Environment, biology, and culture: Implications for adolescent development.

Zahn-Waxler, Carolyn
Developmental Psychology, Vol 32(4), Jul 1996, 571-573. doi: 10.1037/0012-
1649.32.4.571
Abstract
1. This special issue, "Development, Transitions, and Adjustment in
Adolescence," examines the roles of socialization, biology, and culture as they
bear on adaptive and maladaptive developmental outcomes. Problems of
adolescence that are addressed include, but are not restricted to, antisocial
behavior, depressive symptoms, substance abuse, low achievement, and
eating problems. Factors implicated in successful adaptation, as well as
psychopathology, are considered, with an emphasis on both risk and
protection. The investigations and commentaries highlight conceptual and
methodological progress in understanding variations in patterns of adjustment
as adolescents move toward assumption of adult roles. Limitations in the
current knowledge base also are indicated, which may serve to inform future
theoretical and empirical work on adolescent development. (PsycINFO
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