Parents’ mental health and parenting style can influence the course of their children’s friendships in elementary school, finds a study in the Journal of Family Psychology. Researchers analyzed data from 1,523 Finnish schoolchildren, followed from first to sixth grade,...

Subtle changes in facial coloring can telegraph our emotions to other people, even when we aren’t giving obvious signals like smiling or frowning, suggests research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers used a computer program...

Good news for those working to fight stereotypes: When asked to “draw a scientist,” children today are more likely to draw a woman in that role than children were in the past, finds a meta-analysis in Child Development. The...

Men who spent more time hanging out with friends as children had lower blood pressure and were less likely to be obese in adulthood, finds a study in Psychological Science. Researchers analyzed data from 267 participants in the Pittsburgh...