Title: Adolescent Psych Final Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: Adolescent Psych Final
Adolescent Psych Final
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Content: Organized peer groups of antisocial individuals
Gangs are also groups of adolescents who are similar in background, share common interests/activities, and use the group to derive sense of identity
Gang members tend to be more isolated from family, have more emotional/behavioral problems, and have poorer self-conceptions
ROle of Parent in peer groups
The process of antisocial peer group formation begins at home during childhood
Stems from problematic parent-child relationships (coercive & hostile), leads to antisocial disposition in children, which leads to issues in school (academic and peer failure)
When rejected by bulk of classmates, individual seeks out other antisocial peers
Side note: even if adolescent has more antisocial friends, better relationships at home and stronger attachment to school will make them less susceptible to peer influence
In addition, the crowd an adolescent belongs to is influenced by upbringing—parents play a role in socializing children toward certain values (e.g. athletics or academics)
Predispose adolescents towards choosing certain friends or crowds
selection and socialization
Research demonstrates that it is a combination of the two, both selection (attracted to each other because of initial similarity) and socialization (as friends they become more similar because they influence each other)
And adolescent's behavior can be predicted on the basis of his/her friendship group's profile
stability of adolescent friendships
Cliques show moderate stability over the course of the school year—with some members staying, others leaving, and new members joining
Cliques become more stable later in high school
Even though some clique members leave and are replaced by others, the new members are likely to have the same attitudes and values as former members
Which are more stable—same sex or opposite sex friendships? How about male friendships vs. female friendships? The most common causes of broken friendships are jealousy, incompatibility, violations of intimacy, and aggression
popularity and rejection
Although more socially skilled than unpopular teens, there are two forms of popularity that do not always go hand in hand: Sociometric popularity: How well liked an individual is
Determined by social skills, friendliness, sense of humor, etc...
Perceived popularity: How much status or prestige an individual has
Determinants are highly variable, can differ between schools, between groups at the same school—