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Gossiping helps a person develop a better understanding of their society’s expected behaviours, researchers from The University of Queensland have found.

Can parent-adolescent relationships influence a teen's mental health? UQ researchers are seeking families with teenagers to help them find out.

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘I was only following orders’, but how much truth does it contain? Not a lot, according to UQ School of Psychology researcher Professor Alex Haslam.

The founder of UQ’s Triple P Positive Parenting Program has been awarded the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy’s Distinguished Career Award.

An international team of mental health experts, including two UQ researchers, has developed a framework to help children recover from trauma, with the support of The Prince of Wales.

A UQ study is helping parents and teachers understand the capacity of young children to learn independently, by providing insight into children’s understanding of practice.

Why is the internet going crazy for videos of pimples popping, cysts exploding and stomach-churning ingrown hairs?

Children may have a greater understanding of how to innovate and problem solve than previously realised.

Self-compassion is an important part of recovery for people with eating disorders, UQ researchers have found.

UQ work to reduce the risk of alcohol, tobacco and other drug-related harm among young people has benefited from $2.31 million in Federal Government funding.

Children as young as seven have the same capacity as adults to make judgements on the anti-social behaviour of others.

An international study involving UQ School of Psychology researchers has examined why some women support a sexist social system that disadvantages them.

UQ has been awarded almost $7.5 million to accelerate improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of dementia.

Psychologists are working on ways to reduce the brain’s sensitivity to pain, with the aim of improving pain management techniques.

Men often appear to have an advantage over women in the workplace, but that is not always the case in female-dominated industries.

For high school students suffering from academic anxiety, Taylor Swift or Kanye West might be just what they need to alleviate stress.

Would you attend a sacrificial ritual art performance involving 500 litres of blood and an animal carcass? Or go for a group nude swim on a cold winter morning?

Research into the impact of the 2011 Queensland floods on pregnant women and their babies has found stress from natural disasters affects infant development and temperament.

Lack of diversity in psychological research is a serious problem that needs to be addressed, according to an Australian academic.

An online program designed to short circuit the conflict cycle between teens and parents is being evaluated by University of Queensland researchers.