PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENCE AND THEIR SCHOLARLY INTERPRETATION

Abstract

This section is devoted to the psychological characteristics 
of adolescence and their scholarly interpretation. The article analyzes 
the principal theoretical approaches to the study of adolescence in world 
psychology and Uzbek psychology. The following frameworks are examined: S. 
Hall’s «storm and stress» theory; J. Piaget’s stages of cognitive development; 
E. Erikson’s concept of psychosocial identity crisis; L. Kohlberg’s theory of 
moral development; the humanistic psychology of C. Rogers and A. Maslow; A. 
Bandura’s social learning theory; and U. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems 
theory. In addition, the characteristics of adolescence in the national context 
are highlighted on the basis of research by Uzbek psychologists V. Karimova, 
B. Qodirov, and Z. Nishonova. The article serves as the theoretical foundation 
for the study of adolescent psychology in literary education and provides 
the scholarly basis necessary for the psychological analysis of adolescent 
characters in literary works.