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Houtepen, J. A. B. M.; Sijtsema, J. J.; Klimstra, T. A.; Van der Lem, R.; Bogaerts, S. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2019
Background: Adolescents face major developmental tasks such as increasing individuation and establishing autonomy. These developmental tasks increase demands on adolescent self-control, hereby putting youth with poor effortful control at risk for psychopathology. Specific parenting behaviors might be warranted to buffer against this risk.…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Adolescent Development, Personal Autonomy, Self Control
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Wray-Lake, Laura; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Flanagan, Constance A. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Social responsibility can be defined as a set of prosocial values representing personal commitments to contribute to community and society. Little is known about developmental change--and predictors of that change--in social responsibility during adolescence. The present study used an accelerated longitudinal research design to investigate the…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Adolescent Development, Longitudinal Studies, Social Responsibility
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Wakefield, W. David; Hudley, Cynthia – Theory Into Practice, 2007
Identity is a major developmental task for adolescents, and the development of ethnic identity is a unique and significant developmental task for many adolescents. This article reviews theoretical and empirical literature that informs our understanding of the development of a positive ethnic identity, and the consequences for adolescent mental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Mental Health, Developmental Tasks, Academic Achievement