Requirements for Healthy Development of Adolescent Youth

I enjoyed reading this article. It seems to be very true in qualites and characteristic of a young adult. This article was about a study done in 1973 by Gisela Konopka and the Center for Youth Development and

Research at the University of Minnesota.  They defined adolescenc as a span of a young person's life between the obvious onset of puberty and the completion of bone growth beginning at twelve and ending at twenty-two. They believe that  adolescents are people with certain qualities and characteristics who have certain roles to play, tasks to perform, and skills to develop.  Some qualities that adolescents have are audacity, insecurity, loneliness, vulnerability, mood swings, and the need for peer groups. Adolescents need the chance to participate as citizens, as members of a household, as workers, and as responsible members of society. They should gain experience in decision making, interact with peers and acquire a sense of belonging. They should reflect on self and discover self by looking outward and inward.