Handbook of Adolescent Development

by Jackson; Sandy

• ISBN13: 9781841692005
• ISBN10: 184169200X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-31
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

What specifically characterises adolescents in Europe? What does it mean to be young in Europe at the beginning of the twenty-first century? Handbook of Adolescent Developmentconsiders a rational theory and methodology for a European perspective on adolescent development. It looks at a range of different national approaches to the discipline, offering a cross-cultural comparison and then integrating them to create a specific pan-European perspective. It also incorporates a comprehensive review of the literature in the area and considers avenues for future research. The contributors are all eminent researchers in the field and the individual chapters cover their specific areas of expertise. This multidisciplinary text will be of interest to those studying and researching in the fields of developmental psychology, sociology, demography, epidemiology and criminology.

Author Biography

Sandy Jackson was a Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands)

Table of Contents

List of figures	viii
List of tables	ix
List of contributors	x
Preface	xiii
Adolescent development: Putting Europe on the map	1	(10)
Luc Goossens
Boundaries of adolescence	1	(2)
Europe: An old continent and an emergent reality	3	(1)
Cross-cultural comparisons of adolescent development	4	(3)
Globalization of adolescent research	7	(2)
Conclusion	9	(2)
Theories of adolescence	11	(19)
Luc Goossens
Developmental theories: Their role in the history of adolescent psychology	11	(1)
Four classical types of theory on adolescence	12	(7)
Integrative approaches	19	(2)
Contextualist theories	21	(5)
Conclusion	26	(4)
Pubertal maturation	30	(21)
Francoise D. Alsaker
August Flammer
Somatic changes	30	(7)
Psychosocial aspects of pubertal maturation	37	(8)
Conclusion	45	(6)
Emotion, affect, and loneliness in adolescence	51	(20)
Luc Goossens
Adolescent emotions	51	(5)
Adolescent loneliness and solitude	56	(5)
Integrating research on adolescent loneliness and solitude: A European research program	61	(2)
Socio-cultural differences in loneliness	63	(3)
Conclusion	66	(5)
Cognitive development in adolescence: Thinking freed from concrete constraints	71	(19)
Henri Lehalle
New cognitive skills in the transition from childhood to adolescence	72	(5)
Cognitive analysis of developmental domains in adolescence	77	(6)
In search of explanations and theoretical frameworks	83	(3)
Conclusion	86	(4)
Self-concept, self-esteem and identity	90	(28)
Francoise D. Alsaker
Jane Kroger
Introduction	90	(2)
Self-concept and self-esteem	92	(8)
Identity	100	(10)
Conclusion	110	(8)
Moral development in adolescence: How to integrate personal and social values?	118	(17)
Henri Lehalle
Assessment methods and general stages	119	(5)
Sequential aspects of the general stages	124	(1)
Context variabilities and differentiation between several rule systems	124	(4)
Inter-individual differences	128	(3)
Conclusion	131	(4)
The many faces of adolescent autonomy: Parent-adolescent conflict, behavioral decision-making, and emotional distancing	135	(19)
Luc Goossens
Three types of autonomy	135	(1)
Behavioral autonomy	136	(8)
Emotional autonomy: the `detachment debate'	144	(4)
Linking behavioral and emotional autonomy	148	(1)
Conclusion	149	(5)
Families and adolescents	154	(21)
Marisol Lila
Marcel van Aken
Gonzalo Musitu
Sofia Buelga
Introduction	154	(1)
Families in Europe	155	(5)
Family relationships and adolescence	160	(5)
Family systems and adolescence	165	(4)
Conclusion	169	(6)
Peer relations in adolescence	175	(25)
Ron H. J. Scholte
Marcel A. G. van Aken
Introduction	175	(1)
Friendships: characteristics, dynamics, and effects	176	(4)
Peer groups and youth subculture	180	(3)
Social status	183	(4)
Bullying and victimization	187	(2)
Parent-adolescent and peer relationships	189	(5)
Conclusion	194	(6)
Sexuality and intimate relationships in adolescence	200	(23)
Bruna Zani
Elvira Cicognani
Introduction	201	(2)
Romantic relationships in adolescence	203	(4)
Adolescent sexual activity	207	(6)
Preventive behavior and risk taking	213	(3)
Adolescent pregnancy and abortion	216	(2)
Conclusion	218	(5)
Adolescents in school	223	(23)
August Flammer
Francoise D. Alsaker
Aims of schooling and historical changes	223	(2)
Structure of schooling	225	(7)
Academic learning	232	(6)
Social learning	238	(3)
Conclusion	241	(5)
Youth and leisure: A European perspective	246	(18)
Leo B. Hendry
Marion Kloep
Leisure lifestyles and the economic situation in Europe	246	(2)
`Types' of leisure	248	(7)
Leisure transitions	255	(1)
Ethnic and cultural influences on leisure	256	(1)
Gender and leisure	257	(1)
Processes and mechanisms	258	(1)
Conclusion	259	(5)
Adolescents' relationships to institutional order	264	(20)
Monica Ruhini
Augusto Palmonari
Institutions in the social world of young people	264	(2)
Components of orientation toward institutional authorities	266	(5)
School experience and orientation towards formal institutions	271	(4)
Peer groups	275	(5)
Conclusion	280	(4)
Health-related behavior: Current situation, trends, and prevention	284	(24)
Pierre-Andre Michaud
Isabelle Chossis
Joan-Carles Suris
Adolescents and their health	284	(4)
Adolescent lifestyles and health-related behaviour	288	(11)
Conclusion	299	(9)
Depression and suicide	308	(29)
Francoise D. Alsaker
Andreas Dick-Niederhauser
Depression in adolescence	308	(10)
Suicide in adolescence	318	(6)
Considerations for prevention and treatment	324	(4)
Conclusion	328	(9)
Epidemiology and psychosocial risk factors associated with adolescent drug consumption	337	(28)
Sofia Buelga
Marcella Ravenna
Gonzalo Musitu
Marisol Lila
Introduction	337	(2)
Epidemiological studies on licit and illicit drug consumption in childhood and adolescence in Europe	339	(8)
Factors associated with drug consumption: A biopsychosocial approach	347	(3)
Applying constructs from the biopsychosocial model to initiation and continued drug use	350	(8)
Conclusion	358	(7)
Development of aggression and its linkages with violence and juvenile delinquency	365	(22)
Willem Koops
Bram Orobio de Castro
Introduction	365	(1)
A developmental approach	366	(2)
What is aggression? Notes on terminology	368	(2)
Development of aggression	370	(2)
Delinquency in adolescence	372	(3)
Developmental trajectories of aggression and violence	375	(1)
Predicting development in adolescence from ``risk'' and ``protective'' factors	376	(1)
Causal mechanisms in theories on juvenile (delinquent) violence	377	(3)
Conclusion	380	(7)
Author index	387	(24)
Subject index	411