(The Conversation) — Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We surveyed multiple times the religious beliefs and ...

Assessment of risky sexual behavior is somewhat challenging, particularly when adolescents are involved. Measurement of behavior usually relies on verbal reports, which can suffer from a number of ...

Frequent, mandatory surveillance testing was one of the techniques deployed in some jurisdictions in an attempt to control COVID-19, but new research shows that such testing may have the unintended ...

Adolescence is a critical period for the development of risky behaviors, like alcohol and drug use, reckless driving, and unsafe sex. As a parent, there is one key strategy that you can use to help ...

Is beauty worth the risk? Depends on how jealous you are. Alex Kinkate/Pexels What would you do for love? Everyone wants to be better looking, more beautiful, and more appealing to potential romantic ...

New research finds that early in the COVID-19 pandemic, old and young individuals did not differ in taking precautions, but over time, older people quickly adopted preventive behaviors and they ...

In her new book Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia, philosopher Kate Manne identifies the multiple biases that intersect with fatphobia, and deconstructs the numerous fallacies and offensive cliches ...

As tech-savvy as we tend to be these days – relying heavily on the internet for everything from communication, information and productivity to entertainment, shopping, and banking – many Americans ...

A project commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed multiple examples of risky food safety practices in kitchens. Having insights into these behaviors and the factors that influence ...