News: 2022/07
A Single, Quick ‘Mindset’ Exercise Protects against Adolescent Stress
July 6, 2022An online intervention to shift adolescents' mindsets about stressful events--like taking a test--was shown to lower stress and anxiety levels in those most vulnerable to stress. Reporter Lydia Denworth talked with NSCA member Dr. David Yeager about this new study and how it might change the way we prepare youth to tackle challenges.
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More Sleep Could Improve Many U.S. Teenagers’ Mental Health
July 1, 2022As California's new law goes into effect pushing high school start times to 8:30 a.m. or later, our Co-Executive Director Dr. Andrew Fuligni talks about why sleep is so important to adolescents' mental health.