Title: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
Headings: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Chapter: Psychology: Development
Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
identity versus role confusion.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF - IDENTITY
RELATIONS WITH PARENTS AND PEERS

Content: Steinberg, 2001). No matter what the parents’ style, adolescence poses serious challenges as young adults prepare to become autonomous individuals. Sometimes the process does not go well. Some adolescents engage in highly risky forms of recreation. Some end up with unplanned (and undesired) pregnancies. Some commit crimes. Some become drug users. Indeed, statistics show that all of these behaviors (including theft, murder, reck-less driving, unprotected sex, and use of illegal drugs) are more likely during adolescence than at any other time of life (Arnett, 1995, 1999), although it bears emphasizing that only a minority of adolescents experience serious negative outcomes. Why are risky and unhealthy behaviors more common among adolescents than among other age groups? Several factors seem to contribute (Reyna & Farley, 2006).