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The development of decision-making.

James P Byrnes1

  • 1Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA. jb119@umail.umd.edu

The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
|December 10, 2002
PubMed
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Adolescent decision-making skills vary by context, with teens showing less competence in some areas like seeking advice but similar skills in others. Further research is needed to understand interventions for improving these crucial skills.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Adolescent Health

Background:

  • Decision-making competence is crucial for adolescent development and well-being.
  • Understanding age-related changes in decision-making is essential for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize current knowledge on adolescent decision-making skill development.
  • To identify gaps in the existing research and suggest future research directions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing studies on decision-making competence.
  • Definition of competent decision-making provided.
  • Overview of developmental trends and research methodologies.

Main Results:

  • Adolescents may exhibit lower decision-making competence than adults in areas such as advice-seeking, evaluation, goal-setting, and learning.
  • Adolescents may demonstrate comparable competence to adults in areas like option knowledge and choice-making in familiar contexts.
  • Links between deliberative skills and pursuit of optimal choices are not yet well-established.

Conclusions:

  • Current research is sparse, suggesting tentative conclusions about adolescent decision-making.
  • Further studies are required to confirm findings and evaluate interventions.
  • Identifying effective interventions to enhance adolescent decision-making is a key future goal.