Socioemotional Development and Health from Adolescence to Adulthood

by Edited by Lea Pulkkinen , Jaakko Kaprio , Richard J. Rose

• ISBN13: 9780521367998
• ISBN10: 0521367999
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This 2006 book is based on two longitudinal studies of behavior development, both conducted in Finland, a living laboratory setting for longitudinal research. Much of the book reports results from a longitudinal study begun in Jyv#xE4;skyl#xE4;, Finland, in 1968, when its participants were school children. This longitudinal study is complemented by two Finnish twin-family studies, with parallel measures and overlapping aims, to yield insights into genetic and environmental sources of variation in early development and later outcomes. An array of findings from the two sets of longitudinal studies are presented, set within a theoretical framework of socioemotional development, and focused on both individual and familial predictors of health-related outcomes from childhood to early adulthood. Many contributors to this edited volume represent a second-tier of Finnish-USA collaborators. They analyzed data from the longitudinal studies as part of their advanced training, and their contributions to the book report results of such analyses.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Longitudinal and Behavior Genetic Approaches

The Jyväskylä longitudinal study of personality and social development (JYLS)

Genetic and environmental influences on social behavior and health

Social behaviors and health in twins: the FinnTwin studies

Adolescent Health-related Behavior and Adult Health

Body size and overweight from birth to adulthood

Pubertal development and health-related behavior

Genetic and environmental influences on the initiation and continuation of smoking and drinking

Self-rated health: precursors of and implications

Socioemotional Behavior in Early Adolecence

Genetic and environmental factors in girls' and boys' socioemotional behavior

Emotion regulation and wellbeing

Parental knowledge and family atmosphere in relation to children's socioemotional behavior

Parental work and children's behavior: the mediator roles of partner relationship and parenthood

Grandparents as resource factors in the family

Life Course and Health

Identity formation, personal control over development, and well-being

Sense of coherence and optimism: a more positive approach to health

Unemployment, psychological distress, and education as a resource factor for employment

Personality, work career and health

Summary and future directions

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