The Crisis of Connection for Adolescent Boys: Segment 2
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Transcript of The Crisis of Connection for Adolescent Boys: Segment 2
NIOBE WAY, EdDNEW YORK UNIVERSITY
THE CRISIS OF CONNECTION
FOR ADOLESCENT BOYS
Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow℠ (TAG)
A TAG TALKHHS Office of Adolescent Health and Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs, 2016
Why Social Connectedness is
Important for Adolescent Boys
The views expressed in this webcast do not reflect the official policies of the Office of Adolescent Health, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial
practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Any statements expressed are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of Adolescent Health or the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Boys’ Perspectives
• “You need friends to talk to sometimes, you know like you have nobody to talk to, you don’t have a friend, it’s hard. You got to keep things bottled up inside, you might just start…crying or whatever.” • “Friends are important cause like you have problems with something, you go talk to him. You know, if you keep it all to yourself, you go crazy. Try to take it out on someone else.” • “Without friends you will go crazy or mad or you’ll be lonely all of the time, be depressed….You would go wacko.”• “My friendships are important ‘cause you need a friend or else, you would be depressed, you won’t be happy, you would try to kill yourself, ‘cause then you’ll be all alone and no one to talk to.”
“We are wired to be social. We are driven by deep motivations to stay connected to friends and family. We are naturally
curious about what is going on in the minds of other people… We spend our entire lives motivated by social connection.”
-Matthew Lieberman, 2013
Research on Social Support and Wellbeing
• Adolescents without close friendships have an increased risk of a number of negative outcomes, including suicide and drug use.
• Those who have close friendships or strong social support networks are less prone to physical and mental illnesses.
• Two critical factors that determine health status: social status and friendships.
Research on Social Support and Wellbeing
• In a six-year study of middle-aged men, attachment to a single person did NOT lower the risk of heart attack and fatal coronary heart disease; having a strong social support network did.
• People with strong social support are less likely than others to get colds and other common illnesses and are at less risk of death.
• Researchers find that wounds heal quicker when the person is embedded in a strong support network.
HHS Office of Adolescent HealthHHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
and the Members of the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs:
U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of CommerceU.S. Department of Defense U.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of JusticeU.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of State U.S. Department of TransportationConsumer Financial Protection BureauCorporation for National and Community ServiceNational Science FoundationOffice of National Drug Control PolicyU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Small Business AdministrationU.S. Social Security Administration
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Watch additional segments of “The Crisis of Connection for Adolescent Boys”:• The Crisis of Connection for Adolescent Boys;• What Causes the Crisis of Connection for Adolescent Boys;• Strategies to Address the Crisis of Connection for Adolescent Boys; and• Questions and Answers on the Crisis of Connection for Adolescent Boys.
Access additional resources:• Webcast Discussion Guide for Families and Discussion Guide for Professionals• Citations for the Webcast• Article by Dr. Way: Boys’ Friendships During Adolescence: Intimacy, Desire, and Loss from
the Journal of Research on Adolescence• Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection, Niobe Way, EdD (2013)
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