Developmental Review,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
62, P. 100996 - 100996
Published: Sept. 6, 2021
In
this
review,
we
describe
multiple
pathways
that
may
lead
to
risk-taking
in
adolescence.
We
review
behavioral
and
neuroimaging
studies
showing
heightened
tendencies
associated
neural
reward
activity
mid
late
adolescence,
but
evidence
points
risk
taking
as
highly
context
sample
dependent.
Here,
suggest
individual
differences,
specifically
drive,
be
a
differential
susceptibility
factor
shows
sensitivity
adolescents
makes
some
more
sensitive
their
environment.
Furthermore,
an
elevated
drive
mid-adolescence
interaction
with
prosocial
cognitive
development
can
various
trajectories
of
taking.
propose
extend
existing
models
individual-difference
factors,
accompanying
developmental
processes,
including
control
development,
the
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Feb. 5, 2018
The
current
generation
of
adolescents
grows
up
in
a
media-saturated
world.
However,
it
is
unclear
how
media
influences
the
maturational
trajectories
brain
regions
involved
social
interactions.
Here
we
review
neural
development
adolescence
and
show
neuroscience
can
provide
deeper
understanding
developmental
sensitivities
related
to
adolescents'
use.
We
argue
that
are
highly
sensitive
acceptance
rejection
through
media,
their
heightened
emotional
sensitivity
protracted
reflective
processing
cognitive
control
may
make
them
specifically
reactive
emotion-arousing
media.
This
illustrates
help
understand
mutual
influence
peers
on
well-being
opinion
formation.
Perspectives on Psychological Science,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 331 - 343
Published: Dec. 18, 2018
As
an
intensely
social
species,
humans
demonstrate
the
propensity
to
contribute
other
individuals
and
groups
by
providing
support,
resources,
or
helping
achieve
a
shared
goal.
Accumulating
evidence
suggests
that
contribution
benefits
givers
as
well
receivers.
The
need
during
adolescence,
however,
has
been
underappreciated
compared
with
more
individually
focused
psychological
developmental
needs.
is
particularly
significant
teenage
years,
when
children’s
world
expands
they
become
increasingly
capable
of
making
contributions
consequence.
Moreover,
can
both
promote
be
key
element
traditionally
conceived
fundamental
needs
adolescent
period
such
autonomy,
identity,
intimacy.
neural
biological
foundations
contribute,
ways
in
which
environments
meet
need,
are
discussed.
A
scientific
practical
investment
would
synergize
recent
efforts
reframe
thinking
about
period,
potential
returns
field
youths
their
communities.
Child Development,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
89(1), P. 37 - 47
Published: June 14, 2017
Mobile
social
media
often
feature
the
ability
to
"Like"
content
posted
by
others.
This
study
examined
effect
of
Likes
on
youths'
neural
and
behavioral
responses
photographs.
High
school
college
students
(N
=
61,
ages
13-21)
viewed
theirs
others'
Instagram
photographs
while
undergoing
functional
Magnetic
Resonance
Imaging
(fMRI).
Participants
more
Liked
that
appeared
have
received
many
(vs.
few)
Likes.
Popular
elicited
greater
activity
in
multiple
brain
regions,
including
nucleus
accumbens
(NAcc),
a
hub
brain's
reward
circuitry.
NAcc
responsivity
increased
with
age
for
high
but
not
students.
When
viewing
images
depicting
risk-taking
nonrisky
photographs),
students,
showed
decreased
activation
regions
implicated
cognitive
control.
Child Development,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
89(3), P. 797 - 810
Published: March 13, 2018
It
was
examined
how
ventral
striatum
responses
to
rewards
develop
across
adolescence
and
early
adulthood
individual
differences
in
state-
trait-level
reward
sensitivity
are
related
these
changes.
Participants
(aged
8-29
years)
were
tested
three
waves
separated
by
2
years
(693
functional
MRI
scans)
an
accelerated
longitudinal
design.
The
results
confirmed
adolescent
peak
reward-related
striatum,
specifically
nucleus
accumbens,
activity.
In
mid-adolescence,
increases
activation
drive.
mid-adolescence
decreases
state-level
hedonic
pleasure.
This
study
demonstrates
that
account
for
activity
different
phases
of
adulthood.
