Psychology Online

Editor’s note: This concludes our three-part series examining efforts to reduce bullying in the Lawrence school district. See the first part, on how schools combat bullying, here , and the second part, on the thin line between coaching and bullying, here . University researchers test innovative programs. State officials gather data. School administrators train educators, educate students and    .. more …

Research by psychologists at the University of Kent has revealed that online ostracism is a threat to children’s self-esteem. The study, the results of which are published (22 March) in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology, looked at how children, adolescents and adults react to being ostracised by other players during an online computer game. This is the first time the effect of …    .. more …

For children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavioral disorders, school and home life can become places of frustration, isolation and heartache. But one University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) summer day camp program offers a comprehensive and individualized treatment approach that is helping these children to succeed.    .. more …

Hank Chambers does not remember the crash. He doesn’t remember what year it happened, where it happened or what caused it. His best guess is that he was 18 and it happened the summer after he    .. more …

Friday March 12, 2010 March 12 50 years ago today NORTH ADAMS — A North Adams soldier is back at his base in Wiesbaden, Germany, after taking part with 60,000 other troops in exercise Winter Shield,    .. more …

However revolted we are by them, both Peter Sutcliffe and Jon Venables deserve society’s protection There are some murders so terrible that they eat their way into our common consciousness, the names    .. more …

Even though the Olympics are over, my kids are still whipped into a frenzy. Lindsey Vonn is their first real childhood idol. Households all over the world are filled with children dreaming of gold    .. more …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Montessori teacher training will be held this summer as a collaborative effort between The Montessori Teacher Training Institute of Clemson, S.C., and Mountaineer Montessori School. The Teacher Education Program includes independent st…    .. more …

A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) psychologist who specializes in eating disorders and obesity will speak at the first meeting of the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA), set for March    .. more …

By Micah Sommer Earlham students interested in the inner workings of the brain will soon be able to major in neuroscience. On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the faculty approved the update, which is a revision    .. more …