adolescents http://www.npr.org adolescents en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:21:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif adolescents http://www.npr.org Would Angry Teens Chill Out If They Saw More Happy Faces? Since most of the faces we encounter are emotionally ambiguous, we're forced into interpretations. And in the case of troubled teens, the perception of hostile faces all around can lead to aggressive behavior. In an experiment, researchers tried to retrain the way those kids interpreted faces. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/08/176575825/retrain-the-way-those-kids-interpreted-faces?ft=1&f=150530505 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/08/176575825/retrain-the-way-those-kids-interpreted-faces?ft=1&f=150530505 Since most of the faces we encounter are emotionally ambiguous, we're forced into interpretations. And in the case of troubled teens, the perception of hostile faces all around can lead to aggressive behavior. In an experiment, researchers tried to retrain the way those kids interpreted faces.

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]]> Why Exercise May Do A Teenage Mind Good Researchers find that when young people exercise, their mental health improves through a more positive self-image and through winning friends. But sports psychologists aren't sure whether exercise makes teenagers more confident or more confident teenagers take part in sports. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:37:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/07/168616995/why-exercise-may-do-a-teenage-mind-good?ft=1&f=150530505 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/07/168616995/why-exercise-may-do-a-teenage-mind-good?ft=1&f=150530505 Researchers find that when young people exercise, their mental health improves through a more positive self-image and through winning friends. But sports psychologists aren't sure whether exercise makes teenagers more confident or more confident teenagers take part in sports.

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