Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1227, USA; Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1227, USA.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2024 Sep;164:105820. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105820. Epub 2024 Jul 18.
Waves of research and public discourse have characterized adolescence as periods of developmental risk and opportunity. Underlying this discussion is the recognition that adolescence is a period of major biological and social transition when experience may have an outsized effect on development. This article updates and expands upon prior work suggesting that adolescence may be a sensitive period for sociocultural processing specifically. By integrating evidence from developmental psychology and neuroscience, we identify how trajectories of social and neurobiological development may relate to adolescents' ability to adapt to and learn from their social environments. However, we also highlight gaps in the literature, including challenges in attributing developmental change to adolescent experiences. We discuss the importance of better understanding variability in biology (e.g., pubertal development) and cultural environments, as well as distinguishing between sensitive periods and periods of heightened sensitivity. Finally, we look toward future directions and translational implications of this research.
一波又一波的研究和公众讨论将青少年时期描述为发展风险和机遇的时期。这一讨论的基础是认识到青少年时期是一个重大的生物和社会过渡时期,此时经验可能对发展产生巨大影响。本文更新并扩展了先前的工作,表明青少年时期可能是一个特别敏感的社会文化处理时期。通过整合发展心理学和神经科学的证据,我们确定了社会和神经生物学发展的轨迹如何与青少年适应和从社会环境中学习的能力相关。然而,我们也强调了文献中的空白,包括将发展变化归因于青少年经历的挑战。我们讨论了更好地理解生物学(例如,青春期发育)和文化环境中的变异性以及区分敏感时期和高度敏感时期的重要性。最后,我们展望了这一研究的未来方向和转化意义。