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  • Study: Countering stereotypes about teens can change their behavior

    Psychology professor Eva Pomerantz and her colleagues found that middle school students’ stereotypes about adolescence influence their own behavior.

    Psychology professor Eva Pomerantz and her colleagues found that middle school students’ stereotypes about adolescence influence their own behavior.

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  • Editor’s notes:

    To reach Eva Pomerantz, call 217-244-2538; email pomerntz@illinois.edu.

    The paper “Countering youths’ negative stereotypes of teens fosters constructive behavior” is available online or from the U. of I. News Bureau.

    D.O.I.: 10.1111/cdev.13156