HD FS 239 Lecture 19: HDFS 239 Lecture 19
21 Sep 2016
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Research studies have not supported the storm and stress of adolescence: high levels of adolescent-parent tension are not the norm , no signify emotional distance. Research supports a transformation of family relationships, not a breaking off or severing. Adolescents" mental health best when their desire for autonomy matches their parents" willingness to grant autonomy. Older adolescents are more likely to: consider both risks and benefits associated with the decisions they make, weigh the long-term consequences of their choices. Improved decision-making abilities are likely due to: decline in the salience of immediate rewards, improvement in ability to control impulses. Conformity to peers is higher during middle adolescence than later adolescence: parents are more influential regarding long-term issues, basic values, peers" opinions are more influential for day-to-day matters (music tastes or clothing style) Black adolescents less susceptible than adolescents from other ethnic backgrounds. Asian american adolescents highly susceptible to peer influence. Youth with authoritative parents show better abilities to resist peer influences.
