This volume brings together a team of leading psychologists to provide a state-of-the-art overview of adolescent development. The contributions cover a wide range of topics, including those currently of most importance to basic or applied research and policy formulation. The chapters are organised into sections on basic processes, contexts, psychosocial functions, relational experiences, and problem behavior. Each contribution provides a cutting-edge review of theory and research in a particular subfield of adolescence. Each chapter also includes some analysis of gender and sex differences, moderating influences due to socio-economic status, cultural or ethnic issues, and genetic factors. All chapters conclude with a summary and a bibliography of related topics. The Handbook forms the ideal basis for a university course on adolescence and serves as a useful reference for faculty wishing to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the field. Further, parents of adolescents may find the material informative of the nature of adolescence.

Gerald R. Adams is a Distinguished Professor of Family Relations and Human Development in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph, Ontario.

Michael D. Berzonsky is Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at Cortland.

List of Contributors

viii

Introduction by the Editors

xxi

Part I: Biological and Genetic Processes

1

(48)

Behavior Genetics and Adolescent Development: A Review of Recent Literature

3

(21)

Joseph Lee Rodgers

David E. Bard

Pubertal Processes and Physiological Growth in Adolescence

24

(25)

Andrea Bastiani Archibald

Julia A. Graber

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

Part II: The Social Context of Adolescence

49

(124)

Religious Development in Adolescence

51

(9)

Geoffrey L. Ream

Ritch C. Savin-Williams

The Family Ecology of Adolescence: A Dynamic Systems Perspective on Normative Development

60

(32)

Isabela Granic

Thomas J. Dishion

Tom Hollenstein

Enhancing Adolescent Development through Sports and Leisure

92

(17)

Steven J. Danish

Tanya E. Taylor

Robert J. Fazio

The World of Work and Careers

109

(20)

Fred W. Vondracek

Erik J. Porfeli

Schools as Developmental Contexts

129

(20)

Jacquelynne S. Eccles

Robert W. Roeser

College as a Transition to Adulthood

149

(24)

Marilyn J. Montgomery

James E. Cote

Part III: Developmental Patterns and Processes

173

(138)

Autonomy Development during Adolescence

175

(30)

Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck

W. Andrew Collins

Identity Development during Adolescence

205

(22)

Jane Kroger

Cognitive Development during Adolescence

227

(20)

James P. Byrnes

Moral Development during Adolescence

247

(22)

Judith G. Smetana

Elliot Turiel

Emotional Development in Adolescence

269

(21)

Gianine D. Rosenblum

Michael Lewis

Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Development

290

(21)

Jerome B. Dusek

Julie Guay McIntyre

Part IV: Personal Relationships

311

(102)

Dating and Romantic Experiences in Adolescence

313

(17)

Heather A. Bouchey

Wyndol Furman

Friendships, Cliques, and Crowds

330

(19)

B. Bradford Brown

Christa Klute

Relationships Outside the Family: Unrelated Adults

349

(22)

Nancy Darling

Stephen F. Hamilton

Katherine Hames Shaver

Adolescent Sexuality: Behavior and Meaning

371

(22)

Lisa J. Crockett

Marcela Raffaelli

Kristin L. Moilanen

The Intimate Relationships of Sexual-Minority Youths

393

(20)

Lisa M. Diamond

Ritch C. Savin-Williams

Part V: Problem Behaviors

413

(193)

Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing

415

(35)

Brent C. Miller

Bruce K. Bayley

Mathew Christensen

Spencer C. Leavitt

Diana D. Coyl

Alcohol and Other Substance Use and Abuse

450

(20)

Michael Windle

Rebecca C. Windle

Understanding Conduct Problems in Adolescence from a Lifespan Perspective

470

(24)

Deborah M. Capaldi

Joann Wu Shortt

Leaving Home: The Runaway and the Forgotten Throwaway

494

(8)

Thomas P. Gullotta

Crime, Delinquency, and Youth Gangs

502

(21)

Daniel J. Flannery

David L. Hussey

Laurie Biebelhausen

Kelly L. Wester

Eating Disorders in Adolescence

523

(27)

Janet Polivy

C. Peter Herman

Jennifer S. Mills

Heather B. Wheeler

Depression and Suicide during Adolescence

550

(23)

Alesha D. Seroczynski

Farrah M. Jacquez

David A. Cole

Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Adolescents: Risk Factors, Antecedents, and Prevention Strategies

573

(33)

Ralph J. DiClemente

Richard A. Crosby

Author Index

606

(28)

Subject Index

634

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