Rastim Detey (Raising Children): The transition from school to university is a crucial and important stage in everyone's life, and navigating it can be stressful for young people. This is a challenging time: your child is now an adult but was still a high school student just yesterday. Evgenia Shchetkina, lecturer at the Department of Legal Psychology and Law at the Faculty of Legal Psychology, MSUPE, explains how to support children during this difficult period.
Komsomolskaya Pravda: A Russian study shows that many young people are in no hurry to take on adult responsibilities, preferring "games" and self-discovery. Daria Krasilo, associate professor at the Department of Developmental Psychology named after Professor L.F. Obukhova at the Faculty of Educational Psychology, MSUPE, explains that modern society allows for delayed adulthood due to multi-stage educational programs, economic instability, and complex family relationships. According to her, many young people lack clear examples of maturity, which leads them to postpone "growing up." The expert emphasizes the importance of understanding adulthood as the ability to take responsibility and build deep relationships with others.
Naked Science: Alexander Litvinov, professor at the Department of Foreign and Russian Philology, MSUPE, along with a colleague, conducted a study comparing job rejection strategies in Russia and the U.S. from a linguistic perspective. The analysis revealed that Americans tend to phrase rejections more softly and politely, often adding positive remarks about the candidate, making the letters feel more sincere. Russian employers, on the other hand, typically use a more rigid, impersonal, and distant communication style.
Komsomolskaya Pravda: A new study involving nearly 2,000 mothers and children aged 1 to 4 found that modern technology may contribute to speech delays in young children. If toddlers are exposed to screens from infancy, they may struggle with understanding emotions (their own and others'), concentration, and attention. There is also a risk of developing device dependency. Yulia Tokarchuk, psychologist and researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Modern Childhood, MSUPE, explains how to balance a child's life in and outside the digital environment.
Moscow News Agency: Owning a dog makes a man more attractive to women, as dog owners appear more reliable, caring, and ready for fatherhood. Elena Chebotareva, professor at the Department of Child and Family Psychotherapy at the Faculty of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, MSUPE, explains: "Scientific research indeed shows that women tend to attribute more positive traits—such as responsibility, care, and emotional availability—to men who own dogs. This is because a dog is seen as an indicator of caregiving ability, and caring for it serves as a metaphor for parenting qualities."
Komsomolskaya Pravda: Can people with high IQs predict the future? Maria Kulyatskaya, psychologist at the Faculty of Distance Learning, MSUPE, explains how high IQ and flexible thinking help people make more accurate predictions. She also discusses intuition as a form of rapid and subtle perception distinct from analytical thinking and shares ways to develop intuitive abilities.
MEL: An adapted educational program for children with mental development delays (type 7) opens new opportunities for comfortable and effective learning tailored to a child's needs. Elena Samsonova, PhD in Psychology and leading researcher at the Federal Center for Inclusive General and Additional Education, MSUPE, explains how proper task adaptation and regular corrective sessions with psychologists and special educators help children unlock their potential. A key factor is balancing supplementary lessons with the core curriculum to avoid gaps. This attentive and comprehensive approach fosters confident academic progress.
Rossiyskaya Gazeta: The issue of homework, which increasingly devolves into mechanical searches for ready-made answers, losing its educational purpose, is widely debated. Vladimir Sokolov, associate professor at the Faculty of Educational Psychology, MSUPE, notes: "If a student doesn’t complete homework designed to reinforce independent understanding of new material, they’ll essentially need to be retaught in the next class." He emphasizes that homework is crucial for knowledge retention and fostering independence, especially among high school students.
Komsomolskaya Pravda: The article explores an experimental approach to easing heartbreak pain using beta-blockers, typically used for PTSD treatment. Gennady Bannikov, supervisor of the Psychological Counseling Sector at the Department of Educational and Social Work, MSUPE, shares his views on the therapy’s effectiveness and stresses the need for professional guidance. He notes that betrayal trauma resembles grief and should involve emotional processing, not just medication. The piece also discusses hypnosis for trauma integration and the importance of incorporating difficult events into one’s self-narrative.
Rastim Detey (Raising Children): Understanding and regulating emotions is a key component of emotional intelligence. Developing these skills not only enhances success in many activities but also impacts self-esteem and mental well-being. The rise in children and adults with social interaction difficulties makes emotional intelligence development even more critical. MSUPE experts Elizaveta Davydova, PhD in Biology and associate professor at the Department of Differential
Psychology and Psychophysiology (Faculty of Clinical and Special Psychology), and Denis Davydov, PhD in Biology and senior researcher at the Federal Resource Center for Comprehensive Support of Children with ASD, discuss the nature of emotions and offer recommendations for fostering emotional intelligence in children.
Russia-1, "Utro Rossii" (Morning Russia) (Timestamp 01:03:00): Is clutter a sign of life imbalance or creative thinking? Half of Russians regularly clean their homes, while the other half see tidying as a chore. Yulia Kochetova, associate professor at the Department of Developmental Psychology named after Professor L.F. Obukhova (Faculty of Educational Psychology, MSUPE), notes that extreme cleanliness or hoarding may signal depressive or anxiety disorders and warrants attention.