Dating is hard. It’s worth the occasional reminder so you can always approach every related situation with kindness and compassion (while also being truthful). This should be especially top of mind ...

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A new study published in Personal Relationships has found that ghosting—cutting off communication without explanation—can lead to emotional pain on par with being explicitly rejected. But unlike ...

“Now, students are applying to a dozen or even more,” said psychologist Mary Alvord, co-author of the book “Resilience Builder Program for Children and Adolescents.” Case in point: In 2016, UCLA hit a ...

Jennifer Martin -- and her delicate teenage ego -- received a wake-up call on her cell phone. The call came from her mother, telling her that after being left in limbo for months on the school's ...

As videos of emotional college acceptances and elaborate school-themed bed parties fill high schoolers' social media feeds, some seniors are putting a humorous spin on the emotional let down of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Begüm Babür, University of Southern California (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine finding out ...