Nature, nurture, and the transition to early adolescence / edited by Stephen A. Petrill ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Petrill, Stephen A., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature and nurture--Longitudinal studies.

Nature and nurture.

Individual differences in adolescence--Longitudinal studies.

Individual differences in adolescence.

Adopted children--Colorado--Psychology--Longitudinal studies.

Adopted children.

Colorado Adoption Project.

Psychology.

Colorado.

Genre:

Longitudinal studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Contents:

1. Nature, Nurture, and Adolescent Development: An Introduction / Stephen A. Petrill, Robert Plomin, John C. DeFries, John K. Hewitt 3

2. Developmental Analysis of IQ / E. G. Bishop, Stacey S. Cherny, John K. Hewitt 13

3. Multivariate Parent-Offspring Analyses of Specific Cognitive Abilities / Maricela Alarcon, Robert Plomin, Robin P. Corley, John C. DeFries 28

4. Etiology of the Stability of Reading Performance from 7 to 12 Years of Age and Its Possible Mediation by IQ / Sally J. Wadsworth, John C. DeFries 49

5. Memory Ability during Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence in the Colorado Adoption Project / Stephen A. Petrill, Sally-Ann Rhea 62

6. Somatic Complaints from Early Childhood to Early Adolescence / Nicholas Giardino, Richard Rende 76

7. Teacher and Mother Ratings of Attention Problems / Stephanie Schmitz 93

8. Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents' Adjustment / Alessandra C. Iervolino 109

9. Stability and Change in Internalizing Problems in the Transition to Early Adolescence: Genetic and Environmental Influences / Kirby Deater-Deckard, Shirley McGuire 133

10. Loneliness during the Transition to Early Adolescence / Shirley McGuire, Jeanie Clifford 152

11. Genetic Influences on Temperament in Early Adolescence: A Multimethod Perspective / Jeffrey R. Gagne, Kimberly J. Saudino, Stacey S. Cherny 166

12. Links between Temperament and Behavior Problems in Early Adolescence / Stephanie Schmitz, Kimberly J. Saudino 185

13. Using the Social Relations Model to Examine Correlates of Adolescent Humor: The Role of Temperament and Well-Being / Beth Manke, Coleen Carlson 199

14. Effects of Prenatal Smoking on 12-Year-Old Children's Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes / Michelle Ward, Laura A. Baker 222

15. A Genetic Analysis of Extremes in Externalizing Behavioral Problems and Negative Family Environments / Kirby Deater-Deckard 240

16. Maternal Reports of Differential Treatment during Early Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of Genetic Influences and Links to Child Well-Being / Rebecca Hobson, Beth Manke, Shirley McGuire 258

17. Genetic Influences on Life Events in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence / Kimberly J. Saudino, Jeffrey R. Gagne, Madeline Becker 280

18. The Developmental Trajectory of Genotype-Environment Correlation in Early Adolescence / Erica L. Spotts, Jenae M. Neiderhiser 295.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0195157478

OCLC:

49355859