UMaine study cited in Huffington Post article on life lessons parents should teach

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

July 20, 2016 Research, UMaine in the News

A 2003 University of Maine study led by psychology professors Douglas Nangle and Cynthia Erdley was cited in the Huffington Post blog entry, “13 life lessons all parents should teach their kids.” Under the lesson, “Value your BFFs,” the article cited the UMaine study of 193 third- through sixth-graders. The researchers found having one or two best friends is more closely correlated with staving off depression and loneliness than is overall popularity, the article states.