Handbook of Adolescent Psychology, Volume 1: Individual Bases of Adolescent Development

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Richard M. Lerner, Laurence Steinberg
John Wiley & Sons, Apr 6, 2009 - Psychology - 840 pages
The study of and interest in adolescence in the field of psychology and related fields continues to grow, necessitating an expanded 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.
 

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Contents

HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES
3
Joanne Kersh Amanda Sheffield Morris
8
AND CONTEXT
55
DOMAINS OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
93
ITS ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT
116
ADOLESCENT THINKING
152
MORAL COGNITIONS AND PROSOCIAL RESPONDING
229
IDENTITY FORMATION AND SELFDEVELOPMENT
266
ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY
479
POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
524
Department of Psychology Lorah D Dorn
555
CHALLENGES TO HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT
559
ADOLESCENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
589
Edmond P Bowers University of Cincinnati
615
FROM BASIC HEALTH
618
INTERNALIZING PROBLEMS DURING ADOLESCENCE
642

Sheri A Berenbaum
305
Tufts University Laurence Steinberg
358
Lawrence Kansas J Claire Stephenson
398
SCHOOLS ACADEMIC MOTIVATION AND STAGE
404
Portland State University Charlottesville Virginia
408
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN ADOLESCENT
435
CONDUCT DISORDER AGGRESSION AND DELINQUENCY
683
Vanderbilt University Myriam Villalobos
705
Laurie Chassin
723
AUTHOR INDEX
765
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About the author (2009)

Richard M. Lerner, Ph.D. is Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University. He is the author or editor of many publications, including the Handbook of Child Psychology, Sixth Edition and the Handbook of Psychology, Volume 6, Developmental Psychology. Dr. Lerner is also a past editor of the Journal of Research on Adolescence.

Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., is the Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University.?He is Past-President of the Division of Developmental Psychology of the American Psychological Association and a former President of the Society for Research on Adolescence.?Dr. Steinberg is the author or co-author of many publications, including Adolescence (8th edition).

Bibliographic information

TitleHandbook of Adolescent Psychology, Volume 1: Individual Bases of Adolescent Development
Volume 1 of Handbook of Adolescent Psychology: Individual Bases of Adolescent Development, Laurence D. Steinberg, ISBN 0470149205, 9780470149201
Volume 1 of Handbook of adolescent psychology, Richard M Lerner, ISBN 0470149205, 9780470149201
EditorsRichard M. Lerner, Laurence Steinberg
Edition3
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2009
ISBN0470149213, 9780470149218
Length840 pages
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Psychology / General
Psychology / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent
  
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