Teachers rated teens ages 13 to 15 and gave each one point if the student made friends extremely easily and extremely energetic. The teachers also rated conduct problems - restlessness, daydreaming, disobedience, lying, etc. - and emotional problems - anxiety, fearfulness, diffidence, avoidance of attention, etc.
Decades later, the researchers found children with positive adolescence were much less likely than others to develop mental disorders throughout their lives.【外语教育*网编辑整理 www.for68.com】
几十年后,研究人员发现,青春期积极向上的孩子们在以后生活中产生心理问题的可能性更小。
The study, published in The Journal of Positive Psychology, found teens rated positively by their teachers were significantly more likely than those who received no positive ratings to have higher work satisfaction, more frequent contact with family and friends, and more regular engagement in social and leisure activities.