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The Development of Self-Definition and Relatedness in Emerging Adulthood and Their Role in the Development of Depressive Symptoms
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Kopala-Sibley, Daniel C.; Zuroff, David C.; Hermanto, Nicola; Joyal-Desmarais, Keven – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
According to Blatt (2004; Blatt & Luyten, 2009) and others (e.g., Beck, Epstein, Harrison, & Emery, 1983), establishing positive self-definition and mature relatedness to others represent core lifespan developmental tasks. In a sample of emerging adults, this study examined the effects of the quality of one close friendship and changes in…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Young Adults, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Dating, Sex, and Substance Use Predict Increases in Adolescents' Subjective Age across Two Years
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Galambos, Nancy L.; Albrecht, Arne K.; Jansson, S. Mikael – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2009
This study examined the nature of the relationship between adolescents' subjective age (how old they feel) and chronological age, and explored whether dating, sex, and substance use predicted increases in adolescents' subjective age across a two-year period. The participants were 570 adolescents who were interviewed when they were first ages 12-19…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Self Concept, Adolescents, Dating (Social)