Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / New Instrument of Adolescents’ Peer Interaction Research

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2015 8 (11)
Authors
Polivanova, Katerina N.
Contact information
Polivanova, Katerina N.:Institute of Education, Higher School of Economics 16 Potapovskiy Pereulok, Buil. 10, Moscow, 101000 Russia; E-mail:
Keywords
adolescent; peer interaction; projective method; research instrument
Abstract

For decades, it has been well based on the fundamental theories, we know that peer inter-action it is a key factor for identity formation in young people. However, does this mean that the content of adolescent interactions has stayed the same for the past half a century ago and today are the same? Studies of adolescent peer interaction often struggle to access the subjects’ own meaning-making. Without such informational background, developmental theory lacks the nu-anced understanding of the subjective component of adolescent experiences across various cul-tural and socio-economic contexts. Teenagers sometimes struggle articulating what is important and unimportant within peer interactions, and what are the rules of the interactions are. Any method based on self-reporting to an adult researcher involves potential bias related to the social expectations of the surveyor or interviewer. The purpose of the research presented here is to de-velop a new instrument, a projective method of indirect access to adolescent perceptions of peer culture on terms identified by adolescents themselves. In this study, a group of 14 teenagers aged 13 to 16 were presented a 1960-s film on adolescence. They were asked to select any scenes from the film and remake them in the contemporary context. The resulting script and videos show that the content of adolescent interactions revolves around the relational boundaries, with sex, violence, and interaction with adults serving as background. Conclusions from the the study reflect sensitivity of the fundamental theories describing maturation, but at the same time the ar-ticle describes the changes in the material through which adolescents development occurs

Pages
2770-2778
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/19942

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