Stephen A. Petrill / Robert Plomin / John C. DeFries / John K. Hewitt (eds.)

Nature, Nurture, and the Transition to Early Adolescence

Herausgeber: Petrill, Stephen A; Hewitt, John K; Defries, John C; Plomin, Robert

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Produktbeschreibung

Some of the most intriguing issues in the study of cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development arise in the debate over nature versus nurture; a debate difficult to resolve because it is difficult to separate the respective contributions of genes and environment to development. The most powerful approach to this separation is through longitudinal adoption studies. The Colorado Adoption Project (CAP) is the only longitudinal adoption study in existence examining development continuously from birth to adolescence, which makes it a unique, powerful, and tremendously valuable resource. CAP is an ongoing assessment of 245 adopted children and 245 biological control children assessed from birth to early adolescence. This book is the fourth in a series describing CAP results. This latest volume, edited by four eminent researchers in developmental psychology, builds on the large body of research already generated by investigating the role of genes and environments on early adolescent development. Because it is the only volume on the most comprehensive investigation of the effect of genes and environments on early adolescent development, this work will be invaluable to researchers in developmental, cognitive, and social psychology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9780195157475
• ISBN-10: 0195157478
• Artikelnr.: 21098032

Autorenporträt

Petrill, Stephen A. / Plomin, Robert / DeFries, John C. / Hewitt, John K. (both Professors of Psychology, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, USA)

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Nature, Nurture and Adolescent Development: An Introduction
* 2: Developmental Analysis of IQ
* 3: Multivariate Parent-Offspring Analyses of Specific Cognitive
Abilities
* 4: Etiology of the Stability of Reading Performance from 7 to 12
Years of Age and Its Possible Mediation by IQ
* 5: Memory Ability During Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence in
the Colorado Adoption Project
* 6: Somatic Complaints from Early Childhood to Early Adolescence
* 7: Teacher and Mother Ratings of Attention Problems
* 8: Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents' Adjustment
* 9: Stability and Change in Internalizing Problems in the Transition
to Early Adolescence: Genetic and Environmental Influences
* 10: Loneliness During the Transition to Early Adolescence
* 11: Genetic Influences on Temperament in Early Adolescence: A
Multimethod Perspective
* 12: Links between Temperament and Behaviour Problems in Early
Adolescence
* 13: Using the Social Relations Model to Examine Correlates of
Adolescent Humour: The Role of Temperament and Well-Being
* 14: Effects of Prenatal Smoking on 12-year-old Children's Cognitive
and Behavioural Problems and Negative Family Environments
* 15: A Genetic Analysis of Extremes in Externalizing Behavioural
Problems and Negative Family Environments
* 16: Maternal Reports of Differential Treatment During Early
Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of Genetic Influences and Links to
Child Well-Being
* 17: Genetic Influences on Life Events in Middle Childhood and Early
Adolescence
* 18: The Developmental Trajectory of Genotype-Environment Correlation
in Early Adolescence
* 19: Conclusions