Psychology
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Clark University researcher asks: Is this the last acceptable prejudice?
As this year’s college graduates go forth into the world, they are entering a society that is in some ways decidedly unfriendly to them. TIME magazine’s recent cover slurring them as “The Me Me Me Generation” is only the latest insult thrown at them by their elders. In the twenty years I have been researching…
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Economy’s Effect on Emerging Adults
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., research professor of psychology and director of the Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, elaborates on economy’s effect on emerging adults. More about the Clark Poll
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Fiscal Realities of Emerging Adulthood
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., research professor of psychology and director of the Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, elaborates on his research into the fiscal realities facing emerging adults. More about the Clark Poll
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Markers of Adulthood for Emerging Adults
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., research professor of psychology and director of the Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, elaborates on his research into Emerging Adults (ages 18 to 29) and the markers of adulthood. More about the Clark Poll
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Joys of being an Emerging Adult
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., research professor of psychology and director of the Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, elaborates on his research into Emerging Adults (ages 18 to 29) and the benefits of being an emerging adult. More about the Clark Poll
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Clark poll shows nearly 90% of emerging adults are confident they’ll get what they want out of life
Despite the unstable economy and the difficult job market, nearly 90 percent of emerging adults (ages 18 to 29) are confident that they will eventually get what they want out of life with 83 percent even believing that “anything is possible,” according to the Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. This high level of confidence…
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Clark University psychologist examines ‘play behaviors’ of children of same-sex parents
Do children of gay and lesbian parents play the same way children of heterosexual parents do? If not, how do they differ? Is there a benefit or drawback to this? Clark University psychologist Abbie Goldberg and fellow researchers Deborah Kashy of Michigan State University, and JuliAnna Z. Smith of The Center for Research on Families at The University of Massachusetts/Amherst, examine this…
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Family Impact Seminars named Bright Idea; Mass. program directed by Clark University
The Family Impact Seminars were recently named a Bright Idea by the Innovations in American Government Awards Program at Harvard University’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. The Massachusetts Family Impact Seminars are organized and presented by the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise at Clark University and directed by Denise Hines, research assistant professor of psychology at Clark. The Seminars…
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$499.9K grant supports colleges’ work to end interpersonal violence
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has awarded $499,962 to four colleges of the Worcester Consortium: Clark University, Assumption College, the College of the Holy Cross, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as part of the government’s Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program. The Campus Program provides a unique opportunity for institutions…
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Clark hosts workshop for High School psychology teachers in July
The 8th annual American Psychological Association–Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers was held on the Clark campus from July 16through July 18. The APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) collaborated with the University to develop the workshop, which included presentations by TOPSS members and Clark psychology professors. Approximately 30 high school teachers from around the…