Although most individuals pass through adolescence without excessively high levels of
“storm and stress,“many do experience difficulty. Why? Is there something unique about this
developmental period that puts adolescents at risk for difficulty? This article focuses on this
question and advances the hypothesis that some of the negative psychological changes
associated with adolescent development result from a mismatch between the needs of
developing adolescents and the opportunities afforded them by their social environments. It�…