Significance of Psychosocial Competence in Youth
Significance of Psychosocial Competence in Youth
Executive Summary
Stress is one of the top ten health concerns in adolescence and is getting worse. Adolescents experience many changes in their daily lives, however are not sufficiently equipped with skills to help them deal with the increased demands and stress they experience (World Health Organization, 1997). Psychosocial competence in youth was researched in order to better understand their abilities to make the best choice as related to mental, emotional, and physical challenges they experience. This report will examine the significance of psychosocial competence in adolescents, and its relationship to functioning effectively. Furthermore, research reviewed the encouragement of psychosocial competence through life skills training and its positive effects on the fundamental roles in an adolescent’s life.
Significance of Psychosocial Competence in Youth
A considerable component to growing up is dealing with change. Adolescents experience many changes following the ebb and flow of their daily lives and with those changes demands choices, for better or for worse. Studying the aspects of these changes gives insight into the dynamics of choice and how adolescents respond to them. Psychosocial competence in youth was researched in order to better understand their abilities to make the best choice as related to mental, emotional, and physical challenges they experience. This report will examine the significance of psychosocial competence in adolescents, and its relationship to functioning effectively. Furthermore, research reviewed the encouragement of psychosocial competence through life skills training and its positive effects on the fundamental roles in an adolescent’s life.
Definitions
Psychosocial competence is a person’s ability to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. It is a person’s ability to maintain a state of mental well-being and to demonstrate this in adaptive and
Executive Summary
Stress is one of the top ten health concerns in adolescence and is getting worse. Adolescents experience many changes in their daily lives, however are not sufficiently equipped with skills to help them deal with the increased demands and stress they experience (World Health Organization, 1997). Psychosocial competence in youth was researched in order to better understand their abilities to make the best choice as related to mental, emotional, and physical challenges they experience. This report will examine the significance of psychosocial competence in adolescents, and its relationship to functioning effectively. Furthermore, research reviewed the encouragement of psychosocial competence through life skills training and its positive effects on the fundamental roles in an adolescent’s life.
Significance of Psychosocial Competence in Youth
A considerable component to growing up is dealing with change. Adolescents experience many changes following the ebb and flow of their daily lives and with those changes demands choices, for better or for worse. Studying the aspects of these changes gives insight into the dynamics of choice and how adolescents respond to them. Psychosocial competence in youth was researched in order to better understand their abilities to make the best choice as related to mental, emotional, and physical challenges they experience. This report will examine the significance of psychosocial competence in adolescents, and its relationship to functioning effectively. Furthermore, research reviewed the encouragement of psychosocial competence through life skills training and its positive effects on the fundamental roles in an adolescent’s life.
Definitions
Psychosocial competence is a person’s ability to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. It is a person’s ability to maintain a state of mental well-being and to demonstrate this in adaptive and
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