Youth belonging to sexual minority groups report greater identity-related difficulties and suspiciousness than their ...

If I were an academic or research psychologist, and not just an observational one in private practice, I would take a fresh look at identity formation in adolescence. Why? Because I believe how it is ...

Ethnic identity development was assessed in the context of ego development in 12- to 15-year-old students from a Southeastern American Indian community. Self-protective was the modal level and was ...

This article examines the ubiquitous Internet as a context for socialization for both younger and older adolescents. This research finds that the Internet adds dimensions to and takes away elements in ...

Child and adolescent development encompasses the dynamic progression of biological, cognitive, emotional, and social capacities from infancy through adolescence. Early developmental processes, such as ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The average teenager now spends approximately nine hours daily consuming digital media, with social platforms accounting for about one third of that time. This unprecedented level of connectivity ...

Child and Adolescent Development is the study of the biological, physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive growth and development of the child from conception through emerging adulthood. Using theory, ...