Brock conducting study on adolescent's preferences for time spent alone.
Brock University is looking for youth aged 11 to 18 for a new study.
Brock Professor Sandra Bosacki is conducting a study on how teenagers prefer to spend their time alone.
Bosacki is a Professor in the Faculty of Education and Director of Brock’s Theory of Mind in Education (ToME) Lab.
"Social skills are crucial life skills that help us talk kindly to friends, initiate conversations, get along with others and treat other with respect," she says. "We need youth to apply these life skills to themselves and learn solitude skills so that they can be their own best friend and enjoy spending time with themselves."
The project's current phase is focused on how learning healthy solitude skills like self-compassion and positive self-talk can boost well-being.
Bosacki is looking for participants between the ages of 11 and 18.
Participants will receive resources and learn strategies and skills to maximizing their time alone.
Parents who would like to sign their kids up are asked to email tomelab@brocku.ca.
Research sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams and will include questionnaires and computerized tasks.
The sessions will be about an hour long and can be completed at home using personal computers.
Participants will get a $20 Amazon gift card for their time.
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