Can adolescents be game changers for 21st-century societal challenges?

Eveline A. Crone; Suzanne van de Groep; Lysanne W. te Brinke

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2024.04.006

Can adolescents be game changers for 21st-century societal challenges?

Eveline A. Crone^*, Suzanne van de Groep, Lysanne W. te Brinke

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Adolescents growing up in the 21st century face novel challenges that affect today's adolescents differently compared with previous generations. Adolescents’ prosocial values and social engagement can contribute in unique ways to combatting societal challenges. Participatory research provides tools to transform adolescents’ prosocial motivations into drivers for societal change.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	484-486
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	28
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2024.04.006
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 13 May 2024

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