Adolescent Development
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Siblings in Adolescence
Series: Studies in Adolescent Development
While there is a body of literature on siblings in childhood, research on adolescent siblings is scarce. Although several sub-disciplines of psychology and social science, such as behavioral genetics and family psychology, have provided some empirical research on the role of adolescent siblings,...
To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Psychology Press
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Youth on Religion
The Development, Negotiation and Impact of Faith and Non-faith Identity
Series: Adolescence and Society
To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge
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Adolescent Mental Health
Prevention and Intervention
Adolescence is a period of rapid growth, maturing individuality, vulnerabilities and fortitude. Fortunately, most youths go through this period of life in a healthy way, but some do not. Adolescent Mental Health: Prevention and Intervention is a concise and accessible overview of our current...
To Be Published October 22nd 2013 by Routledge
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The Developmental Science of Adolescence
History through Autobiography
The Developmental Science of Adolescence: History through Autobiography is the most authoritative account of the leading developmental scientists from around the world. Written by the scholars who shaped the history they are recounting, each chapter is an engaging and personal account of...
To Be Published August 5th 2013 by Psychology Press
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Young People and the Care Experience
Research, Policy and Practice
Series: Adolescence and Society
The care system looks after the most vulnerable young people in society – those who are, for a variety of reasons, unable to live with their parents. Young People and the Care Experience examines what can be done to support young people to remain at home, and if this is not possible, how they can...
Published April 10th 2013 by Routledge
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Adolescent Development and School Achievement in Urban Communities
Resilience in the Neighborhood
This timely volume explores essential themes, issues, and challenges related to adolescents’ lives and learning in underserviced urban areas. Distinguished scholars provide theoretically grounded, multidisciplinary perspectives on contexts and forces that influence adolescent development and...
Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Cyberbullying
Development, Consequences, Risk and Protective Factors
Series: Special Issues of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology
From the beginning of 2000, with the increase and diffusion of modern technologies, a new form of bullying using electronic means has emerged. Literature has reached some consistent findings on the description of the problem. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about developmental processes...
Published October 28th 2012 by Psychology Press
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A Dynamic Systems Approach to Adolescent Development
Series: Studies in Adolescent Development
The dynamic systems approach is a rapidly expanding advancement in the study of developmental research, particularly in the domain of adolescent development. It provides a unique way of examining the subject, and this innovative study of developmental processes helps social scientists to translate...
Published November 3rd 2011 by Psychology Press
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Adolescent Psychology Around the World
This book paints a portrait of adolescent psychology in 4 major regions: Africa/the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Featuring 24 revised and updated chapters from the International Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2007), readers are introduced to the way the majority of the world’s...
Published October 4th 2011 by Psychology Press
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Illegal Leisure Revisited
Changing Patterns of Alcohol and Drug Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
Series: Adolescence and Society
This book updates the progress into adulthood of the cohort of fourteen-year-olds who were recruited and tracked until they were eighteen years old. Illegal Leisure (1998) described their adolescent journeys and lifestyles, focusing on their early regular drinking and extensive ‘recreational’ drug...
Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge
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Adolescent Rationality and Development
Cognition, Morality, and Identity, Third Edition
Frequently cited in scholarly books and journals and praised by students, this book focuses on developmental changes and processes in adolescence rather than on the details and problems of daily life. Major developmental changes associated with adolescence are identified. Noted for its...
Published January 5th 2011 by Psychology Press
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The Nature of Adolescence, 4th Edition
Series: Adolescence and Society
The fourth edition of this successful textbook provides an up-to-date introduction to all of the key features of adolescent development. While drawing on the North American literature on adolescence, it highlights European perspectives and also provides unique coverage of the topic by...
Published November 24th 2010 by Routledge
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Mental Health and Emerging Adulthood among Homeless Young People
What happens to homeless and runaway adolescents when they become adults? This is the first study that follows homeless youth into young adulthood and reviews the mental health consequences of runaway episodes and street life. The adolescents were interviewed every three months for three years from...
Published April 13th 2009 by Psychology Press
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Adolescent Romantic Relations and Sexual Behavior
Theory, Research, and Practical Implications
Developmental and clinical researchers have only just discovered the phenomenon of adolescent romance as a topic of serious scientific inquiry. This discovery may be related to the overwhelming evidence that adult romantic relationships are failing at alarming rates. Dramatic increases in the rates...
Published April 30th 2013 by Psychology Press
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Arenas of Comfort in Adolescence
A Study of Adjustment in Context
Series: Research Monographs in Adolescence Series
Adolescence is a time when the social world expands, a time of increasing engagement beyond the family sphere to the school, the peer group, and the workplace. These contexts may present experiences that differ greatly in their tone and content, either contributing to or hindering satisfaction and...
To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
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Growing Up Fast
Transitions To Early Adulthood of Inner-city Adolescent Mothers
Series: Research Monographs in Adolescence Series
In this book the authors examine in depth the lives of inner-city adolescent mothers, going beyond stereotypes to illuminate the diverse pathways to young adulthood taken by these young women. The different ways they respond to becoming a parent reflect a range of abilities, aspirations, and...
Published February 4th 2013 by Psychology Press
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Handbook of Adolescent Development
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...
To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
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Social Life and Social Knowledge
Toward a Process Account of Development
Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series
In this new volume, leading researchers provide state-of-the-art perspectives on how social interaction influences the development of knowledge. The book integrates approaches from a variety of disciplines including developmental psychology, psychopathology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology,...
Published August 15th 2012 by Psychology Press
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The Decline of Substance Use in Young Adulthood
Changes in Social Activities, Roles, and Beliefs
Series: Research Monographs in Adolescence Series
This book is intended as a thoughtful extension to Bachman et al.'s well-received monograph Smoking, Drinking, and Drug Use in Young Adulthood. That volume showed that the new freedoms of young adulthood lead to increases in substance use, while the responsibilities of adulthood--marriage,...
To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press