Well-Being : Positive Development Across the Life Course

by Bornstein, Marc H.; Davidson, Lucy; Keyes, Corey L.M.; Moore, Kristin A.

• ISBN13: 9780805840353
• ISBN10: 0805840354
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

This volume derived from original presentations given at a conference in Atlanta, Georgia, under the auspices of the Center for Child Well-Being. Scholars, practitioners, public health professionals, and principals in the child development community convened to address a science-based framework for elements of well-being and how the elements might be developed across the life course. Integrating physical, cognitive, and social-emotional domains, Well-Beingis the first scientific book to consider well-being holistically. Focusing on a set of core strengths grouped within these three domains, the book also includes a fourth section on developmental strengths through adulthood that broadly examines a continuum of health and development, as well as transitions in well-being. This volume takes a developmental perspective across the life course, describing foundational strengths for well-being--the capacities that can be actively developed, supported, or learned. These foundational strengths--problem solving, emotional regulation, and physical safety--are the positive underpinnings of early child health and development, as well as ongoing well-being across the life course. Working together and blending their respective disciplinary perspectives and expertise, 53 experts in psychology, sociology, child development, and medicine have contributed to the book.

Table of Contents

Series Prologue	xi
Marc H. Bornstein
Foreword	xiii
William H. Foege
A Brief History of Well-Being in Children and Adults	1	(12)
Kristin A. Moore
Corey L. M. Keyes
The Strength-Based Approach to Child Well-Being: Let's Begin With the End in Mind	13	(10)
Elizabeth L. Pollard
Mark L. Rosenberg
Holistic Well-Being and the Developing Child	23	(12)
Jonathan F. Zaff
D. Camille Smith
Martha F. Rogers
Caroline H. Leavitt
Tamara G. Halle
Marc H. Bornstein
PART I: PHYSICAL DOMAIN
Good Nutrition: The Imperative for Positive Development	35	(16)
Caroline H. Leavitt
Thomas F. Tonniges
Martha F. Rogers
Preventive Health Care in Early Childhood and Throughout the Life Span	51	(14)
Thomas F. Tonniges
Caroline H. Leavitt
Physical Activity and Well-Being	65	(16)
Jeanette M. Conner
Promotion of Safety, Security, and Well-Being	81	(18)
David A. Sleet
James A. Mercy
Reproductive Health	99	(10)
Jeanette M. Conner
James E. Dewey
Growing Up Drug Free: A Developmental Challenge	109	(16)
Bruce G. Simons-Morton
Denise L. Haynie
PART II: SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DOMAIN
Emotional Development and Well-Being	125	(14)
Tamara G. Halle
Emotional Regulation From Infancy Through Adolescence	139	(16)
William G. Graziano
Renee M. Tobin
Coping as an Element of Developmental Well-Being	155	(12)
Lisa J. Bridges
Autonomy as an Element of Developmental Well-Being	167	(10)
Lisa J. Bridges
Trust, Attachment, and Relatedness	177	(14)
Lisa J. Bridges
Parent-Child Relationships	191	(14)
Martha J. Cox
Kristina S. M. Harter
Sibling Relationships	205	(16)
Brenda L. Volling
Peer Relationships	221	(14)
William M. Bukowski
Positive Development of the Self: Self-Concept, Self-Esteem, and Identity	235	(18)
Jonathan F. Zaff
Elizabeth C. Hair
Prosocial Behavior, Empathy, and Sympathy	253	(16)
Nancy Eisenberg
PART III: COGNITIVE DOMAIN
Information Processing and Memory	269	(12)
Robert V. Kail
Curiosity, Exploration, and Novelty-Seeking	281	(14)
Naomi Wentworth
Sam L. Witryol
Mastery Motivation and Goal Persistence in Young Children	295	(16)
Kay Donahue Jennings
Laura J. Dietz
Thinking and Intelligence	311	(10)
Robert S. Siegler
Problem Solving as an Element of Developmental Well-Being	321	(10)
D. Camille Smith
Language and Literacy	331	(10)
Brian MacWhinney
Marc H. Bornstein
Educational Achievement	341	(14)
Stephen B. Plank
Douglas J. MacIver
Moral Development in Childhood	355	(16)
Daniel A. Hart
Debra A. Burock
Bonita E. London
Amanda M. Miraglia
Creativity and Talent	371	(12)
Ellen Winner
PART IV: ADULT DEVELOPMENT DOMAIN
Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: The Critical Passage Ways to Adulthood	383	(24)
Jacquelynne Eccles
Janice Templeton
Bonnie Barber
Margaret Stone
Physical Health and Adult Well-Being	407	(18)
Edward L. Schneider
Lucy Davidson
Social and Emotional Engagement in Adulthood	425	(24)
Donald C. Reitzes
Cognitive Styles and Well-Being in Adulthood and Old Age	449	(28)
Derek M. Isaacowitz
Martin E.P. Seligman
Dimensions of Well-Being and Mental Health in Adulthood	477	(24)
Corey L. M. Keyes
Mary Beth Waterman
PART V: OVERARCHING ISSUES AND THEMES
Child Well-Being: From Elements to Integrations	501	(24)
Richard M. lerner
Marc H. Bornstein
D. Camille Smith
Well-Being and the Future: Using Science Based Knowledge to Inform Practice and Policy	525	(18)
Lucy Davidson
Mark L. Rosenberg
Kristin A. Moore
About the Authors	543	(16)
Author Index	559	(32)
Subject Index	591