Handbook of Adolescent Psychology, Volume 1

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).

• Preface xiiiVOLUME 1: INDIVIDUAL BASES OF ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENTPart I: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS 11 THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES 3Richard M. Lerner and Laurence Steinberg2 MODELING LONGITUDINAL DATA FROM RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 15Todd D. Little, Noel A. Card, Kristopher J. Preacher, and Elizabeth McConnell3 "MORE THAN GOOD QUOTATIONS": HOW ETHNOGRAPHY INFORMS KNOWLEDGE ON ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT AND CONTEXT 55Linda M. Burton, Raymond Garrett-Peters, and Sherry C. EatonPart II: DOMAINS OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE 934 BRAIN DEVELOPMENT 95Tomas Paus5 PUBERTY: ITS ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT 116Elizabeth J. Susman and Lorah D. Dorn6 ADOLESCENT THINKING 152Deanna Kuhn7 SOCIAL COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE 187Judith G. Smetana and Myriam Villalobos8 MORAL COGNITIONS AND PROSOCIAL RESPONDING IN ADOLESCENCE 229Nancy Eisenberg, Amanda Sheffield Morris, Brenda McDaniel, and Tracy L. Spinrad9 IDENTITY FORMATION AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE 266James E. Cote10 GENDER DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE 305Nancy L. Galambos, Sheri A. Berenbaum, and Susan M. McHale11 ATTACHMENT AND AUTONOMY DURING ADOLESCENCE 358Kathleen Boykin McElhaney, Joseph P. Allen, J. Claire Stephenson, and Amanda L. Hare12 SCHOOLS, ACADEMIC MOTIVATION, AND STAGE - ENVIRONMENT FIT 404Jacquelynne S. Eccles and Robert W. Roeser13 RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 435Pamela Ebstyne King and Robert W. Roeser14 ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY 479Lisa M. Diamond and Ritch C. Savin-Williams15 POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 524Jacqueline V. Lerner, Erin Phelps, Yulika Forman, and Edmond P. BowersPart III: CHALLENGES TO HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT 55916 PROCESSES OF RISK AND RESILIENCE DURING ADOLESCENCE 561Bruce E. Compas and Kristen L. Reeslund17 ADOLESCENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES 589Penny Hauser-Cram, Marty Wyngaarden Krauss, and Joanne Kersh18 ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT HEALTH: FROM BASIC HEALTH STATUS TO CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS 618Elizabeth M. Ozer and Charles E. Irwin, Jr.19 INTERNALIZING PROBLEMS DURING ADOLESCENCE 642Julia A. Graber and Lisa M. Sontag20 CONDUCT DISORDER, AGGRESSION, AND DELINQUENCY 683David P. Farrington21 ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE 723Laurie Chassin, Andrea Hussong, and Iris BeltranAUTHOR INDEX 765SUBJECT INDEX 803

"Written for academic and professional audiences, this handbook provides comprehensive and up-to-date information covering many facets of adolescent development and includes research to help our understanding of this population. Due to the diversity in topics pertaining to adolescent development covered, this handbook is an excellent reference for anyone who works, lives, or interacts with adolescents, especially adolescents who are presenting challenging behaviors." (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Fall 2009, Vol 33, No. 2)