In one teen’s case, he had friends, but wanted to have a closer connection to them. Takaya had a very different reason why she was not able to make connections with friends. Takaya’s family lives on fishing island that does not anyone her age. Therefore, she is not able to form friendships with peers near home. She also has to take the ferry to her junior high school. This takes an hour each way to get to school and home. The ferry only leaves the town her school is in to the island she lives on at a certain time. She only has 20 minutes to get from her school to the ferry on time. This is very difficult for Takaya to be able to hang out with her friends after classes like she would like to. In addition, she is not able to join any activities because she is not able to stay after school otherwise she has no way home (14 Up: Japan, segment 6). Making friendships is important during adolescent years. “Adolescents who have close, stable, supportive friendships generally have a high opinion of themselves, do well in school, are sociable, and are unlikely to be hostile, anxious or depressed” (Papalia, 2015, p. 377). Friendships have many benefits and make a teen feel like they belong which is what most
In one teen’s case, he had friends, but wanted to have a closer connection to them. Takaya had a very different reason why she was not able to make connections with friends. Takaya’s family lives on fishing island that does not anyone her age. Therefore, she is not able to form friendships with peers near home. She also has to take the ferry to her junior high school. This takes an hour each way to get to school and home. The ferry only leaves the town her school is in to the island she lives on at a certain time. She only has 20 minutes to get from her school to the ferry on time. This is very difficult for Takaya to be able to hang out with her friends after classes like she would like to. In addition, she is not able to join any activities because she is not able to stay after school otherwise she has no way home (14 Up: Japan, segment 6). Making friendships is important during adolescent years. “Adolescents who have close, stable, supportive friendships generally have a high opinion of themselves, do well in school, are sociable, and are unlikely to be hostile, anxious or depressed” (Papalia, 2015, p. 377). Friendships have many benefits and make a teen feel like they belong which is what most