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.