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Adolescent Development in a Diverse and Changing World: Introduction
Author(s) -
Jensen Lene Arnett,
Chen Xinyin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12046
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , context (archaeology) , special section , psychological intervention , psychology , typically developing , sociology , developmental psychology , geography , computer science , engineering , operating system , archaeology , autism , engineering physics , psychiatry
Cultural and contextual perspectives provide an understanding of universal and unique patterns of adolescent development. The articles in this special section show how this is vital for theory and research in today's diverse and changing world, and for interventions with adolescents within and across countries. The articles by D iers, Kagitcibasi, and W ay, based on their addresses at the 2012 M eeting of the S ociety for R esearch on A dolescence, elaborate on the meeting theme of “ C ulture and C ontext.” Here, we give a précis of the articles and then discuss how they exemplify our three intellectual goals for the 2012 meeting. Specifically, we aimed for breadth in regard to development, culture, and context. We end by noting novel synergies that emerged among the articles.