Placing Adolescents on a Trajectory to Happiness: The Role of Family Assets and Intentional Self-Regulation

“I don’t want to follow the pack”: Canadian adolescents’ lived experiences of silence and quietude among friends and family

“…Family plays a crucial role in the individual growth of the adolescent (Bronfenbrenner & Evans, 2000). Studies with youth show that reciprocal and emotionally connected parent-child communication relates to higher levels of well-being and happiness in adolescents (Guo et al, 2023) (Tsai et al, 2021). In addition to family, the peer group plays an increasingly important role in a youth's life (Gazelle et al, 2023).…”

“…">IntroductionThe slippery and unstable psychological landscapes and emotional geographies of relationships in adolescence involve an ambiguous mixture of talking and listening with one's family and friends (Hargreaves, 2001). With the importance of relationship re-structuring in adolescence, communication and social power (dominance) dynamics with friends and family plays a vital role in an adolescent's life (Guo et al, 2023;Moore et al, 2023;Schacter et al, 2023). While social communication is important for self-growth and well-being in adolescence (Han et al, 2023), little is known about how teenagers feel when they are talking, listening or silent in their interpersonal interactions (Bowker et al, 2023;Thomas & Bowker, 2015).…”