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The Life Cycle: Adolescence

The Life Cycle: Adolescence he volume and variety of information concerning growing up and adolescence attests to the fascination and challenge of this developmental period for young people, their families and the community (Baker, 1983; Department of Sport, 1985; Keill, 1964). International Youth Year has provided additional impetus (Australian Bureau of Statistics 1985). There is a demand for continuing research into the effects of escalating social change, such as changing family patterns, on young people (Wearing, 1983). There is increasing awareness of the importance of 'getting it right' on the part of parents and professionals so that young people may have the best chance of physical, mental, and social well-being in their adult lives (La Place, 1984; Coates et ai, 1982), Parents may themselves be coping with the realisation of their own limitations, for example, vocationally and perhaps sexually (Peterson, 1983). They may feel vulnerable in these areas at a time when their adolescents are demonstrating their new capabilities and challenging their parent's ideas and values (Davitz and Davitz, 1982). The need for adolescents to separate from their parents is likely to create some conflict and misunderstanding. It is a time when parents can often understand others' adolescents better than their own. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy Wiley

The Life Cycle: Adolescence

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 1985 Australian Association of Family Therapy
ISSN
0814-723X
eISSN
1467-8438
DOI
10.1002/j.1467-8438.1985.tb01133.x
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Abstract

he volume and variety of information concerning growing up and adolescence attests to the fascination and challenge of this developmental period for young people, their families and the community (Baker, 1983; Department of Sport, 1985; Keill, 1964). International Youth Year has provided additional impetus (Australian Bureau of Statistics 1985). There is a demand for continuing research into the effects of escalating social change, such as changing family patterns, on young people (Wearing, 1983). There is increasing awareness of the importance of 'getting it right' on the part of parents and professionals so that young people may have the best chance of physical, mental, and social well-being in their adult lives (La Place, 1984; Coates et ai, 1982), Parents may themselves be coping with the realisation of their own limitations, for example, vocationally and perhaps sexually (Peterson, 1983). They may feel vulnerable in these areas at a time when their adolescents are demonstrating their new capabilities and challenging their parent's ideas and values (Davitz and Davitz, 1982). The need for adolescents to separate from their parents is likely to create some conflict and misunderstanding. It is a time when parents can often understand others' adolescents better than their own.

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy – Wiley

Published: Sep 1, 1985

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