In my view, twin objectives of adolescent development are gaining sufficient Independence and Identity to sustain a functional adulthood. Independence is achieved through gathering increasing ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

A small percentage of adolescents identify as transgender or gender diverse, though most report identifying with the gender ...

Identity is typically created through our adolescence in relationships. Does autistic identity development look different?

Ethnic identity development was assessed in the context of ego development in 12- to 15-year-old students from a Southeastern American Indian community. Self-protective was the modal level and was ...

During adolescence, identity formation occurs partially through social comparison. Teenagers naturally evaluate themselves against peers to understand their relative standing and adjust accordingly.

Adolescence—beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20s—is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain structure, ...

Tham Thithu Tran, Elizabeth Bifuh-Ambe, Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Vietnamese American Adolescents, Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Vol. 8, No. 2 (May 2021), pp. 167-186 ...

Educators can make a difference in early adolescent brain development, says Ron Dahl, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley.