Adolescent Psychological Development Research Articles

Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Psychological Development and Behavior

Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Psychological Development and Behavior

The Influence and Significance of Adolescent Romantic Relationships on Adolescent Psychological Development

The Influence and Significance of Adolescent Romantic Relationships on Adolescent Psychological Development

Family Conflict and Adolescent Depression: Examining the Roles of Sense of Security and Stress Mindset

ABSTRACTAn extensive body of research has demonstrated the multifaceted detrimental impact of family conflict on the psychological well‐being of adolescents. Nevertheless, there remains a significant scarcity of comprehensive studies investigating the full spectrum of family conflict—encompassing both interparental and parent–child relationships—and its effects on adolescent depression within the social context of China. The current study endeavours to bridge this gap by examining the relationship between family conflict and depression while concurrently assessing the mediating role of sense of security and the moderating role of stress mindset. A total of 814 adolescents (mean age = 16.79 years) completed the questionnaires regarding family conflict, sense of security, depression and stress mindset. The findings reveal a positive correlation between family conflict and adolescent depression. Additionally, the study uncovers the mediating role of sense of security and the moderating role of stress mindset. These insights offer valuable theoretical and practical contributions to understanding the impact of family conflict on adolescent psychological development.

Perceived Maternal Acceptance-Rejection as a Predictor of Emotional Intelligence in Adolescence

Background: Emotional intelligence (EI) plays a crucial role in the psychological development of adolescents, influencing their social behaviors and academic achievements. Previous research has established a connection between parenting styles, particularly maternal acceptance or rejection, and the development of EI in children. The warmth and support provided by a mother are essential elements that contribute significantly to the nurturing of EI during adolescence. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the predictive role of perceived maternal acceptance-rejection on the emotional intelligence of adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan, contributing to the existing body of knowledge by focusing on a non-Western context. Methods: The study was approved by relevant institutional review boards and adhered to ethical standards. A total of 600 adolescents, aged 13-17 years, were selected from various schools in Karachi, maintaining an equal distribution between genders. Participants were assessed using the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ) Child Form for mothers and the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Adolescent Short Form (TEIQ-ASF). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0, with linear regression analysis employed to examine the relationship between perceived maternal acceptance-rejection and EI. Results: The internal consistency of the scales was confirmed, with Cronbach's alpha values of .91 for the PARQ and .84 for the TEIQ-ASF. Linear regression analysis revealed a significant predictive relationship between perceived maternal acceptance-rejection and emotional intelligence (R = .213, R² = .045, F = 28.506, p < .05). Specifically, maternal rejection was negatively associated with the EI scores of adolescents, indicating that higher levels of perceived rejection correlated with lower levels of EI. Conclusion: The findings underscore the importance of maternal acceptance in the development of emotional intelligence among adolescents. These results suggest that interventions aimed at enhancing maternal acceptance could potentially foster the development of EI, thereby contributing positively to the psychological well-being and social functioning of adolescents.

Child-Marriage: Knowledge, Parent-Child Communication in Kubu Raya, Kalimantan Barat

Knowledge is needed to filter social media’s information so social media users are not plunged into risky action. Therefore, reasoning skills are needed to prevent this action. One of the risky actions is promiscuity, which can lead to child-marriage. Child marriage is a serious issue, especially in West Kalimantan, as the province with the fourth highest rate of child-marriage in Indonesia. The role of parent-child communication is essential in the psychological development of adolescents in order to provide proper attention for them. Parent-child communication needs to have an understanding to find out the effect and factors of child-marriage. This study aims to explore the contribution of knowledge and parent-child communication related to child-marriage. Using a qualitative approach, this study was analyzed with qualitative descriptive design. The respondents were 10 parents with children who decided to have a child-marriage. The study indicates that parent-child communication is limited to small talk, not related to the substance of preventing child-marriage. Some parents rarely even communicate with their children. The lack of communication is due to lack of access to education from both parents and teenagers. Respondents are unaware of the impacts or risks they would experience from the decision to marry their children. This happened because most of respondents' education was only limited to elementary school and some even dropped out of school.

