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Adolescents have a fundamental need to contribute to other people, social groups, and the larger society. Giving support and resources to others assists canonical developmental tasks such as autonomy and identity and is beneficial for psychological and physical health. As with the resources received by youths, inequalities along well-known social gradients likely exist in the opportunity for adolescents to make meaningful contributions to their social worlds. Greater attention to inequalities in the opportunities for adolescents to give as well as receive could reveal underappreciated but significant ways in which the development of youths from marginalized groups may be compromised.

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adolescent development contribution inequality

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Is There Inequality in What Adolescents Can Give as Well as Receive?

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