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Young people’s use of mobile phones and access to the Internet has increased dramatically in the last decade, especially among those aged 9–15 years. Young people now rely on information and communication technology for much of their social interaction, which can have both positive and negative effects on their social and emotional well-being. Of particular concern is the extent to which digital technology (DT) provides opportunities for cyberbullying. 

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To investigate how dieting is portrayed on TikTok and the potential implications for public health considering the effect of diet culture on eating disorders amongst young people.  

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School attendance should therefore be a priority for all schools, and not just those with high rates of absence or low average achievement.

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This essay examines wages and the gender wage gap between 1993 and 2008 in Vietnam

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Having good genetic knowledge may not be enough to understand core concepts of preconception carrier screening

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This study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project, aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8 students

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Findings are the first linking atopy (measured by both parent report and objective verification) with increased vulnerability to affective and anxiety problems

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With not much to do in their neighborhood, youth may spend more time in the home engaged in screen-based activities

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This study investigates the heritability of language, speech, and nonverbal cognitive development of twins at 4 and 6 years of age.

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Acute tryptophan depletion, and therefore, diminished substrate availability for brain 5-HT synthesis did not lead to significant changes in serum neuropeptide Y concentrations over time