Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood when people go through changes in their body and mind. It's a time of growing up, discovering yourself, and experiencing new emotions and challenges. Full definition
In contrast, if girls had single episodes of eating problems fairly early in adolescence (age 14), they were not likely to experience them again as young women. (cyc-net.org)
It was concluded that the effects of self - esteem during adolescence on later developmental outcomes were weak, and largely explained by the psychosocial context within which self - esteem develops. (cambridge.org)
It challenges the notion that YA is focused on the experience of adolescence as seen through the lens of one certain character. (booklistonline.com)