Chapter 12 - Socioemotional development in adolescence. Signifi cant changes characterize socioemotional development in adolescence. These changes include increased efforts to understand one’s self and searching for an identity. Changes also occur in the social contexts of adolescents’ lives, with transformations occurring in relationships with families and peers in cultural contexts. Adolescents also may develop socioemotional problems, such as delinquency and depression. | Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Self Esteem Self-Esteem is the overall way we evaluate ourselves Controversy over whether or not self-esteem changes during adolescence or if there are gender differences in adolescents’ self-esteem Narcissism – a self-centered and self-concerned approach toward others ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Vocational/Career Political Religious Relationship Achievement, Intellectual Sexual Cultural/Ethnic Interests Personality Physical ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Identity What is Identity – a self-portrait composed of many pieces such as: Identity Erikson’s View Identity versus Identity Confusion: Psychosocial Moratorium: the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy Adolescents experiment with different roles and personalities Adolescents who cope with conflicting identities emerge with a new . | Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Self Esteem Self-Esteem is the overall way we evaluate ourselves Controversy over whether or not self-esteem changes during adolescence or if there are gender differences in adolescents’ self-esteem Narcissism – a self-centered and self-concerned approach toward others ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Vocational/Career Political Religious Relationship Achievement, Intellectual Sexual Cultural/Ethnic Interests Personality Physical ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Identity What is Identity – a self-portrait composed of many pieces such as: Identity Erikson’s View Identity versus Identity Confusion: Psychosocial Moratorium: the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy Adolescents experiment with different roles and personalities Adolescents who cope with conflicting identities emerge with a new sense of self Adolescents who do not successfully resolve the identity crisis suffer identity confusion ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Identity Developmental Changes Four statuses of identity (Marcia, 1980, 1994) Diffusion: individuals who have not yet experienced a crisis or made any commitments Foreclosure: individuals who have made a commitment but not experienced a crisis Moratorium: individuals who are in the midst of a crisis but whose commitments are absent or weak Achievement: individuals who have undergone a crisis and made a commitment ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Identity Identity Emerging Adulthood and Beyond Key changes in identity are more likely to take place in emerging adulthood than in adolescence Identity does not remain stable throughout life “MAMA”: repeated cycles of moratorium to achievement ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. .
