Author: Jeylan T. Mortimer Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 1135682178 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 184
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This book examines the multifaceted contexts of adolescent development with a focus on the "arenas of comfort" in which young people find strength and support wih which to handle the more stressful aspects of their lives.
Author: Tali Gal Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199876827 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 251
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With its unique human-rights perspective on the study of childhood victimization and an innovative, child-inclusive restorative justice model, this book promises to be a touchstone for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers concerned with children's well-being in the aftermath of crime and violence.
Author: Robert J. Haggerty Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521576628 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 448
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Many children's behavioral problems have multiple causes, and most children with one problem behavior also have others. The co-occurence and interrelatedness of risk factors and problem behavior is certainly an important area of research. This volume recognizes the complexity of the developmental processes that influence coping and resilience and the roles sociocultural factors play. The contributors focus on four themes that have emerged in the study of risk and coping over the past decade: interrelatedness of risk and problems, individual variability in resilience and susceptibility to stress, processes and mechanisms linking multiple stressors to multiple outcomes, and interventions and prevention. Psychologists, pediatricians, and others involved in the research or care of children will take great interest in this text.
Author: John Schulenberg Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521664370 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 486
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Health and well-being during adolescence depends largely on the fit between the young person's developmental needs and desires and opportunities provided by the changing context. In Health Risks and Developmental Transitions, prominent researchers in the adolescent field examine how various developmental transitions associated with the passage from childhood to adulthood provide risks and opportunities for adolescents' mental and physical health. Given the importance of adolescence in determining the course of health and well-being across the life span, efforts to ease the various transitions into and out of adolescence will yield long-term health benefits. By focusing on the link between health risks, developmental transitions, individual and contextual conditions and planned interventions that moderate the link, this interdisciplinary book provides the foundation for a unifying framework for research and application in health and human development.
Author: Richard M. Lerner Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471690449 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 866
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The study of adolescence in the field of psychology has grown tremendously over the last two decades, necessitating a comprehensive and up-to-date revision of this seminal work. This multidisciplinary handbook, edited by the premier scholars in the field, Richard Lerner and Laurence Steinberg, and with contributions from the leading researchers, reflects the latest empirical work and growth in the field.
Author: Sandy Jackson Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 1135533598 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 551
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Handbook of Adolescent Development fills a gap in the literature on adolescent development and behaviour: all of the authors of the various chapters were invited to include as many findings on European adolescents as possible. Through this specific emphasis, the handbook provides a complement to other reviews of the literature that are mostly based on North American samples. The contributors are all eminent researchers in the field and the individual chapters cover their specific areas of expertise. Theories of adolescence, along with emotional, physical and cognitive issues, are explored. Topics covered include families, peer relations, school and leisure time, as well as problem areas such as depression, drug consumption and delinquency. Handbook of Adolescent Development also incorporates a comprehensive review of the literature in the area and considers avenues for future research. This multidisciplinary text will be of interest to those studying and researching in the fields of developmental psychology, sociology, demography, epidemiology and criminology.
Author: Victoria J. Molfese Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 1135690715 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 372
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Ths bk rvws theory & resrch in several areas of Cognitive Develop & discusses their application to both normally developing children & children with dev disorders. For the scholars in Dev Psych & neuropsych, educators, & practioners working with children
Author: Jennifer Driscoll Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 131730327X Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 400
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This important book focuses on the critical role of educational achievement for the wellbeing and success of vulnerable youth in adulthood. It is concerned with three interconnected issues: the support which is or should be afforded to youth ageing out of state care to enable them to fulfil their academic potential; the interdependence of social aspects of ‘care’ and educational attainment for children growing up in state care; and the conditions which are pre-requisite for transition to fully autonomous adulthood, together with the implications of these for the state’s responsibilities to care leavers. These issues are addressed through a review of international literature based on the educational outcomes and life-chances of youth graduating from state care, analysis of the findings of a three-year qualitative study following the educational transitions of young people, and the use of theoretical frameworks to explore the complexities of children’s experiences of the state care system. In doing so the book balances predominantly needs-based discourses with a children’s right perspective, focusing on competence rather than vulnerability and promoting the development of the skills needed for autonomous adulthood. Reconceptualising Transitions from Care to Independence should be considered essential reading for researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the fields of education, childhood studies and adoption and fostering services. Additionally, the issues addressed are of wider relevance to youth transitions to adulthood. Youth ageing out of care provide a particularly insightful case study into the broader cohort of young people entering the workforce in an era of a globalised economy and austerity.
Author: Jeylan T. Mortimer
Author: Tali Gal
Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Author: Robert J. Haggerty
Author: John Schulenberg
Author: Richard M. Lerner
Author: Sandy Jackson
Author: Victoria J. Molfese
Author: Jennifer Driscoll
Author: Karen DeSafey Liller