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Background for Community-Level Work on Social Competency in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors


  Author: Elizabeth C. Hair, Justin Jager, Sarah Garrett
Publisher: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Publication: Child Trends
Document Date:                  December 2001
Category: Adolescence/Youth > Peer Relations
Related Categories:
Children > Child Development
Children > Social Development
Family Relations > Family Life
Family Relations > Parent/Adult Child Relations
Family Relations > Sibling Relations
 

This paper discusses adolescent social development and the association between peer, family, individual, and community factors and good social skills and relationships. It finds that warm and responsive parenting, the presence of siblings, and peer acceptance are significant predictors of higher degrees of social competency.

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