Sleep, Screens, and Science: A Contextual Approach to Early Development April 27, 2026, 14:30 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.55/57 (4th floor)
Sexual Minority Youth Show Distinct Substance Use Patterns from Adolescence into Young Adulthood
A new study led by Dr. Clarissa Janousch finds that young people who experience same-sex attraction use substances differently than their heterosexual peers - and that these differences vary by sex and change over time. The study followed participants from the Zurich Project on Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood (z-proso) between ages 17 and 24.
LEAPS: Family and Social Environment: Data collection has resumed!
How quickly time flies! It has already been almost a year since the parents of approximately 1,500 children participating in LEAPS – a longitudinal study in the Canton of Zurich that follows children throughout their compulsory schooling – provided us with information on a wide range of topics related to their family, their children’s leisure activities, and their well-being.
What Young Adults Worry About and What They Hope For
What do young adults worry about – and hope for – when they think about the future? A new study by the Risk and Resilience group of the Jacobs Center set out to investigate exactly that.
