Adolescence

Attachment and Autonomy During Adolescence

“…Much of the early interest in adolescent autonomy development stemmed from psychoanalytic theories that emphasized the need for adolescents to detach from parents and to relinquish childish ties to and conceptions of them (e.g., Freud, 1958 ). In this view, parent -adolescent conflict was viewed as normative and desirable, whereas, to a certain extent, close emotional ties between adolescents and their parents were considered an aberration.…”

A Longitudinal Research on the Development of Emotional Autonomy During Adolescence

“…In the beginning of research on emotional autonomy, we can find the works published by psychoanalytical authors such as Anna Freud (1958) or Peter Bloss (1979), who consider that a certain break-up with and distancing from parents is an essential requisite for a healthy development during adolescence. A key issue within this theoretical framework is individuation, which refers to the act of disengaging from caregivers as a way for kids to "get out" of their family homes and establish close emotional relationships with other people.…”

Relation entre les comportements interpersonnels et la dépression chez des adolescents en fonction du genre /

“…Dans la perspective analytique, la notion d'autonomie est conceptualisée en terme de détachement des parents (Freud, 1958;Lamborn & Steinberg, 1993;Steinberg, Lamborn, Dornbusch & Darling, 1992) (Bios, 1979;Steinberg & Silverberg, 1986). Dans le cadre de la théorie de l'autodétermination, l'autonomie réfère à la volonté qui accompagne les actions d'un individu.…”