Tweens sensitive to others' perceptions of them
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 07:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Young adolescents care a lot about what others think about them. A new study confirms this using brain-mapping techniques that shed new light on this complex period of social development. The study, published in the July/August 2009 issue of the journal Child Development, is authored by researchers at the University of Oregon and the University of California Los Angeles.