Psychosocial Approaches to Child and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing

Jennifer M. Waite-Jones is Visiting Lecturer in Health and Developmental Psychology, at the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, UK, where she is particularly concerned with the application of psychology and sociology to child and family health. Alison M. Rodriguez is Lecturer Child and Family Health at the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, UK. Alison is a chartered Psychologist and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with extensive teaching, research and supervision experience in health and critical health psychology.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Changing Concepts of Childhood and Adolescence.- 3. Psychosocial Theories of Childhood and Adolescence.- 4. Attachment, Parenting, and Culture.- 5. Sociability, Self-identity, and Self-esteem.- 6. Play, Learning and Developmental Wellbeing.- 7. Ambiguity within Family Life.- 8. Deviance and Labelling.- 9. Medicalisation of children and adolescents’ lives.- 10. Impact of long-term conditions during childhood and adolescence.- 11. Vulnerability and Resilience in Childhood and Adolescence.- 12. Conclusion.