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A framework for understanding adverse adolescent experiences
A Pollmann1, K E Bates2, D Fuhrmann2
1Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK. Ayla.Pollmann@kcl.ac.uk.
Nature Human Behaviour
|February 20, 2025
Summary
Adolescence brings unique risks. The new Adverse Adolescent Experiences (AAEs) framework helps understand and address potentially traumatizing events during these crucial developmental years.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Adolescent Health
- Public Health
Background:
- Adolescence (10-24 years) involves significant cognitive, behavioral, and social development.
- Environmental contexts shift from home-centric to peer and community engagement.
- Existing frameworks inadequately capture adolescent-specific adversities and their long-term impacts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a novel framework, Adverse Adolescent Experiences (AAEs), tailored to this developmental stage.
- To address the gap in systematizing and understanding adolescent-specific adversities.
- To provide a foundation for research and intervention in adolescent mental health.
Main Methods:
- Review of current research on adolescent adversity.
- Adaptation of existing models, such as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
- Application of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory to categorize adversities.
Main Results:
- The proposed AAEs framework conceptualizes adversities across intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, and societal levels.
- This approach offers a more nuanced understanding of risks unique to adolescence.
- The framework facilitates targeted study and intervention strategies.
Conclusions:
- The AAEs framework enhances the understanding of adolescent adversity.
- It provides a structured approach to studying the effects of adolescent-specific traumatic experiences.
- The framework can guide the development of effective prevention and intervention programs for adolescents.
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