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Leslie Morrison Gutman Stephen C. Peck Oksana Malanchuk A J Sameroff Jacquelynne Eccles
Leslie Morrison Gutman
Stephen C. Peck
Oksana Malanchuk
A J Sameroff
Jacquelynne Eccles
Abstract
In this monograph, we have examined the development of a large number of adolescents from diverse socioeconomic and racial/ethnic backgrounds. Overall, these young Americans showed much stronger evidence of positive than problematic development, even at their most vulnerable times. Absolute levels of their engagement in healthy behaviors, supportive relationships with parents and friends, and positive self‐perceptions and psychological well‐being were much higher than their angry and depressive feelings, engagement in risky behaviors, and negative relationships with parents and peers.
We did not find much evidence that adolescence is a time of heightened risk. Rather, most of these adolescents experienced relatively stable and developmentally healthy trajectories across a wide range of beliefs, behaviors, emotional functioning, and relationships, with slight increases or decreases at different points in development that varied across domains. That said, however, some developmental periods were riskier than others, depending on the outcome assessed as well as the gender and race/ethnicity of the adolescent. An examination of the entirety of adolescence (ages 12–20) allows us to pinpoint when, on average, such changes occurred.
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Date
2017
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Journal article
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Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
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Volume
82
Issue
4
Page Range
133-142
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ACU Department
Institute for Positive Psychology and Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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