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What factors influence adolescent development?Adolescent development, which implies biological, cognitive and psychosocial changes, is related to the existing social formations and processes. Family, peer groups, neighborhood and wider commu- nity, they all influence this development.
What characterizes the relationship between adolescent and their parents?What characterizes the relationships between adolescents and their parents? Adolescents engage with peers and disengage completely from their parents and other family members. Parent-adolescent relationships are stormy and usually very negative.
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