Adolescent psychosocial development in Brno: An ELSPAC Study 2005–2011
Adolescent psychosocial development in Brno: An ELSPAC Study 2005–2011
Contributor(s): Stanislav Ježek (Editor), Lenka Lacinová (Editor), Petr Macek (Editor)
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social psychology and group interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Personality Psychology, Psychology of Self, Behaviorism, Evaluation research, Social Norms / Social Control, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Development of Self; Adolescent development; Love; Sex; Leisure time; perceptions of justice and politics; Behaviour; Social relationships;
Summary/Abstract: Our longitudinal findings are in line with published research describing current adolescence as a dynamic stage of life during which an individual‟s personal participation or influence on his or her development sharply increases. This leads, amongst other things, to higher variability of developmental changes and to an erosion of some stereotypes about the psychological and social life of adolescents. The respondents of the Brno longitudinal study (ELSPAC) represent a new generation of Czech adolescents. They were born in the time of turbulent social changes when political, economic and cultural conditions were significantly changing bringing along shifts in lifestyles, social norms and values of all generations including the parents of current adolescents. It can be hypothesised this society-wide change partially moderated the traditional inter generational conflict between adolescents and adults. We can speculate that the adults, not only the adolescents, partially spent the past two decades searching for a new personal and social identity (e.g. career changes, social security decrease, increase in personal freedom and responsibility of own life course). What was appreciated in the beginning of the 1990s as new possibilities – e.g. freedom in opinions and attitudes, opportunity to attain quality education, foreign travel, opportunities for self-actualisation etc. – is perceived as commonplace by today‟s adolescents.
- E-ISBN-13: 978-80-210-8705-7
- Page Count: 156
- Publication Year: 2011
- Language: English
Development of Self
Development of Self
(Development of Self)
- Author(s):Petr Macek, Ondřej Bouša, Jan Vančura, Michaela Sokoliová, Aleš Neusar
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Psychology, Personality Psychology, Psychology of Self, Behaviorism, Evaluation research
- Page Range:17-32
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:psychology of self; adolescence; prsychological process; early childhood; self-reflection;
- Summary/Abstract:A new quality of self-reflection is one of the key attributes by which psychology demarcates the developmental period of adolescence (Hater, 2003; Dusek & McIntyre, 2003). Even though self-reflection as a psychological process starts developing already inearly childhood, it can in fact be said that awareness of „oneself” emerges as an importantevent and new personal experience at the very time of entering adolescence.
Love and sex
Love and sex
(Love and sex)
- Author(s):Lenka Lacinová, Radka Michalčáková, Anna Ševčíková, Štěpán Konečný
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social psychology and group interaction, Behaviorism, Evaluation research
- Page Range:33-42
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Love and sex; Behaviour; dating; being in love; psychology of intimate relationships;
- Summary/Abstract:There are not many issues that hold such a prestigious position in fiction or lyrics as being in love and love in all its forms. This can be also viewed as a proof of how significant this experience is in human life. Romantic relationships in adulthood represent a deeply embedded and fairly frequent topic in counselling and clinical practice, as well as in empirical research in psychology of intimate relationships. As opposed to that, adolescent romantic relationships represent a relatively new topic in research (Brown, Feiring, & Furman, 1999); the development of its examination follows the developmental line of interest in adolescent intimate relationships in the direction away from relationships with parents, over peer relationships in a group, to the phenomenon of friendship and first platonic relationships.
Leisure time
Leisure time
(Leisure time)
- Author(s):Mojmír Tyrlík, Zuzana Sýkorová
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social psychology and group interaction, Personality Psychology, Psychology of Self, Behaviorism, Evaluation research
- Page Range:43-56
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:Leisure time; leisure activities of children; extracurricular activity; behaviour; personality; self-presentation;
- Summary/Abstract:Many researchers from various fields are interested in the extracurricular and leisure activities of children. The fields of interest vary from sociology and psychology to social and health services (Caldwell & Darling, 1999; Fredricks & Eccles, 2006; Mahoney & Stattin, 2000; Shannon, 2006; Wearing, Wearing, & Kelly, 1994). Definition of the conceptof free or leisure time is only implicit in many of these studies. The authors do not frequently theorize the issue. Some authors have used a concept of extracurricular activityor duty (Larson & Verma, 1999; Larson, 2001); other authors differentiate between structured (goal directed activities e.g. sports, arts, technical) or unstructured activities (watching TV, playing on PC) (Mahoney & Stattin, 2000) and other forms of passive leisure (e.g., eating, resting, personal care) (Mahoney, Larson, Eccles, & Lord, 2005).
