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Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
Psychology 20651 with Matthews at Kent State University
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Identity: Major personality achievement (who you are, what you value, goals in life)
Role confusion: no exploration, directionless
Traits vary with context
Abstract descriptors
Emphasis on social virtues
-Job competence
-Romantic appeal
Correlated with succes at activities, involvement, adjustment
High Commitment
Low Commitment
High Commitment
Low Commitment
Younger kids
Conformity to social rules is important
Actively maintaining current social system ensures social order
· stage three increases then decreases in teenage years
· stage 4 rises over teenage years until adulthood, where most people stay in stage 4 and some move on
Abstract principles and values that apply to all societies and all situations
stage 1: focus on fear on authority, avoidance of punishment
stage 2: doing the right thing is self interest, reciprocity is equal exchange of favor, still externally located
stage 3: morality based on interpersonal cooperation, maintain social order, one on one
stage 4: believe rules should be enforced evenly to ensure societal order and cooperation, societal perspective
stage 5: regard laws and rules as flexible instruments for furthering human purposes, can be changed to suit the needs of the people
stage 6: individuals base morality on principles such as respect, worth, dignity for each personCaused by puberty
Stronger for girls
Influenced by dating
Good parenting balances connection, separation, and protection leads to better transitions, competency in dating, self esteem
Look older= Treated like adults
Don't idealize parents anymore= less likely to listen to authority
Less intense
Less possessive
Girls talk
Boys do stuff together
May sacrifice similarity for admiration
Crowds: several cliques combined, based on reputation and stereotype
Crowds give temporary identity
Too early dating: related to delinquency, dating violence, academic problems
More intimate over time
Conform to dress, grooming, social activities, delinquency, drugs
Adult and peer pressure are high
Resistance increases with age
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