Developmental Psychology Books

New and Published Books

1. The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents and Media

   Edited by Dafna Lemish

   The roles that media play in the lives of children and adolescents, as well as their potential implications for their cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral development, have attracted growing research attention in a variety of disciplines. The Routledge International Handbook of Children,...

   Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
2. Regression Periods in Human infancy

   Edited by Mikael Heimann, Frans X. Plooij

   Regression periods play a central role in the psychological development of the human baby. Studies of infants have identified 10 periods of regression, or a return to a high frequency of mother-infant contact, within the first 20 months of life. These periods of emotional insecurity in the child...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. A Handbook of Divorce and Custody

   Forensic, Developmental, and Clinical Perspectives

   Edited by Linda Gunsberg, Paul Hymowitz

   The Handbook of Divorce and Custody brings together mental health professionals and forensic specialists dedicated to working in the legal arena with families in crisis. Section I provides the individual perspectives of experienced clinicians, all of whom share a psychodynamic and...

   Published May 13th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Developmental Course of Romantic Relationships

   By Brian G. Ogolsky, Sally A. Lloyd, Rodney M. Cate

   This multidisciplinary text highlights the development of romantic relationships, from initiation to commitment or demise, by highlighting the historical context, current research and theory, and diversity of patterns. Engagingly written with colorful examples, the authors examine the joy,...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
5. Television and the Aggressive Child

   A Cross-national Comparison

   Edited by L. Rowell Huesmann, Leonard D. Eron

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

   The research presented in this book, originally published in 1986, looks to pinpoint the psychological processes involved in the media violence-aggression relation. Expanding on earlier studies, the compilation of essays here delves deeply into aggression study and compares results about media...

   Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
6. Child's Construction of Quantities

   Selected Works vol 8

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
7. Television and Social Behavior

   Beyond Violence and Children / A Report of the Committee on Television and Social Behavior, Social Science Research Council

   Edited by Stephen B. Withey, Ronald P. Abeles

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

   This book, published originally in 1980, addressed the needs for a profile of televised violence which considered the advantages and disadvantages of various measures and for a furthering of research directions beyond the then-popular emphasis on children. The Committee on Television and Social...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
8. Cognitive Styles in Infancy and Early Childhood (Psychology Revivals)

   By Nathan Kogan

   Series: Psychology Revivals

   Originally published in 1976, here is a comprehensive account of the role of cognitive styles in early childhood. The author considers the possible precursors of these styles in infancy, and offers a new classification scheme that helps to clarify the relation of cognitive styles to ability and...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Psychology Press
9. The Anatomy of Adolescence (Psychology Revivals)

   Young people's social attitudes in Britain

   By Adrian Furnham, Barrie Gunter

   Series: Psychology Revivals

   Originally published in 1989, this is a unique reference source to the social attitudes of British adolescents of the time. The authors, both experienced researchers, draw on a sample of over 2,000 adolescents from all over the British Isles, including Northern Ireland and the north of Scotland as...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
10. Seeing Babies in a New Light

    The Life of Hanus Papousek

    By Otto Koester, Otto Koester

    Seeing Babies in a New Light: The Life of Hanus Papousek presents the first in-depth examination of the scientific contributions and life of Hanus Papousek (1922-2000), a leading figure in modern infancy research. The aim is to illuminate the research and ideas of this pediatrician and scholar who...

    Published May 2nd 2013 by Psychology Press