Healthy Psychosocial Development of Adolescents in Context to Family by Suninder Tung and Damanjit Sandhu
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Adolescence is a transitional period, characterized by various changes which tend to disequilibrate the young people. However, the psychological impact of these changes is shaped by the environment in which the changes take place. The family and the various relationship dynamics and interaction patterns therein, serve as a very important context for the psychological development of adolescents at a time when the latter are attempting to discover their personal sense of self and are struggling to establish themselves as independent, self-governing individuals. At the same time, the adolescents’ attempts towards individuation may affect parent-child relationship and unbalance the family system. The present research paper uncovers how the two important psychosocial tasks of adolescence viz. identity and autonomy are deeply embedded within the familial context. Adolescent psychosocial development has been discussed in the light of key issues within the family systems like detachment debate and emotional distancing, parenting styles, parent-child interaction patterns, parental support and encouragement to adolescents’ growing need to individuate, and familial control, cohesion, and conflict. The paper also touches as how emotional relationships with the family can enhance adolescent adjustment and competence, or hamper their psychosocial development.
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Journal of Indian Health Psychology Vol. 3, No. 1, September, 2008