Tweens needed for a research study at W&M – Earn up to $50 – Sign up by March 10

William & Mary Department of Psychological Sciences is recruiting teens in 5th, 6th & 7th grade for a research study

William & Mary Department of Psychological Sciences is project evaluating a program called Tuning in to Teens (TINT). Tweens in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade are invited to participate in a free program to improve teens’ emotional intelligence as a way of promoting better mental health and healthy friendships. Tweens are paid for their participation.

What is the Tuning in to Teens program?

TINT is a program developed by psychologists at the University of Melbourne, Australia that focuses
on developing emotional intelligence in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade youth.

Developing emotional intelligence increases a person’s ability to:

• Understand and talk about emotions
• Understand other people’s emotions and respond with empathy
• Develop skills to manage strong emotions
• Handle relationships successfully – including resolving interpersonal conflict
• Research has shown that adolescents with better emotional intelligence…
• Have more satisfying peer relationships
• Have better overall physical health
• Have lower depression, anxiety, and behavior problems, and are less likely to have problems with alcohol, drug use, or other risk-taking behaviors
• Have stronger academic success

What are we offering?

• Six, 2-hour weekly sessions for teens in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grades delivered by William & Mary graduate students and supervised by Psychology professor, Janice Zeman
• Groups meet on Sundays from 3-5 pm OR Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 pm starting the week of March 17th and continuing until the end of April (excluding March 31st and April 2nd )
• Teens can earn up to $50 for attending the program and completing surveys
• Optional: parents can zoom into three, 75-minutes sessions led by Professor Zeman that teach about changes happening to teen brain and ways to respond to adolescents’ emotions

What happens in the program sessions?

• Tweens will participate in weekly sessions that include presentations by the graduate students, group discussions, games, role-play activities to learn more about understanding, managing, and responding to emotions

Interested? Need more information?
If you are interested in participating and would like more information, contact Janice Zeman, jlzema@wm.edu, before March 10th. The program will be held on the W&M campus.