Brief report: Do peer relationships matter to Vietnamese adolescents’ and young adults’ development of identity? Towards a working theory of identity development in a changing culture

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1501-1504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huong Nguyen ◽  
Edward Cohen ◽  
Alice Hines
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Development Of Identity

Perspectives on Social Media from Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 104345422199231
Author(s):  
Sarah R. Daniels ◽  
Chia-Chen Yang ◽  
Samantha J. Toohey ◽  
Victoria W. Willard
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults

Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer use social media in unique ways throughout treatment. The purpose of this article is to describe the social media experiences of AYAs with cancer as a means of exploring the potential impact of social media on AYA psychosocial development after diagnosis and throughout cancer treatment. Methods: Seven AYAs treated for cancer, aged 15–20 years, completed a semi-structured interview regarding their social media preferences and habits. Each interview was transcribed verbatim and de-identified. Data were coded and themes were identified via latent thematic analysis. Results: Four themes emerged regarding social media experiences for AYAs with cancer: (1) changes in audience and feedback after diagnosis; (2) attitudes about body image and peer support; (3) control over personal, familial, and societal messages about illness; and (4) maintaining normalcy despite hospital stressors. Discussion: Social media appear especially useful for promoting social and identity development as AYAs undergo cancer treatment. Specifically, social media provide spaces to negotiate body image and sense of self, to manage peer relationships, to reclaim control and independence, and to maintain normalcy. Understanding these experiences will prepare healthcare providers and caregivers to assess ongoing psychosocial development and adjustment throughout cancer treatment.

scholarly journals The Prominence of Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Networks in Adolescence and Early Adulthood

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
René Veenstra ◽  
Lydia Laninga-Wijnen
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Psychosocial Maladjustment ◽  
Friendship Selection

Peer relationships are prominent when children move into adolescence. Peer research has been motivated by an interest in understanding where peer interactions and relationships come from and how these experiences affect multiple aspects of positive and negative development. Peer research continues to provide insight in how adolescents strive for status and affection, how adolescents are connected to their peers, and how peers influence and select each other. Recent advances show the importance of considering variations between contexts (such as classrooms) in these peer processes. Selection and influence processes vary strongly between classrooms, and in particular popular peers set a norm for what behaviors are important for friendship selection and influence processes. Moreover, some contexts may elicit exacerbated social comparison processes, which may explain why certain individuals have academic or psychosocial maladjustment in some contexts but not in others. The avenues for further research offer researchers several opportunities to diversify and expand into new areas of inquiry among adolescents and young adults.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Associations Between Bullying and Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1011-1029
Author(s):  
Avanti Adhia ◽  
Allegra R. Gordon ◽  
Andrea L. Roberts ◽  
Garrett M. Fitzmaurice ◽  
David Hemenway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Bullying Perpetration ◽  
Longitudinal Associations

This study assessed longitudinal associations between bullying and intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescents and young adults in a U.S.-based cohort study. Participants (N = 5,279) reported past-year bullying when they were 14–20 years old and reported lifetime experiences of IPV when they were 20–27 years old. The results indicate that participants reporting being bullied more than twice were at elevated risk of IPV victimization compared to participants reporting no bullying victimization, adjusting for bullying perpetration and covariates. Participants reporting bullying others once or more were at elevated risk of IPV perpetration compared to participants reporting no bullying perpetration, adjusting for bullying victimization and covariates. There was no evidence that the associations differed by gender. Results suggest that adolescents carry forward behaviors from their peer relationships to their dating relationships. Findings may have implications for school-based programs, which should explicitly integrate IPV prevention into bullying prevention efforts.

scholarly journals PEERNaija: A Gamified mHealth Behavioral Intervention to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aima A. Ahonkhai ◽  
Leslie J. Pierce ◽  
Samuel Mbugua ◽  
Benjamin Wasula ◽  
Samuel Owino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Contingency Management ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Art Adherence

Background: HIV is the leading cause of death for youth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The rapid proliferation of smart phones in SSA provides an opportunity to leverage novel approaches to promote adherence to life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYA-HIV) that go beyond simple medication reminders.Methods: Guided by the Integrate, Design, Assess and Share (IDEAS) framework, our multidisciplinary team developed a peer-based mHealth ART adherence intervention—PEERNaija. Grounded in Social Cognitive Theory, and principles of contingency management and supportive accountability, PEERNaija delivers a multi-faceted behavioral intervention within a smartphone application to address important obstacles to adherence.Results:PEERNaija was developed as a gamified Android-based mHealth application to support the behavioral change goal of improving ART adherence among AYA-HIV within Nigeria, a low- and middle- income country (LMIC). Identified via foundational interviews with the target population and review of the literature, key individual (forgetfulness and poor executive functioning), environmental (poor social support) and structural (indirect cost of clinic-based interventions) barriers to ART adherence for AYA-HIV informed application features. Further informed by established behavioral theories and principles, the intervention aimed to improve self-efficacy and self-regulation of AYA-HIV, leverage peer relationships among AYA to incentivize medication adherence (via contingency management, social accountability), provide peer social support through an app-based chat group, and allow for outreach of the provider team through the incorporation of a provider application. Gamification mechanics incorporated within PEERNaija include: points, progress bar, leaderboard with levels, achievements, badges, avatars and targeted behavior change messages. PEERNaija was designed as a tethered mobile personal health record application, sharing data to the widely deployed OpenMRS electronic health record application. It also uses the secure opensource Nakama gamification platform, in line with Principles of Digital Development that emphasize use of opensource systems within LMICs.Conclusions: Theory-based gamified mHealth applications that incorporate social incentives have the potential to improve adherence to AYA-HIV. Ongoing evaluations of PEERNaija will provide important data for the potential role for a gamified, smartphones application to deliver multifaceted adherence interventions for vulnerable AYA-HIV in SSA.

Chicana/o Ethnic Identity Research

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Pizarro ◽  
Elizabeth M. Vera
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Ethnic Identity Development ◽  
The Relationship

Although Chicana/o ethnic identity has been studied extensively, the process of ethnic identity development and the relationship between ethnic identity and other aspects of social identity (such as racial identity) are still not well understood. This article presents a review of the research on Chicana/o ethnic identity, focusing on the early work on the National Chicano Survey, as well as more recent research with Chicana/o children, adolescents, and young adults. Important advances and shortcomings of this work are identified. The findings are discussed in the context of implications for researchers and counselors.

scholarly journals Subjective Experience of Illness Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Diabetes

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Potì ◽  
Francesca Emiliani ◽  
Laura Palareti
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Socioeconomic Crisis ◽  
Experience Of Illness

Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a chronic illness that has its onset in childhood or adolescence. It is determined by the insufficient production of insulin. The main therapies consist of replacement of the lacking insulin, diet, exercise, and glycemic control. If treatment is managed by parents in childhood, adherence seems to be a difficult issue during adolescence. In order to understand the subjective experience of the illness and treatment, the present study aims to investigate the patients’ subjective perspective by addressing a group of adolescents and young adults in pediatric care. A qualitative research design was adopted with semi-structured interviews, and later software thematic analysis was performed. Six core issues were deepened: family and health-care professional’s mediation support for self-management, adherence to treatments as a boring responsibility, disclosure problems in peer relationships, difficulty in becoming autonomous in a period of socioeconomic crisis, illness as concern for the future, and seeking a normal life in daily activities. The knowledge can be useful for designing more appropriate interventions that favor the active engagement of patients.

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