"Identity, Youth, and Human Development: An Introduction is the first text to address identity formation in a format appropriate for students being introduced to identity-related issues for the first time. Although a significant area of interest for many students and youth, iden…
Abstract: Very few sibling studies were designed to illuminate developmental changes occuring during the middle childhood years. The existing cross-sectional studies of children representing ages 6-12 yield scant suggestion of the developmental changes occurring during middle ch…
Attachment Theory: Social, Developmental, and Clinical Perspectives offers innovative approaches to the understanding of such diverse clinical topics as child abuse, borderline personality disorder, dissociation, adolescent suicide, treatment responsiveness, false memory, narrat…
"This class-tested text provides a comprehensive overview of the classical and current theories of moral development and applications of these theories in various counseling and educational settings"--
"This class-tested text provides a comprehensive overview of the classical and current theories of moral development and applications of these theories in various counseling and educational settings"--
This volume examines the developmental aspects of the general psychological construct of self-determination. The term refers to self- (vs. other- ) caused action - to people acting volitionally - as based on their own will. Research conducted in the fields of psychology and educ…
"Examines a variety of biological, socialization, and contextual influences on prosocial development from infancy through young adulthood. While the definition of prosocial behavior may seem straight forward, recent research has highlighted its multifaceted nature. This volume s…
"The Trouble with Twin Studies questions popular genetic explanations of human behavioral differences based upon the existing body of twin research. Psychologist Jay Joseph outlines the fallacies of twin studies in the context of the ongoing decades-long failure to discover gene…
