Stress, Coping, and Resiliency in Children and Families

Edited by Hetherington, E. Mavis; Blechman, Elaine A.

• Contents: E.M. Hetherington, E.A. Blechman, Introduction and Overview. P.A. Cowan, C.P. Cowan, M.S. Schulz, Thinking About Risk and Resilience in Families. S.H. Henderson, E.M. Hetherington, D. Mekos, D. Reiss, Stress, Parenting, and Adolescent Psychopathology in Nondivorced and Stepfamilies: A Within-Family Perspective. M.S. Forgatch, G.R. Patterson, J.A. Ray, Divorce and Boys' Adjustment Problems: Two Paths With a Single Model. T.A. Wills, E.A. Blechman, G. McNamara, Family Support, Coping, and Competence. K.S. Wampler, C.F. Halverson, Jr., J. Deal, Risk and Resiliency in Nonclinical Young Children: The Georgia Longitudinal Study. L.M. Burton, The Timing of Childbearing, Family Structure, and the Role Responsibilities of Aging Black Women. G.H. Brody, Z. Stoneman, D. Flor, Family Wages, Family Processes, and Youth Competence in Rural Married African American Families. B.J. Wilson, J.M. Gottman, Attention--The Shuttle Between Emotion and Cognition: Risk, Resiliency, and Physiological Bases.

"This book enriches our empirical discussions about children, resiliency, and risks."—Science Books & Films"...represents a wonderful addition to the literature which has potential impact beyond the bounds of family research per se."—Contemporary Psychology"This is a good book which can be helpful to those who want to learn about positive influences in coping with stress."—Issues in Child Abouse Accusations