The Influence of Parental Rearing Styles on Adolescents Psychological Development

This research focuses on the importance of adolescent psychological development. Parents play an essential role in the growth of adolescents, and their parenting styles have a prominent impact on their mental health, self-emotional control, social adaptability, and academic performance. Different parenting styles function differently in their physical and mental development. This article adopts the method of literature review to conduct a retrospective analysis of previous studies on the effects of parental rearing style on the psychological development of adolescents. Parents who use critical parenting styles are more likely to lead to psychological problems such as depression in adolescents. Moreover, parents who habitually refuse or overprotect their children are also associated with high anxiety levels and negative emotions in adolescents. Positive parenting will enable adolescents to develop their self-efficacy and social adaptability better. On the contrary, authoritarian or neglectful parents will cause adolescents a greater chance of imbalance in their psychological development. The active participation of parents in parenting can also promote the academic participation of adolescents and affect their academic performance. This review provides insights into how parents can adopt effective parenting styles to promote the psychological development of adolescents in reality.

Parenting Style and Its Effect on Adolescents Psychological Well-being

Parenting style is one of the major predictors of adolescent mental health because society is concerned about teenage mental health. In order to enhance parenting and offer a scientific foundation for family education, the purpose of this research is to explore how parenting style affects adolescents psychological well-being. Even though they might grow up in a loving and caring environment, the psychological health of adolescents has been demonstrated to be affected by authoritarian parenting significantly. Parenting techniques, family environment and the setting for family education can all be improved by different parenting styles. This paper shows that parenting styles have an important impact on adolescent psychological health, and therefore should focus on improving parents parenting skills and educational methods, establishing a good family atmosphere and educational environment, and promoting adolescent psychological health development. In addition, future studies can further analyze the inner mechanisms of parenting styles and expand the scope of research to better serve adolescent mental health.

The Influence of Internet on Adolescent Psychological Development from the Perspective of Developmental Psychology

With the rapid development of science and technology, the Internet has gradually become a channel for teenagers to interact with the outside world. Therefore, from the perspective of developmental psychology, this study combines Kohlbergs moral theory and Eriksons development theory to analyze the influence of the Internet on adolescents. In addition, this study provides strategies for teachers and parents to strengthen the positive effects of the Internet and reduce the negative effects of the Internet. The result shows that it can bring some benefits to adolescents, such as helping adolescents to achieve self-identity and meeting the needs of communication and emotional expression. However, it can also have a negative influence on some teenagers. For example, harmful Internet information may make them set up the wrong values. In addition, cyberbullying, a new form of bullying derived from the Internet, can lead to depression problems in adolescents. Specifically, for positive effects, teachers can ask classmates to complete homework that requires using the Internet, and parents can teach children to use the Internet to a limited extent. For negative influences, teachers and parents should convey correct values to teenagers, communicate with teenagers on an equal footing, and help teenagers establish a growth mindset.

Authenticity and Identity in Adolescent Decision‐Making

While much criticism has surrounded the seemingly incoherent law governing decision‐making for adolescents, relatively little work has sought to address the question of whether and when adolescents will be acting autonomously in decisions to refuse treatment, particularly in cases where their choices are motivated by religious beliefs inculcated from a young age. This is important, not just because it goes to the heart of when an adolescent ought to be able to exercise a right to self‐determination, but also because an analysis of the case law indicates that judges are taking account of concerns about the authenticity of the values or beliefs which motivate a given decision when deciding cases. This paper will examine how different accounts of autonomy and authentic choice map onto the psychological development of adolescents, and thus the extent to which adolescent's decisions to refuse treatment on religious grounds can be regarded as truly authentic. It will conclude by considering how such cases ought to be approached by the courts, suggesting a modified Mental Capacity Act 2005 test for assessing adolescent capacity, and offering an empirically‐grounded justification for overriding the choices of even capacitous adolescents.

National Identity and Public-Welfare Behavior Among Chinese Adolescents

Abstract: Introduction: Public-welfare behavior is a special prosocial behavior. Actively participating in public welfare activities has an important impact on the psychological development of adolescents. According to the group identity theory, national identity may be an important factor affecting public-welfare behavior, but its functional mechanism remains unclear. This study explored how national identity influenced adolescents’ public-welfare behavior through the mediating role of social responsibility and the moderating role of sex. Methods: We selected a total of 969 adolescents by cluster sampling to complete the questionnaires. We used the Hayes PROCESS macro for SPSS to test the mediating role of social responsibility and the moderating role of sex in the relationship between national identity and public-welfare behavior. Results: Results showed that social responsibility fully mediated the relationship between national identity and public-welfare behavior among adolescents. In addition, the mediating effect of social responsibility was moderated by sex, that is, the mediating effect of social responsibility was significant in male adolescents but not in female adolescents. Conclusion: National identity may affect the public-welfare behavior of adolescents by improving social responsibility, albeit significantly only in male adolescents. Our findings enrich existing research on adolescents’ public-welfare behavior and inspire the targeted promotion of public-welfare behavior among adolescents.

