Psychology terms made easy: social re-orientation

New post in our Psychology Terms Made Easy series! If you’re a parent of a teenager, you may have noticed changes in your teen’s social behaviour as they enter adolescence. 👦 👧 Psychologists often call this phenomena “social re-orientation”. It describes the changes in social behaviour that prioritize peers outside of the family home during adolescence. 👯 More research is needed to understand WHY this happens, but many researchers think that social re-orientation is spurred on by changes in teenagers’ hormones, brain function, and social environments. 🧠

Our DETECT-A study focuses on exactly this—check out our link in bio to learn more about this study, and how 12- to 15-year-olds can participate! ✌️

(Thanks to lab member Olivia Merulla for this explainer! 🙏)

Bullying during adolescence

Bullying is a real problem for many children and adolescents. Youth who are victims of bullying, as well as those who witness bullying, can struggle with their mental health and experience poorer well-being. 🥀
Many research labs are interested in understanding more about how to prevent bullying from happening, and to help victims respond to provocation by peers. 🤝 For example, the DSEC Lab is currently running an online study (#LISTEN) to answer some of these questions: see link in bio for more details!
If you or someone you know needs help to deal with the consequences of bullying, check out the resources on the last slide (and visit prevnet.ca for more information). 💕 (Thanks to Silvia Zhou & Emma Ilyaz for putting this information together!)