 volatile organic compounds that might impact children’s health
MU News Bureau – 5/2/18

Miscellaneous Stories


How Did I Get Here: My Journey to Developmental Science
Society for Research in Child Development – 1/10/20