Psychosocial aspects of changes during adolescence among school going adolescent Indian girls

Awareness of pubertal changes and reproductive health in adolescent girls: a comparative study

“…In urban participants, 70% said that they have frequent arguments, similarly to earlier study. 10 In contrast in an earlier study, only 10% adolescents knew about psychosocial changes during puberty.…”

“…10 In one study, majority of participants felt they had difficulty in communicating with their parents. 6 These findings may be due to the generation gap and psychosocial changes associated with puberty.…”

“…10 In a study in Iran, most of the participants were not happy with the body changes associated with puberty. 8 Altintas et al in their study reported that self esteem in adolescents is related to body mass index.…”

“…2,7,10,11 But in one study mean age of the adolescents was 16.65 years. 9 Approximately 60% tribal adolescent girls were illiterate in the present study whereas in a study by Nagar et al all tribal adolescent girls were school going.…”

Psychosocial Deficits Associated With Teenagers Born and Raised in a “Small-House” Family Setting in Cherutombo in Marondera, Zimbabwe

“…While the social and moral impact of clandestine extramarital unions cannot be over-emphasized, the effects of this phenomenon on the psychosocial wellbeing of teenagers born and raised in these families are particularly devastating. This is because the teenage years coinciding with the developmental stage of adolescents are naturally characterized by emotional turbulence associated with bodily, psychological and maturational changes as the young person develops a new and more stable identity (Sinha & Modi, 2017). The concern is that the moral, social and cultural stigma and the strong sense of alienation associated with clandestine affairs may be co-opted into forming identities of teenagers born and raised in these marriages.…”