К вопросу о необходимости профилактической работы инспектора по делам несовершеннолетних в аспекте медиабезопасности несовершеннолетних

Currently, the information society is developing at a high speed, in fact, almost everyone uses the Internet on a regular basis. The global rate of Internet usage has increased significantly over the past few decades. Although this trend is observed in all age groups, it is most pronounced among minors. The expansion of interactive online activities seems to be encouraging young people to stay online longer than expected.
 It is known that excessive use of the Internet increases the tendency to develop destructive behavior on the Internet. Such high-risk behavior can have a detrimental effect both on the psychological development of adolescents and on the formation of their further behavior. We must not forget that when using the Network, you can get both necessary and useful information and "false" information. In most cases, it is minors who are exposed to negative information due to their age and psychological characteristics.
 In addition, groups with a destructive orientation are being formed on the Network, which broadcast aggression, cruelty, hatred, calls for suicidal behavior, which can subsequently lead to the formation of destructive behavior on the part of minors and an increase in the commission of offenses and crimes. Currently, due to the aggravated situation in the world, it is much more common to notice the spread of negative information on the Internet, as well as "false" information that can negatively affect the formation of the worldview of minors, value orientations and further behavior.
 Of course, on the one hand, the use of the Network gives a minor the opportunity to satisfy their necessary needs, such as communication, searching for information, watching movies and useful videos, etc. But on the other hand, certain risks appear to a greater extent in the use of uncontrolled communications by minors, access to negative content appears.
 We emphasize that the main preventive activities should be carried out by law enforcement agencies. Due to the fact that the protection of the rights of minors is within the competence of the Juvenile Affairs Unit (hereinafter PDN), first of all, preventive activities should be carried out by PDN inspectors.

ИНДИВИДУАЛЬНЫЙ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫЙ МАРШРУТ КАК СРЕДСТВО РАЗВИТИЯ УЧЕБНО-ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ МОТИВАЦИИ СТУДЕНТОВ ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКОГО ВУЗА

Statement of the problem. Modern trends in the development of the system of higher and postgraduate education, as well as increased requirements for the personality of a professional and his/her trajectory of professional development, allow us to conclude that the leading role is obvious of the system of educational and professional motives in the structure of educational and professional activities of students at different stages of professional training at a university. The need to specify the scientific basis for optimizing the professional training of future teachers, including its psychological and pedagogical support, is being updated. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the developing potential of an individual educational route as a means of development educational and professional motivation of students of a pedagogical university. Methodology (materials and methods). The research methodology was compiled by scientific works that reflect the essence of the problem of identifying the characteristics of personal psychological development in adolescence (L.I. Bozhovich, L.S. Vygotsky, E.A. Klimov, I.S. Kon, V.S. Mukhina, D. I. Feldstein, etc.); theoretical foundations in the field of educational and professional activities of students (A.A. Verbitsky, E.F. Zeer, I.A. Zimnyaya, A.N. Leontiev, E.I. Mashbits, D.B. Elkonin, etc.); studies concerning the disclosure of the essence and structural components of educational and professional motivation of students and its development at different stages of education (L.I. Bozhovich, N.Yu. Voronkova, T.O. Gordeeva, T.I. Ilyina, I.A. Zimnyaya, N.S. Kiseleva, A.K. Markova, V.A. Yakunin, etc.); implementation of the principle of individualization in tutor support of students as the basis for the formation of their subject position (scientific school of T.M. Kovaleva); requirements of professional standards; and federal state educational standards of higher education for professional training of future teachers and educational psychologists. Research results. The components of educational and professional motivation and their corresponding indicators have been developed in order to identify the features of the motivational profile of students at all stages of education. The conceptual, content and technological aspects of an individual educational route have been developed as a means of developing educational and professional motivation of students of a pedagogical university, the implementation of which is currently being carried out at the Institute of Psychological and Pedagogical Education of the KSPU named after V.P. Astafyev in the context of the implementation of the Trajectory project. Conclusion. The approach proposed in the article towards development of educational and professional motivation of students of a pedagogical university will improve the quality of professional training of future specialists, which is due to the social significance of a teacher profession for the development of society.

