Social Affairs

Young-adults who get parental support do better at study and work

24 Apr 2012, 11.21 AM

Young adults who receive parental support are more likely to be studying and have access to better job opportunities than young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a recent study by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

Adolescent boys more prone to delinquency without a father

24 Nov 2011, 9.38 AM

Adolescent boys are more prone to delinquency if they do not have a father figure in their lives, a University of Melbourne study has found, while adolescent girls seem unaffected by the presence or absence of fathers in their lives.