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Adolescent Development

  1. Adolescent Romantic Relations and Sexual Behavior

    Theory, Research, and Practical Implications

    Edited by Paul Florsheim

    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

  2. Arenas of Comfort in Adolescence

    A Study of Adjustment in Context

    By Jeylan T. Mortimer, Kathleen T. Call

    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

  3. Growing Up Fast

    Transitions To Early Adulthood of Inner-city Adolescent Mothers

    By Bonnie J. Ross Leadbeater, Niobe Way

    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

  4. Handbook of Adolescent Development

    Edited by Sandy Jackson, Luc Goossens

    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

  5. The Decline of Substance Use in Young Adulthood

    Changes in Social Activities, Roles, and Beliefs

    By Jerald G. Bachman, Patrick M. O'Malley, John E. Schulenberg, Lloyd D. Johnston, Alison L. Bryant, Alicia C. Merline

    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