Socioemotional Development and Health from Adolescence to Adulthood

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

• ISBN13: 9780521846318
• ISBN10: 0521846315
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-03
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This 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 Jyvaskyla, 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 recent results of such analyses.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	xiii
Preface	xv
Introduction	1	(1)
Richard J. Rose
Two Complementary Finnish Research Studies	1	(2)
Why Longitudinal Research?	3	(7)
Why Twin Research?	10	(6)
Finland as a Research Setting for Longitudinal Research	16	(7)
An Overview of the Book	23	(4)
PART I. LONGITUDINAL AND BEHAVIORAL GENETIC APPROACHES	27	(66)
The Jyvaskyla Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS)	29	(27)
Lea Pulkkinen
Introduction	29	(1)
Socioemotional Behavior in Childhood	30	(5)
Development Through Adolescence	35	(8)
Development Through Adulthood	43	(11)
Summary	54	(2)
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Social Behavior and Health	56	(20)
Richard J. Rose
Introduction	56	(1)
Differential Susceptibility	57	(4)
Selective Exposure	61	(2)
Genetic Effects on Behavior: Twin Parents and Their Families	63	(3)
Documenting Environmental Effects on Behavior	66	(4)
Parenting and Children's Outcomes	70	(4)
Conclusions	74	(2)
Social Behaviors and Health in Twins: The Finn Twin Studies	76	(17)
Jaakko Kaprio
Introduction	76	(1)
Study Cohorts	77	(6)
In-Depth Studies of Subsamples	83	(3)
A Brief Overview of the Analysis of Twin Data	86	(4)
Prospects for Twin Research in the Post-Genomic Era	90	(3)
PART II. ADOLESCENT HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOR AND ADULT HEALTH	93	(80)
Body Size and Overweight From Birth to Adulthood	95	(13)
Marja-Liisa Kinnunen
Kirsi Pietilainen
Aila Rissanen
Introduction	95	(2)
Body Size at Different Ages	97	(2)
Tracking of Body Size From Birth to Adulthood	99	(4)
Genetic and Environmental Effects on the Tracking	103	(3)
Conclusions	106	(2)
Pubertal Development and Health-Related Behavior	108	(18)
Danielle M. Dick
Brian S. Mustanski
Introduction	108	(2)
Measuring Pubertal Development	110	(2)
Causes of Variation in Pubertal Development	112	(3)
Consequences of Variation in Pubertal Development	115	(7)
Moderators of the Relationship Between Pubertal Development and Outcome	122	(2)
Conclusions	124	(2)
Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Initiation and Continuation of Smoking and Drinking	126	(20)
Danielle M. Dick
Satu Barman
Tuuli Pitkanen
Introduction	126	(1)
The Initiation of Substance Use	127	(11)
The Continued Use of Substances	138	(6)
Conclusions	144	(2)
Self-Rated Health: Precursors and Implications	146	(27)
Karri Silventoinen
Eero Lahelma
Jaakko Kaprio
Introduction	146	(1)
Self-Rated Health as an Indicator of Health Status	146	(2)
Socioeconomic Determinants of Self-Rated Health	148	(5)
Effect of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Self-Rated Health	153	(12)
The Background of Socioeconomic Health Differences	165	(3)
Toward a Holistic View: Interplay Between Nature and Nurture	168	(2)
Conclusions	170	(3)
PART III. SOCIOEMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE	173	(90)
Genetic and Environmental Factors in Girls' and Boys' Socioemotional Behavior	176	(21)
Elina Vierikko
Lea Pulkkinen
Richard J. Rose
Gender Differences in Socioemotional Behavior	176	(7)
Genetic and Environmental Effects on Socioemotional Behavior	183	(10)
Conclusions	193	(4)
Emotion Regulation and Well-Being	197	(12)
Marja Kokkonen
Marja-Liisa Kinnunen
Introduction	197	(2)
Emotion Regulation as a Process	199	(2)
Emotion Regulation as an Outcome	201	(1)
Lessons Learned in the JYLS and the FinnTwin12 by Combining the Approaches	202	(5)
Conclusions	207	(2)
Parental Knowledge and Family Atmosphere in Relation to Children's Socioemotional Behavior	209	(19)
Riitta-Leena Metsapelto
Petri Juujarvi
Introduction	209	(1)
Child-Centered Parenting and Developmental Outcomes in Children	210	(3)
Individual Differences in Parenting	213	(3)
Multiple Informants and the Divergence of Information on Parenting	216	(5)
Parental Knowledge and Family Atmosphere in Relation to Social Behavior in Children	221	(6)
Conclusions	227	(1)
Parental Work and Children's Behavior: The Mediator Roles of Partner Relationship and Parenthood	228	(17)
Ulla Kinnunen
Johanna Rantanen
Introduction	228	(1)
Links Between Work Instability and Children's Behavior	229	(3)
Links Between the Quality of Work and Children's Behavior	232	(9)
New Perspectives Regarding Employment and Children's Well-Being	241	(3)
Conclusions	244	(1)
Grandparents as Resource Factors in the Family	245	(18)
Helena Hurme
Introduction	245	(1)
Grandparents as Resource Factors for Their Grandchildren	246	(4)
Parental Support to Adult Children	250	(10)
Grandparenthood in the Future	260	(3)
PART IV. LIFE COURSE AND HEALTH	263	(80)
Identity Formation, Personal Control Over Development, and Well-Being	265	(21)
Paivi Fadjukoff
Lea Pulkkinen
Introduction	265	(1)
Two Dimensions of Adaptive Psychological Functioning	266	(8)
Developmental Antecedents and Well-Being in Adulthood	274	(6)
Group Comparisons	280	(3)
Conclusions	283	(3)
Sense of Coherence and Optimism: A More Positive Approach to Health	286	(20)
Taru Feldt
Anne Makikangas
Kaisa Aunola
Introduction	286	(1)
Sense of Coherence and Optimism - Distinct or Identical Constructs?	287	(5)
Development of Sense of Coherence and Optimism	292	(9)
Sense of Coherence and Optimism as Health-Promoters	301	(3)
Conclusions	304	(2)
Unemployment and Psychological Distress, and Education as a Resource Factor for Employment	306	(22)
Katja Kokko
Introduction	306	(1)
Unemployment and Psychological Distress	307	(10)
Unemployment and Educational Attainment	317	(9)
Conclusions	326	(2)
Personality, Work Career, and Health	328	(15)
Mika Kivimaki
Marianna Virtanen
Marko Elovainio
Jussi Vahtera
Introduction	328	(2)
Impact of Work on Health	330	(4)
Life Course Perspective to the Vulnerability Hypothesis	334	(4)
The Selection Hypothesis	338	(3)
Conclusions	341	(2)
Summary and Future Directions	343	(10)
Lea Pulkkinen
Jaakko Kaprio
Richard J. Rose
References	353	(44)
Author Index	397	(12)
Subject Index	409