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On the Dialectics of Pubescence and Psychosocial Development

Gerald R. Adams

University of Guelph

Tom Day

Weber State University

Patricia H. Dyk

University of Kentucky

Ellen Frede

Trenton State College

Donna R. B. Rogers

Utah State University

Research on the association between pubescence and psychosocial development is expanding, but comparative development of theoretical frameworks lags behind. To expand a dialogue on the use of dialectic theory for understanding adolescent development, this article presents an overview of the basic tenets of a dialectical perspective regarding development. One conceptualization of the dialectic process and a general portrait of the dialectics of physical development and appearance are offered to demonstrate how this theoretical perspective could be used to provide structure to current knowledge regarding research on pubescence. Specific attention is given to the meaning and utility of the contrast between congruence and discordance, tranquility and tension, and constructive and destructive reconciliation. Methodological challenges are briefly discussed

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 12, No. 4, 348-365 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/0272431692012004001
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