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Models of development: understanding risk in adolescence
1Adolescent Study Program, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior
|January 1, 1995
Summary
This review explores developmental models for adolescent sexuality, examining risks and protective factors. Understanding these models aids in predicting mental health outcomes and reducing suicide risk in adolescents.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Adolescent Health
- Sexuality Studies
Background:
- Adolescence is a critical period for sexual development and identity formation.
- Understanding emerging sexuality requires robust developmental frameworks.
- Adolescents face unique challenges and risks related to their sexual orientation and identity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and apply developmental models to adolescent sexuality.
- To explore the relationship between developmental models, risk/protective factors, and mental health outcomes.
- To enhance understanding of psychopathology and suicide risk during adolescence.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of established developmental models.
- Analysis of cumulative events, simultaneous change, accentuation, and trajectory models.
- Discussion of risk and protective factors in adolescent development.
Main Results:
- Developmental models offer frameworks for understanding adolescent sexual emergence.
- The balance of risk and protective factors is crucial for predicting mental health.
- These models are pertinent to psychopathology and suicide risk assessment.
Conclusions:
- Developmental models are essential tools for studying adolescent sexuality and well-being.
- Integrating risk and protective factors improves prediction of mental health outcomes.
- Further application of these models can inform interventions for adolescent mental health and suicide prevention.