Definition Sometimes referred to as teenage years, youth, orpuberty(青春期), adolescence is the transitional period between childhood and maturity, occurring roughly between the ages of 10 and 20. Description The word adolescence is Latin in origin, derived from the verbadolescere,which means "to...
1Definition ‘Teenage sexuality,’ a difficult term to define, includes two complex themes: teenage and sexuality. By teenage, most researchers refer to the adolescent years oradolescence. Adolescence begins at puberty, with physiological and hormonal changes. While entrance is defined largely by biolo...
Changes in the shape and definition of the areola and nipple are far better indicators of sexual maturation among adoles- cent girls than is breast growth alone. The five Tanner stages of breast and pubic hair growth in girls are shown in figure 1.5. As is the case among boys, puberty ...
(一)definition角度: 1.When it comes to adolescence,what comes into mind first may be some negative words like turmoil,trouble,stress,uncooperative and difficult.Interestingly,some psychologists view this as a period of positive adjustment. 2.There are no agreement about the definition of adolescence...
Despite the simplicity of the definition of video games, a video game, especially ones containing violence can have a large effect on the gamer. Because of the realism and advancements in the video game industry, video games can influence the player, and can make the gamer more aggressive, ...
Social psychologists have long investigated prejudice as a cornerstone of intergroup relations (e.g., Brown,2011) to identify its social cognitive roots. Pivotal theorizations stressed the role ofsocial categorization(i.e., the distinction between “us” and “them”; Brown,2011) and motivational ...
(WAIS-IV) for children and adults, respectively. Words of increasing difficulty were presented orally to the participants who were required to define the words. Scores range from 0–2 based on the sophistication of the definition. Vocabulary raw scores were used in analysis. Raw scores can ...
First, academic self-evaluations were a more important predictor for study orientation than cognitive performance, showing the importance of a broader definition of factors influencing future orientation [1], [3]. Second, an important question for future research will be to test the role of the ...
In order to integrate the research from these disciplines, it is first necessary to understand the ways in which the definition of friendship and the assumptions about this relationship differ from one discipline to another. Here, we will review how psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists ...
(sex, age, socio-economic status (HISEI)), intelligence, grades (report cards provided by the schools), personality (neuroticism, extraversion) and perceived parental expectations and support. Latent growth curve models were conducted to investigate the development of SWB and its correlates. On ...