Relationships as Developmental Contexts: The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 30

by Collins; W. Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780805826166
• ISBN10: 0805826165
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

The volume's topic was chosen in part because of the rapidly growing salience of dyadic research perspectives in developmental psychology, but also in social psychology and in fields such as communication and family studies. It provides the most complete representation now available on current theory and research on the significance of personal relationships in child and adolescent development. This volume addresses the ways in which the study of social development has been altered by an emphasis on research questions and techniques for studying children and adolescents in the context of their significant dyadic relationships. Leading scholars--many of them pioneers in the concepts and methods of dyadic research--have contributed chapters in which they both report findings from recent research and reflect on the implications for developmental psychology. Their work encompasses studies of relationships with parents, siblings, friends, and romantic partners. Opening chapters set the stage by describing the key characteristics of social-development research from a dyadic perspective and outlining key themes and contemporary issues in the field. It concludes with commentaries from distinguished senior scholars identifying important directions for future research.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
PART I: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS	1	(60)
1 Willard W. Hartup and the New Look in Social Development	3	(10)
W. Andrew Collins
2 Relationships as Developmental Contexts: Retrospective Themes and Contemporary Issues	13	(24)
Willard W. Hartup
Brett Laursen
3 Interpersonal Support and Individual Development	37	(24)
Cornelis F. M. van Lieshout
Antonius H. N. Cillessen
Gerbert J. T. Haselager
PART II: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS	61	(94)
4 Knowing the Sounds: Friendship as a Developmental Context	63	(22)
Andrew F. Newcomb
William M. Bukowski
Catherine L. Bagwell
5 Friends' Influence on Children's Adjustment to School	85	(24)
Thomas J. Berndt
6 Bootstrapping Through the Cultural Comparison Minefield: Childhood Social Status and Friendship in the United States and Indonesia	109	(24)
Doran C. French
Kusdwiratri Setiono
J. Mark Eddy
7 Friends and Lovers: The Role of Peer Relationships in Adolescent Romantic Relationships	133	(22)
Wyndol Furman
PART III: FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LINKS TO OTHER RELATIONSHIPS	155	(150)
8 The Uniqueness of the Parent-Child Relationship	157	(20)
Eleanor E. Maccoby
9 Social Capital and the Development of Youth From Nondivorced, Divorced, and Remarried Families	177	(34)
E. Mavis Hetherington
10 Social Relationships Across Contexts: Family-Peer Linkages	211	(30)
Ross D. Parke
Robin O'Neil
11 One Social World: The Integrated Development of Parent-Child and Peer Relationships	241	(22)
L. Alan Sroufe
Byron Egeland
Elizabeth A. Carlson
12 Siblings, Friends, and the Development of Social Understanding	263	(18)
Judy Dunn
13 Conflict and Averted Conflict in Preschoolers' Interactions With Siblings and Friends	281	(24)
Ganie B. DeHart
PART IV: DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT	305	(48)
14 Commentary: Integrating Relationship Knowledge	307	(8)
Ellen Berscheid
15 Commentary: Development, Modalities, and Relationships	315	(8)
Carolyn U. Shantz
16 Commentary: Aspects of Relationships in Child Development	323	(8)
Robert A. Hinde
17 An Annotated Hartup: Developmental History in a Personal Context	331	(22)
Brett Laursen
Author Index	353	(12)
Subject Index	365