(Kingston, Ontario) Curious Minds Kingston is a new free speaker series created by Queen's University professors who aim to provide family-friendly lectures on a plethora of topics — from space to wil...

What happens when young adults are asked to slash their social media use to 30 minutes a day? In a new set of studies, most did not follow through, and those who did cut back …

“Elephant? I don’t see no elephant!” An update on political and “experts’” rampant obtusity on “teenage mental health.”

This viewpoint reviews the empirical evidence regarding the association between social media use and well-being, including life satisfaction and affective well-being, and the association between socia...

We review epidemiological evidence indicating that most people will develop a diagnosable mental disorder, suggesting that only a minority experience enduring mental health. This minority has received...

Last week I spoke with Amelia Gentleman at The Guardian about the growing movement to ban young people under the age of 16 from social media platforms.

On “failure to launch,” the developmental passage into adulthood, and what actually helps

(Kingston, Ontario) From an early age, many of us learn that expressing emotions is not always safe.

She has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years and fears the debate obscures some of the biggest issues facing teenagers – from the impact of Covid to the health of their adult caregivers

For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroying a generation. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that decades of data on teens tells a different story — violence, alcohol u...

Blocking children from social media is no substitute for making platforms safe in the first place, the UN human rights office warned Friday, as it issued a 10-point framework urging governments and te...

(Kingston, Ontario) Downtown Kingston's beloved cinema, The Screening Room, is gearing up for its fourth annual March Break Movies series, showing seven family-friendly classics for only $6 per ticket...

Far from ‘drowning in evidence’, real researchers – not pop psychologists – are scouring a great desert looking for puddles

The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards are a one-time initiative designed to recruit international or returning Canadian students and postdoctoral researchers to Canada. These awards support the recruitment of doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in priority areas, helping build capacity, strengthen the research ecosystem and enhance Canada’s global competitiveness.

Available Positions Position Title Position Details Posting Date Closing Date Queen's University National Scholar (QNS) Senior Faculty Position in Social and/or Affective Neuroscience, Department of P...

Introduction: The proliferation of social media has raised significant concerns about its potential effects on the mental health of adolescents. This meta-analysis aims to provide a comprehensive asse...

Introduction: The proliferation of social media has raised significant concerns about its potential effects on the mental health of adolescents. This meta-analysis aims to provide a comprehensive asse...

Introduction: The proliferation of social media has raised significant concerns about its potential effects on the mental health of adolescents. This meta-analysis aims to provide a comprehensive asse...