Models of Development: Understanding Risk in Adolescence

Julia A. Graber, Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn

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Abstract

In this paper, we review developmental models for understanding adolescence as they might be applied to emerging sexuality and the challenges and risks that may be associated with different sexual orientations and identities. Models have been identified as: cumulative events or simultaneous change, accentuation, or trajectory models. Inclusion of risk and protective factors and considering the extent of balance between these elements of an adolescent's life is also discussed in terms of predicting mental health outcomes. These models have been particularly useful in the study of the development of psychopathology and clearly relate to the broader issue of understanding suicide risk during adolescence. 1995 The American Association for Suicidology

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18-25
Number of pages8
JournalSuicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1995

Funding

FundersFunder number
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentR01HD032376

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Clinical Psychology
    • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    • Psychiatry and Mental health

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