Adolescence and Self-Expression

According to the developmental psychologists, the capacities for abstract thinking, together with the social environment of adolescence and the psychobiological impact associated with puberty, foster significant changes in self-understanding, self-evaluation, and the social self. (Bornstein, N.H., & Lamb, M.E., 1999)

In this respect, it makes adolescence a period of self-exploration, self-expression and introspection of the new forms of self-awareness as well as social roles that emerge.

Moreover, research also showed that having engaged in the explorations of the teenage years, the sense of self is more reliable in adulthood and provides better foundation for career, family and personal goals. (Bornstein, et al., 1999)

Last updated: December 7, 2002