Researcher of the Month

STEM in preschool settings: do teachers’ scientific questions differ by child gender?

April 11, 2024

Do parental controls work and what are the pros and cons?

March 14, 2024

BMI, body dissatisfaction and depression: positive steps forward

February 9, 2024

New study links energy drinks to mental health problems in young people

January 15, 2024

Mainstreaming the Black Pill: Incels on TikTok

December 11, 2023

What are the Benefits of Outdoor Learning?

November 21, 2023

Exposure to sexual content and problematic sexual behaviour in children and teens

October 18, 2023

Improving school experiences for young people with ADHD

September 14, 2023

Having a sibling with an eating disorder

August 4, 2023

Identifying and handling neglect in fee-paying schools: the experiences of designated safeguarding leads

July 18, 2023

Sweet music! What impact does it have on young people’s development?

June 19, 2023

Are mental health awareness efforts contributing to the rise in reported mental health problems?

May 25, 2023

Friendship interventions and teen mental health

April 18, 2023

What is the science behind effective learning?

March 17, 2023

Does gaming heavily have a negative impact on teens’ wellbeing?

February 9, 2023

Does parental warmth have a positive impact on teens’ sleep?

January 14, 2023

What is school like for gender-diverse teens in the UK?

December 16, 2022

How do teachers’ mindsets impact on children’s academic outcomes?

November 13, 2022

Is it motivating to warn students of the consequences of exam failure?

October 10, 2022

Do sustained attention training interventions actually work?

September 14, 2022

Do school-based, peer-led wellbeing interventions actually work?

August 11, 2022

Cyberbullying and social connectedness

July 15, 2022

How important is dinnertime conversation?

June 10, 2022

Girls’ mental health: risks and resilience

May 13, 2022

The impact of sibling bullying

April 18, 2022

#SponsoredAds: the impact of influencers on children

March 13, 2022

Is fun just a frivolity?

February 13, 2022

Facilitating adventurous play in schools

January 16, 2022

Boys’ body image

December 14, 2021

Busting neuromyths

November 2, 2021

Eating disorder symptoms and the need to increase mental health literacy

October 13, 2021

The impact of the pandemic on parents and carers

September 9, 2021

Identifying warning signs of teenage self-harm in early childhood

August 6, 2021

The impact of school-based sleep interventions

June 12, 2021

How adventurous play could reduce the risk of childhood anxiety

May 12, 2021

Encouraging help-seeking for teens with anxiety or depression

April 13, 2021

The power of kindness and its impact on media literacy

March 19, 2021

Treating teen depression in schools

February 22, 2021