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The Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute

The Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute

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Media Coverage

2022

The Wall Street Journal – The Power of Brief Mental Health Therapies (subscription needed) 

Vice – A Better Way to Think of Stress, According to Science 

FutureEd – Teaching Students to Manage Their Stress 

The Guardian – 30-minute class can improve teenagers’ stress response, study finds 

The Conversation – The start of high school doesn’t have to be stressful 

Scientific American – A Single, Quick ‘Mindset’ Exercise Protects Against Adolescent Stress 

National Institutes of Health Newsroom – Science Update: Online tool helps protect adolescents from stress, NIH-funded study suggests 

Le Figaro (French) – Comment combattre le stress scolaire des adolescents (How to beat school stress in teenagers) (subscription needed) 

el Pais (Spanish)– Un novedoso estudio sobre estrés adolescente propone un nuevo método para afrontarlo: optimizarlo en lugar de evitarlo (A novel study on adolescent stress proposes a new method to deal with it: optimize it instead of avoiding it) 

Forbes – Top Ten College Transition Tips for Parents

2020

Education Week – The Transition to High School is Hard. Here’s How to Make It Better   

Camping Magazine – Mindsets Matter: An Interview with David Yeager, PhD  

University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences Cross-Cutting Conversation – The Power of Faculty Beliefs and Practices to Share Student Engagement During and After the COVID-19 ERA  

2019

Population Research Center Research Brief – Changing U.S. Students’ Mindsets About Learning Improves Academic Achievement  

Big Think – Why we need to praise kids’ teachability – not just their ability  

Two Pint PLC Podcast – Laurence Improves His Feedback  

Education Week – National Study Bolsters Case for Teaching ‘Growth Mindset’ (subscription needed) 

University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences – You Belong Here: What It Takes for Success in College (audio) 

The Holdsworth Center Insight – Creating schools that support growth mindset is what’s next 

FutureEd – Podcast: Teacher Mindsets and Student Success 

The Holdsworth Center Insight – Growth mindset study shows striking effects for a small investment 

BrainPost – A National Experiment Reveals Where a Growth Mindset Improves Achievement.

2018

The Conversation – The start of high school doesn’t have to be stressful 

FutureEd – Reducing the “Toxic Stress’ of Starting High School 

Education Week – The Teen Brain: How Schools Can Help Students Manage Emotions and Make Better Decisions (subscription needed) 

Fox7 News Austin – Science in Film: ‘Eighth Grade’ 

The Chronicle of Higher Education – A Third of Your Freshman Disappear. How Can You Keep Them? 

2017

EdSource – Suspension rates for African-American students escalate in middle school 

Science News for Students – For minority students to succeed, teachers need to earn trust 

Education Week – When School Doesn’t Seem Fair, Students May Suffer Lasting Effects (subscription needed) 

CNN – What happens when students notice racial bias  

University of Texas News – A Trust Gap May Hinder Academic Success for Minorities 

2016

Harvard Business Review – The Antidote to Our Anxious Times Is a Learning Mindset 

KQED News – Could a Growth Mindset Help Teens Cope with Stress 

Insights by Stanford Business – The Power of Realistic Expectations 

The New York Times – Conquering the Freshman Fear of Failure (subscription needed) 

The Wall Street Journal – A Small Fix in Mind-set Can Keep Students in School (subscription needed) 

Stanford News Center – New research demonstrates how specific interventions can boost success of first generation and minority students in college 

The Diane Rehm Show – Grading Schools on Student Resilience and Self-control 

Greater Good Magazine – The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2016.

2015

KQED News – Can Text Messages and Interventions Nudge Students Through School? 

2014

The Atlantic – How to Motivate Students to Work Harder (subscription needed) 

KQED News – How a Bigger Purpose Can Motivate Students to Learn 

KQED News – New Research: Students Benefit from Learning That Intelligence Is Not Fixed 

The New York Times – Who Gets to Graduate? (subscription needed).

2022

Population Research Center Research Brief – Online Mindset Training Protects Adolescents from Unhealthy Responses to Stress.

Psychology Today – Changing Mindsets Can Protect Teens from Stress. 

Population Research Center Research Brief – How have changes in the labor market contributed to increases in suicide and drug poisoning deaths among men in the United States? 

2020

University of Rochester Newscenter – Getting fewer ‘likes’ on social media can make teens anxious and depressed.

Mirage News – Getting fewer ‘likes’ on social media can make teens anxious and depressed.

Futurity  – Too Few Social Media ‘Likes” Can Amp Up Teen Depression.

NewsWest9 – Lack of ‘likes’ leads to emotional distress among teens, UT researchers say 

Fox7 News Austin – The psychological effects of not getting enough validation on social media 

KXAN Simple Health – Not getting enough ‘likes’ on social media affects teens’ mental health, UT researchers say 

Ethical Editor – Getting Fewer ‘Likes’ on Social Media Elicits Emotional Distress among Adolescents (content available here) 

2019

Market Watch – A new way to get teens to stop buying junk food — tell them they’re being manipulated 

Nature Human Behaviour – Science that can change the world 

The Telegraph – How finding your purpose in life could help you sleep better.

2018

Population Research Center Research Brief – Why Are the Courses You Take in High School Important for Your Health at Midlife? 

2017

Top of Mind Podcast with Julie Rose – Teens Learn to Cope with Social Stressors.

2016

The Atlantic –  Would You Be Happier With a Different Personality? (subscription needed) 

The New York Times – Teaching Teenagers to Cope With Social Stress (subscription needed) 

New York Magazine – Modern Teens Willing to Eat Healthy If It Will Piss Their Parents Off 

The Guardian – Teenagers more likely to eat healthily if they think it is rebellious 

The Dallas Morning News – Our traditional approach to nutrition education does nothing for teens 

The New York Times – Can Teenage Defiance Be Manipulated for Good? (subscription needed) 

Slate Magazine – If You Want Your Teenage Kids to Eat Healthy, Try Reverse Pyschology 

University of Texas Liberal Arts News – Lessons on personalities helps teens cope with social stressors.

2014

NPR – Hearing That Things Can Change Helps Teens Dodge Depression.

2022

Pyschology Today – Testing Growth Mindsets in Real Classrooms.

2021

American Psychological Association – Making Mindset science work in the real world.

2018

Population Research Center Research Brief – White and Black Boys Fall Further Behind White Girls During the Transition to High School.

2017

Population Research Center Research Brief – Race Gaps in School Trust: Where They Come from and How to Resolve Them.

2016

The Daily Texan – Disadvantaged college students perform better when aware of upcoming challenges, study shows.

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The Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute (TxBSPI) is a central organizing structure at UT Austin for social and behavioral science research focused on solutions to inequality in the pathways to adulthood.

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The Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute (TxBSPI) is a central organizing structure at UT Austin for social and behavioral science research focused on solutions to inequality in the pathways to adulthood.

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Address: University of Texas at Austin
305 E. 23rd Street / RLP 2.602
Mail Stop G1800
Austin, Texas 78712-1699
Email: txbspi [at] prc [dot] utexas [dot] edu

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