Question

"Adolescence is a time when all adolescents experience identity crisis". Do
you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

The present study inquired if abusive experiences before or during the adolescence contribute to the severity of identity crisis and if parenting style and social support reduce the crisis. A sample of 252 adolescents (82 males and 170 females) were collected from different educational institutions in Palakkad Districts in the state of Kerala, India. Karthika Identity Crisis Scale (Karthika, 2013), Perceptions of Parents Scales (Grolnick, Ryan & Deci, 1991) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988) were used to measure Identity Crisis, Parental support and social support respectively. A Child abuse checklist was developed to assess the intensity of child sexual abuse. Correlation analysis indicated that identity crisis has a moderate positive relationship with abusive experiences and low negative correlation with perceived social support. As per the regression analysis, abusive experiences in the childhood can contribute to the identity crisis, but social support can reduce it.

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Answer 2

The correct answer is stated below:

Explanation:

• Adolescence is the period when a child undergoes physical and psychological maturation to develop into to an adult.
• During this period the child enters into puberty resulting in secretion of hormones the child's body was unaware of initially.
• These hormones is responsible for causing psychological variability like stress, happiness, anger, stubbornness, shyness, etc.
• Due to all these changes the adolescents are unable to categorise themselves as adults or children.
• Small children treat them as adults while adults treat them as kids.
• Hence, they face an identity crisis.