Research On Emotional Experience during Adolescence

By Anna Reynolds, Clinical Psychology student, Massey University

Anna is trying to find out how and why during the teenage years, some thoughts that teenagers have may cause negative emotions while other thoughts may not.

The kinds of thoughts she means are things like goals for the future and paying attention to your thoughts.

This information will help her understand why some teenagers might come to experience negative moods and depression.

If you are aged between 13 and 16, you are invited to complete her online questionnaire, which will take about 15-20 minutes of your time. You will also go into a draw to win one of five $25 Prezzy Vouchers.

What's Up supports this research because negative moods and depression are a big issue for many teenagers and we need to understand as much as possible about what causes them and how we can deal with them.

If you would like to find out more about Anna's research or participate in it, click on this link:

http://psych-research.massey.ac.nz/reynolds/