Adolescence: Socioemotional development Flashcards
methods of study
experience sampling and daily diaries
- app that radnomly asked to tracked emotions
- allows for tracking mood fluctuation over time
emotional reactivity
the intensity and fluctuation between emotional states
- teen emotional states tend to be more intense (both pos and neg)
- cycle though emotions faster
- not necessarily because of biological factors, could just be because their lives are very different from ours (lots of classes and activities)
valence
- teens feel happy 70% of the time
- over time positive feeling decrease and negative ones increase
- stereotype tat teens are negative all the time (could just be their lives and the pressure)
Teen depression
when negative emotions become painful, they can signal depression
- girls more likely to be diagnosed than boys
- boys have higher rates of suicide –> could be because of their way of manifestation, less likley to report)
self-regulation
purposeful control of thoughts, emotions and behaviors
- related strongly to inhibitory control
- impulsiveness = low self regulation
- testes in childhood with marshmellow task
- steadily improves with age
- use delay discounting task for older
delay discounting task
- would you rather receive some money now or more money later
- teen usually chose now option
- tho money just have adifferent value for them
Assessing risk taking behaviors
- surveys
- behavioural tasks: ballon analogue risk test, stimulated driving test
- real world outcomes
- tends to peek at 15-17 but irl seems later
- more likely while with friends
context of risk behavior
- low supportiveness, harsh punishment an toxic interaction increase risks of emotion problems
- supportive peers help with emotional well being
- peer can also influence risk taking
relationship with parents
- unlike stereotypes little emotional distance between parents and teens
- although conflicts increase between them
- but not usually about core values, teens are just searching for more autonomy
monitoring
- parent attempts to gather info about child’s life
- asking questions and solicitation
- has positive effects
- can become intrusive sometimes
disclosure
teens willingness to divulge info to parents
- most use selective disclosure (tell most but not all)
friendships
- compatibility
- stability
- reciprocity
- respect for individuality
peer groups
- groups of people who are roughly the same age
- more than half of teen’s waking hours are with peers (while only 15% with adults)
- more time without parents and more time with mixed genders
- more positive moods when with peers
cliques
small groups (6) defined by common activities or friendships
- composed of people same age, race, gender, socioeconomic background
factors of cliques
- orientation towards school
- oreitation towards teen activities (parties, risks, …)
- involvement in antisocial behavior
