Measuring environment across the life span : emerging methods and concepts / edited by Sarah L. Friedman and Theodore D. Wachs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Friedman, Sarah L.

Wachs, Theodore D., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental psychology.

Psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1999]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

Psychologists have long understood that laboratory settings only approximate genuine human environments. Yet, how can the influence of the real world, with all its complexity and variability, be measured? This book deals with this question by providing theoretical models and testing methods for quantifying physical and social environments that serve as contexts of human development. /// The book brings together the work of developmental researchers specializing in specific domains or populations. Chapter authors explore ways for measuring and conceptualizing the environment across major stages in the life span, focusing on home life, the adolescent peer environment, child care settings, community settings for the elderly, the after school environment, and the workplace. The unpredictable influence of real world events is considered at each stage. The volume represents the state of the art in environmental assessment procedures and is intended as a resource for psychologists specializing in assessment, methodology, and development. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1999. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1999 dcunns.

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