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Changing Relationships, Changing Youth

Interpersonal Contexts of Adolescent Development

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ID11670937
AuthorsW Andrew Collins (University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Brett Laursen (0000-0002-1642-1980, Florida Atlantic University)
Year2004
Volume24
Issue1
Pages55-62
Publication date2004-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431603260882
OpenAlexW2167595018
LanguageEN
Citations received153
References cited26

In the past quarter century, research on adolescence has expanded from a near exclusive focus on intraindividual processes to a concern with individuals in an interpersonal context. Today, studies of the impact of relationships within families, with peers, and with romantic partners account for a large proportion of research in the field. This article outlines three features of this transformation: an increasing focus on the nature of, changes in, and the developmental impact of adolescents’ relationships with significant others; the expansion and diversification of networks of significant others during adolescence; and the recognition of significant interrelations among these relationships. Contemporary studies require research designs that encompass multiple significant relationships and that assess a broad range of relationship properties

Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Diversification (marketing strategy · Geography · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Quarter (Canadian coin · Romance · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

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