Development of adolescents‟ worldviews: perceptions of justice and politics
Development of adolescents‟ worldviews: perceptions of justice and politics
(Development of adolescents‟ worldviews: perceptions of justice and politics)
- Author(s):Jiří Dalajka, Jan Šerek
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social psychology and group interaction, Personality Psychology, Sociology of Politics
- Page Range:57-81
- No. of Pages:25
- Keywords:adolescents' worldviews; perceptions of justice and politics; social relationships; views on the world;
- Summary/Abstract:As young people become capable of abstract thought and the scope of their social relationships broadens, general beliefs about the world emerge during the course of adolescence. This chapter will focus on two aspects of adolescents‟ views on the world. We will give an account of adolescents‟ perceptions of justice in the first section and of their perceptions of politics in the second section. In addition, the third section will examine the interrelations between these two areas.
Adolescents‟ career plans in the context of their self-concept
Adolescents‟ career plans in the context of their self-concept
(Adolescents‟ career plans in the context of their self-concept)
- Author(s):Ivana Poledňová, Vladimír Marček, Martina Čavnická
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Personality Psychology, Psychology of Self, Socio-Economic Research
- Page Range:83-98
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:Adolescents' career plans; self-concept; abilities; personality qualities; potential; skills; self-concept;
- Summary/Abstract:Vocational choice is understood as one of the developmental tasks in the adolescence period, which has been conceived broadly in scholarly literature as the entire period of transition from childhood to adulthood. In this period, young people usually intensively think about their future, set their life goals and their occupational orientation is formed. Ifthis developmental stage shall be successful, i.e. effectively transformed into the following stage, the adolescent must keep (or establish) a positive relationship to oneself and at the same time also have a prospect of perspective positive development.
Risk behaviour in adolescence: Two perspectives
Risk behaviour in adolescence: Two perspectives
(Risk behaviour in adolescence: Two perspectives)
- Author(s):Eva Beranová, Stanislav Ježek, Jan Širůček
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Individual Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Personality Psychology, Behaviorism
- Page Range:99-112
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:Risk behaviour; adolescence; antisocial behaviour;
- Summary/Abstract:Risk, problem or antisocial behaviour or risk-taking in general are in their various forms arelatively common and frequently examined phenomena in adolescence. Risk behaviour was traditionally perceived as an undesirable phenomenon affected by a wide range of well described risk factors (e.g. Jessor, 1977, 1991, 1995; Kandel, Simcha-Fagan, & Davies,1986; Baumrind, 1991; Kaplan, Martina & Robbins, 1984). According to the concept of risk factors, adolescents are shaped during their development by many internal and external factors that make them more or less susceptible to various types of risk behaviour. Risk behaviour is regarded as a negative phenomenon from which adolescents must be protected.
The development of negative emotions
The development of negative emotions
(The development of negative emotions)
- Author(s):Stanislav Ježek, Radka Michalčáková, Lenka Lacinová, Zuzana Masopustová, Ondřej Bouša
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychology of Self, Evaluation research
- Page Range:113-136
- No. of Pages:24
- Keywords:Negative emotions; adolescence; cognitive abilities;
- Summary/Abstract:This chapter focuses on the development of some of the negative emotions from early to late adolescence, specifically fear and depressed mood. Adolescence appears to be a very emotional time of life. This is an observation of lay people (who have to put up with the adolescents emotions), psychologists (who study them and try to understand), and adolescents themselves (who actually experience them) and thus may appear rather trivial. However, we believe this ubiquity of emotions in the various contexts and perspectives on adolescence is in itself a salient aspect of the phenomenon of adolescence.
Experienced stress and coping strategies in the context of adolescent social relationships
Experienced stress and coping strategies in the context of adolescent social relationships
(Experienced stress and coping strategies in the context of adolescent social relationships)
- Author(s):Jan Mareš, Lenka Lacinová, Jan Širůček
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social psychology and group interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychology of Self, Behaviorism
- Page Range:137-150
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:stress; social relationships; developmental psychology;
- Summary/Abstract:Family environment is a crucial factor playing a major role in the development and adaptation of children and adolescents. There are numerous theoretical approaches in developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology where by the mechanismof the impact of family processes on the child can be explained. Apart from the general ones, which can be represented e.g. by the ecological model of development by U. Bronfenbrenner (1977), defining the micro-system as a network of close interpersonal relationships and the importance of proximal interactions for individual‟s development, the examined mechanism of mutual interactions of children (adolescents) and their immediate environment can be captured as the effect of particular variables representing the influences of family environment, such as interparental conflict.
Summary
Summary
(Summary)
- Author(s):Author Not Specified
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Psychology
- Page Range:151-153
- No. of Pages:3
- Summary/Abstract:Our longitudinal findings are in line with published research describing current adolescence as a dynamic stage of life during which an individual‟s personal participation or influence on his or her development sharply increases. This leads, amongst other things, to higher variability of developmental changes and to an erosion of some stereotypes about the psychological and social life of adolescents.