The effects of cyberbullying victimization on depression and suicidal ideation among adolescents and young adults: a three year cohort study from India

BackgroundCyberbullying victimisation is considered a global public health issue concerning the psychological development of adolescents that oftentimes persists into adulthood. The current study explored the longitudinal relationship between cyberbullying victimisation and depression and suicidal ideation among adolescents and young adults, given the scarcity of such studies in poor-resource settings like India.MethodsData were drawn from the “Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults” (UDAYA- 2015-16 and 2018–19) surveys conducted in two most-populated Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Bivariate and logistic regression analysis was conducted to fulfil the objectives of the study using a sample of 4428 and 11,864 adolescent (aged 10–19 years) male and female cohorts, respectively.ResultsThe prevalence of cyberbullying victimization increased from 3.8% to 6.4% among female respondents and 1.9% to 5.6% among male respondents over three years. About 33% of females and 16.6% of males had depressive symptoms in their young adulthood. Nearly 7.5% females compared to 2.3% of males, reported that they have seriously considered attempting suicide in the past one year. Adolscents who experienced cyberbullying victimization were 2.07 times more likely to have depressive symptoms comapared to those who did not experience cyberbullying victimization. Similarly, adolescents who experienced cyberbullying victimization were 2.50 times more likely to have suicidal ideation than their counterparts with no experience of cyberbullying victimization.ConclusionThe findings suggest that cyberbullying victims are at higher risk of depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts and these adverse effects persist for longer period. Therefore, cyberbullying and related mental health problems need to be addressed with more efficient strategies such as increased awareness of nuances of online harassments among adolescent and young adult population.

Menjaga Kesehatan Mental Remaja Pada Masa Pandemi Covid 19

Maintaining the mental health of adolescents during the COVID 19 pandemic is a problem that must be understood by all groups, because maintaining the mental health of adolescents is one of the factors supporting the successful development of both the physical and psychological development of adolescents. Mental health is a healthy condition for an individual so that he can adjust himself by developing all the potential in himself, other people and the environment so that it can be useful for himself and the environment. This study aims to find out how to maintain the mental health of adolescents during the COVID 19 pandemic. This research is library research, data collection using the Documentation method, namely searching for data sourced from a lot of literature, both printed and electronic, which have links, and data analysis using Content Analysis method, namely analyzing the contents of the book relevant to the title. The results showed that maintaining the mental health of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic was being aware of self-anxiety, maintaining communication with friends, focusing on oneself, understanding feelings while remaining calm, supporting family/parents and getting closer to God. Maintaining the mental health of adolescents during the COVID 19 pandemic, it is hoped that the psychological development of adolescents will not be disturbed.

Relationship between Everyday Discrimination and Substance Use among Adolescents in Northern Chile.

Substance use is a public health problem that affects the normal physical, neurological, and psychological development of adolescents. Apparently, discrimination is an important variable for explaining the initiation and continued use of alcohol and marijuana. Since most research focused on discrimination based on factors, such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender faced by minority groups, studies on discrimination faced by the general population remain scarce. This cross-sectional study described the relationship between everyday discrimination and alcohol and marijuana use-related behaviors among Chilean adolescents. It included 2330 students between 12 and 20 years of age from educational establishments in the city of Arica. To evaluate substance use, specifically alcohol and marijuana, the Child and Adolescent Evaluation System (SENA) was used. The Everyday Discrimination scale was used to evaluate discrimination. Age and everyday discrimination can predict up to 11% of the variance in substance use. Reducing the incidence of everyday discrimination may help reduce heavy alcohol and marijuana consumption among adolescents.

The superiority of high level of father presence on empathy and sympathy in early adolescents in south-eastern China: A person-centered perspective

Father presence plays a vital role in psychological development of adolescents in various ways. In the current study, to investigate the effect of father presence on empathy and sympathy, the questionnaires were administered to 3197 primary and middle school students (Mage = 13.28, SD = 1.48). We used Mplus 7.4 to conduct latent profile analysis to identify potential profiles of father presence among boys and girls. In addition, ANOVAs were conducted to reveal the differences among profiles on empathy and sympathy. Results showed that both male and female groups had four potential profiles (Low, Moderate, High father presence and Balanced type), and these profiles shared a similar pattern and characteristics among different genders. Moreover, “High father presence” showed a particular advantage in cognitive empathy, affective empathy, and sympathy over the moderate and low counterparts. The “Balanced type” showed the most significant advantage in affective empathy, which brings enlightenment to improving the consistency among various father presence factors.

