Women are more likely to experience loneliness. Here's what a new study finds, and what other risk factors may increase someone's likelihood of feeling lonely. (Getty Creative) Loneliness has been a ...

The threads of early life experiences weave a profound impact on the canvas of adulthood. One such critical element is parental abandonment, a complex phenomenon that can cast a long shadow over an ...

The transition to adulthood is critical but often misunderstood. As societal and economic changes have created new demands and challenges for young people, particularly those in the 18- to 25-year-old ...

1."There was trash everywhere. Cigarette butts were practically furniture that we just understood would always be everywhere." 2."When I was a kid, corporations didn't own every store. Local families ...

As children, we often don’t slow down enough to rationalize how the behaviors we adapt to early in life evolve in adulthood. The expectation is that life matures the innocent mind, and mistakes are ...

Becoming an adult can be a delicate balance for an Ovambo person, the largest ethnic group in Namibia. Many young adults are raised to prioritize and help out their family and community. But at the ...

Adults who self-report more positive childhood experiences (PCEs) tend to have a lower likelihood of clinical depression or poor adult mental health—and a higher probability of healthy adulthood ...

Loneliness has been a big topic in health over the past year, with the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, comparing its negative health consequences to those of a daily smoking habit. Now, new ...