Research Digest

The quality of the relationship with parents changed, often in a negative way. Different interpretations of and approaches to the rules led to frustration and quarrelling in families. [Inge [...]

Gender and socioeconomic inequalities in parents’ psychological wellbeing increased among the study participants during the pandemic. [Jianghong Li, Mareike Bünning, Till Kaiser and Lena Hipp [...]

Reconstituted households tend to be poorer, which is associated with worse behavioral and developmental outcomes. [Alba Lanau – Journal of Family Issues, 24 November 2021.] READ MORE

The main impact of the policy has been to reduce incomes among larger families who are already living on a low income, and hence to increase child poverty. [Mary Reader, Jonathan Portes and Ruth [...]

This report offers unique insight into the extent of the learning crisis by providing an in-depth picture of which children are most at risk of not acquiring foundational learning skills.  [...]

Environmental behavior and awareness differ according to the household composition, income and educational structure of families. [Andreas Edel, Susanne Höb, Nadine Vera Mair, Tobias Riepl, Erich [...]

The relationship between social media use and life satisfaction changes across adolescent development. [Amy Orben, Andrew K. Przybylski, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Rogier A. Kievit – Nature [...]

From when to go to the office to why work in the first place, employees have a new “worth it” equation. And there’s no going back. [Microsoft, 16 March 2022.] READ MORE

It is estimated that globally mental health conditions affect about one in seven children and adolescents ages 10–19. [Priscilla Idele, Prerna Banati, Manasi Sharma, Camila Perera and David [...]

Greater duration of screen time is weakly but significantly correlated with externalizing (eg, aggression, inattention) and internalizing (eg, anxiety, depression) behavior problems. [Rachel [...]