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Abandonment generally refers to a person (or persons) permanently leaving another (or others). That generality, however, masks many complexities and nuances, as abandonment can have different meanings and effects. In the context of adolescence, the effects of abandonment can emerge in a variety of ways depending on the nature of abandonment and the outcomes of interest. For example, one must consider the differences between emotional and physical abandonment, as well as whether the adolescent is the one being abandoned. Adolescents can be abandoned by their parents, leave their parents by running away, or abandon their own child. Each situation creates a unique set of circumstances and is accompanied by its own complex laws. With a lack of adequate statistics or research, it can be difficult to pinpoint the severity of the impact each of these situations can have on an adolescent’s development. Nevertheless, an impact of some degree is evident.
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Levesque, R.J.R. (2016). Abandonment. In: Levesque, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32132-5_660-2
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