Depression and association with diet diversity score among adolescent (14-19) students of Jimma town high school, Jimma, southwest Ethiopia

PurposeDietary patterns are important for the physical and psychological development of adolescents. The purpose of this study is to determine magnitude and severity of depression and its relation with diet diversity score (DDS) among adolescent high school students.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study was conducted among 546 adolescents selected from schools using multistage sampling technique. Dietary intakes were assessed using a 24-h dietary recall, and depression severity and prevalence were assessed by PHQ-9A. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Linear regression analysis was used, and unstandardized beta (ß) coefficients with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed to determine the association of depression and its severity with dietary diversity score.FindingsIn all, 546 questionnaires were filled completely and consistently making a response rate of 97.3%. The dietary diversity score in 97 (17.8%) of the adolescents were between 1 and 3 (low dietary diversity score) but 259 (47.4%) scored greater than 6 (high dietary diversity score). Chi-square test revealed that with a decrease in DDS from highest to lowest level, the percentage of moderate to severe and severe depression slightly increased (3.4%). In addition, the percentage of moderate to severe and severe depression who consumed meat, fish and milk and dairy products slightly increased (3% and 3.2%). Multivariate adjusted regression analysis demonstrated that dietary diversity score was found to be inversely associated with depression severity and prevalence.Originality/valueIt was found that linear association between diet diversity and depression severity, and prevalence after adjustment for relevant con-founders. The study provided epidemiological evidence of a robust association of dietary pattern with depression symptoms' severity and prevalence in adolescents.

Mother Phubbing and Adolescent Loneliness: A Mediation Model of Mother–Adolescent Communication and Perceived Mother Acceptance

Phubbing is a new form of neglect, and recent studies have examined the effects of parental phubbing on adolescent psychological development. The aim of this study was to explore whether there would be a significant correlation between mother phubbing (Mphubbing) and loneliness and whether mother–adolescent communication (MAC) and perceived mother acceptance (PMA) would sequentially mediate the relation between Mphubbing and adolescent loneliness. Our study included 3,293 senior high school students from China who completed measurements regarding demographic variables, Mphubbing, MAC, PMA, and loneliness. The sequential mediation model of MAC and PMA in the relationship between Mphubbing and loneliness was analyzed to verify all possible paths in this study. Taking the demographic variables as covariables, the results indicated that (1) Mphubbing was positively correlated with loneliness in adolescents and (2) MAC and PMA mediated the relationship between Mphubbing and adolescent loneliness sequentially. Our study highlights the potential mediating mechanisms between Mphubbing and adolescent loneliness, which has important implications for the theoretical and practical of adolescent loneliness in the age of mobiles.

Psychological Well-being and Perceived Parenting Style among Adolescents

ABSTRACT The family of an adolescent assists in shaping the adolescent’s behavior and psychological well-being throughout life. In order for the adolescents to maintain an identity, they require security and affection from their parents. To assess the psychological well-being, perceived parenting style of adolescents and to determine the relationship between psychological well-being and perceived parenting style among the adolescents, a correlational survey was conducted in five randomly selected schools in Southern India with 554 adolescents studying in 8th grade to 9th grade. A self-administered perceived parenting scale and a standardized Ryff scale for the assessment of psychological well-being were adopted to collect data, which were analyzed using SPSS. Without gender differences, majority (51%) had a high psychological well-being; 49% revealed low psychological well-being. Majority (95.5%) had a purpose in life and positive relation with others. Most (93.2%) of the adolescents perceived their parents as authoritative. A moderately positive relationship was found between psychological well-being and authoritarian and permissive parenting styles and a negative correlation between psychological well-being and neglectful parenting style. The study concluded that parenting styles will have an influence on adolescents’ psychological well-being. Among the four parenting styles, authoritative parenting is warm and steady and hence will contribute to the psychological development of adolescents. They also had maintained a positive relation with others and have a purpose in life. Adolescents who perceived their parents as authoritarian had a decreased autonomy and those who perceived their parents as permissive had a diminished personal growth.

Peculiarities of gender identity of deviant adolescents

The article is devoted to the study of the formation and manifestation of gender identity in deviant adolescents. The authors analyzed the works devoted to the psychological development of adolescents, taking into account the acceptance or rejection of existing social roles. Special attention is paid to deviant behavior, which partly influences the formation of a person's identity. The authors conducted a study to identify the tendency towards victim behavior in adolescents and correlated them with the data obtained on the definition of character accentuation in students of a regular school and a boarding school. The results of the study confirmed the fact that adolescents with deviant behavior have specific characteristics that make their relationships with their peers and with adults especially difficult. The formation of the gender culture of adolescents takes place on the basis of physical, cognitive development in their relationship with peers and parents, taking into account their psycho-emotional state during puberty.