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Chapter 12

Chapter 12. Social and Personality Development in Adolescents. Psychoanalytic Perspectives Psychosocial Perspective: Erickson. Identity versus Role Confusion Stage Primary developmental task: Achievement of personal identity

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Chapter 12

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  1. Chapter 12 Social and Personality Development in Adolescents

  2. Psychoanalytic PerspectivesPsychosocial Perspective: Erickson Identity versus Role Confusion Stage Primary developmental task: Achievement of personal identity • Reflects understanding of one’s unique traits and how they manifest across ages and social roles

  3. Marcia’s Theory of Identity AchievementIdentity Statuses Statuses

  4. Self-Understanding Components of self-understanding • More abstract definition of psychological self • Academic self-concepts from internal comparisons and external comparisons • Social self-concepts predict behavior

  5. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall As they grow older, children and adolescents define themselves less and less by what they look like and more and more by what they feel. Figure 12.2 Changes in Teens’ Self-Descriptions

  6. Self-Concept and PersonalitySelf-Esteem Self-esteem: Sense of global self-worth • Self-esteem patterns • High self-esteem correlates • Gender differences throughout adolescence

  7. Moral DevelopmentKohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning Preconventional reasoning: Judgments based on positive or negative consequences to the child • Protocol response to moral dilemmas • 3 levels with 2 substages each

  8. Moral DevelopmentKohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning Write a brief description of and example for each stage.

  9. Figure 12.4 Colby & Kohlberg’s Longitudinal Study of Moral Reasoning Figure 12.5

  10. Causes and Consequences of Moral Development Causes • Progression in age and corresponding cognitive development • Decline of egocentrism • Improvement in role-taking • Support from social environment

  11. Causes and Consequences of Moral Development Fill in the blanks • Growth of moral reasoning associated with ______in adolescent prosocial behaviors and ______ in antisocial behavior.

  12. Criticisms of Kohlberg’s TheoryMoral Reasoning and Emotions Nancy Eisenberg Empathy: Ability to identify with others’ emotions both cause and consequence of moral development • Inability to control emotional triggers (antisocial behaviors) • Age-related and individual differences in ability to regulate emotions

  13. Quantifying EQ • Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS:2) • 2nd -8th grade, 9th-12th grade • Scales, Validity • Inconsistent Responding • Self criticism • Faking good • Response distribution

  14. Self Concept Scales • Physical self concept • Moral self concept • Personal self concept • Family self concept • Social self concept • Academic/work self concept • Identity • Self concept correlated with self esteem

  15. BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version (BarOnEQ-i: YV) • Ages 7-18 • 4th grade reading level • 20-30 minutes to complete • 7 classifications, markedly low to markedly high

  16. Scales • Total emotional intelligence • Intrapersonal scale • Interpersonal scale • Adaptability scale • Stress management scale • General Mood Scale • Positive impressing (faking good) • Inconsistency index

  17. Moral Development and Antisocial BehaviorOverview Delinquency: Adolescent behavior that breaks laws • Two sub-variations by age of delinquency onset • Child onset is more serious and likely to present into adulthood • Adolescent onset is milder and more transitory; peer group influenced

  18. Moral Development and Antisocial BehaviorDelinquency Deliquents: • Lack empathy (for parents, victims) • Behind peers in moral reasoning • Deficits in role-taking skills

  19. Social RelationshipsParents • Adolescents have two contradictory tasks: establish autonomy and maintain relatedness • Conflicts with parents increase but attachment still high • Individual traits and cultural factors affect degree and meaning of parent–teen conflict

  20. Relationships with ParentsAttachment Strong attachment to parents matter! Sense of well-being more strongly correlated with quality of parent than peer attachment Strong attachments associated positive short-term and long-term outcomes

  21. Relationships with PeersOverview Friendships • Increasingly intimate • More stable than those of younger children • Shared interests and activities important

  22. Relationships with PeersPeer Group Structure

  23. Figure 12.6 Sources of Support for Adolescents

  24. Divorce • Where to live: Parents v. Friends v. Siblings • How much consideration to give an adolescent’s opinion? • EQ • Best Interest of the Child Factors

  25. Questions?

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