TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent Peer Relations and Socioemotional Development in Latin America
T2 - Translating International Theory into Local Research
AU - Berger, Christian
AU - Lisboa, Carolina
AU - Cuadros, Olga
AU - de Tezanos-Pinto, Pablo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Peer relations constitute a main developmental context for adolescents. Peers offer an instance for identity definition and set the norms of acceptable and valued characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes, representing a societal model that allows and restrains avenues for adolescents' socioemotional development. The present article departs from these considerations to review research on adolescents' peer relations in Latin America from a socioemotional perspective. First, approaches to adolescence are discussed, with a main focus on attachment and identity theories, based on a bioecological framework. Then, a review of research in Latin America on friendships, school climate, and intergroup relations is presented. The discussion addresses the tension between theories and evidence generated in developed societies and highlights the particularities of Latin American youth, stressing the need for collecting local data.
AB - Peer relations constitute a main developmental context for adolescents. Peers offer an instance for identity definition and set the norms of acceptable and valued characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes, representing a societal model that allows and restrains avenues for adolescents' socioemotional development. The present article departs from these considerations to review research on adolescents' peer relations in Latin America from a socioemotional perspective. First, approaches to adolescence are discussed, with a main focus on attachment and identity theories, based on a bioecological framework. Then, a review of research in Latin America on friendships, school climate, and intergroup relations is presented. The discussion addresses the tension between theories and evidence generated in developed societies and highlights the particularities of Latin American youth, stressing the need for collecting local data.
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U2 - 10.1002/cad.20161
DO - 10.1002/cad.20161
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27254826
AN - SCOPUS:84978077061
SN - 1534-8687
VL - 2016
SP - 45
EP - 58
JO - New directions for child and adolescent development
JF - New directions for child and adolescent development
IS - 152
ER -