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The formal study of adolescent psychology began with the publication of G. Stanley Hall's Adolescence in 1904. Hall, who was the first president of the American Psychological Association, defined adolescence to be the period of life from ages 14 to 24, and viewed it primarily as a time of internal turmoil and upheaval (sturm und drang). [90]
Research finds that the adolescent brain undergoes significant changes in neural connectivity and plasticity. During this period, there is a pruning process where certain neural connections are strengthened while others are eliminated, resulting in more efficient neural networks and increased cognitive abilities, such as decision-making and ...
[6] [7] Steinberg is a former president of both the Division of Developmental Psychology of the American Psychological Association and of the Society for Research on Adolescence. His research has focused on a range of topics in the study of contemporary adolescence including adolescent brain development, risk-taking and decision-making, parent ...
The journal covers research on adolescence using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies applied to cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development and behavior. According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.6, ranking it 2nd out of 66 journals in the category "Family Studies" and 12th out ...
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (formerly Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology) is the official publication of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (ISRCAP). This scientific journal publishes eight issues per year focusing on research in psychopathology in childhood and adolescence.
Journal of Adolescent Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Psychology. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal's editor is Nancy L. Deutsch (University of Virginia). It has been in publication since 1986 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
The dual systems model proposes that mid-adolescence is the time of highest biological propensity for risk-taking, but that older adolescents may exhibit higher levels of real-world risk-taking (e.g., binge drinking is most common during the early 20s) [18] [19] not due to greater propensity for risk-taking but due to greater opportunity. [12]
Child psychopathology refers to the scientific study of mental disorders in children and adolescents. Oppositional defiant disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism spectrum disorder are examples of psychopathology that are typically first diagnosed during childhood. [1]