Independence Factors in Social Development

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Independence - definition

Being able to function on your own in all aspects of life.

For example:

  • Living
  • Work
  • Transport
  • Hygiene
  • Domestic chores

Independence changes throughout the life stages.

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Positive Independent Factors - Infancy

  • Nursery
  • Playgroup
  • Childminders
  • Infant school
  • Mother and toddler groups
  • Siblings and family
  • Toilet training
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Positive Independent Factors - Early Childhood

Childminders.

Starting at primary school - the introduction of homework, getting dressed.

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Positive Independent Factors - Adolescence

  • Peers
  • Getting a job (part-time)
  • Transport
  • Hobbies
  • Clubs
  • Exams
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PIF - Early & Middle Adulthood

(This is ages 19 - 65)

  • Full-time job
  • University - leaving time
  • Moving out
  • Children
  • Transport - learning to drive, not reliant
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Positive Independent Factors - Later Adulthood

Working later - restirement age

Settled - set in their ways, knows what they are doing

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Negative Independent Factors - Infancy

Emotional attachment.

Separation anxiety.

Parental influence - parent is not engaged, parent is not playing with them.

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Negative Independent Factors - Early Childhood

  • No initiative
  • Peers - embarassment
  • Overly emotionally attached - separation anxiety
  • Emotional attachment
  • Parental influence - parent is not engaged, parent is not playing with them
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Negative Independent Factors - Adolescence

  • Peers
  • Lack of experiences - environment, lack of parental support
  • Bullying - socially withdrawn
  • Emotional attachment
  • Separation anxiety
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NIF - Early & Middle Adulthood

(This is ages 19 - 65)

  • Socially withdrawn/ disengaged - police, nurses
  • Unemployed
  • Divorce
  • Emotional attachment
  • Separation anxiety
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Negative Independent Factors - Later Adulthood

  • Illnesses - Alxheimer's, going into a home (looking after their hygiene)
  • Living on their own
  • Emotional attachment
  • Separation anxiety
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