Nature, nurture, and the transition to early adolescence [electronic resource] / edited by Stephen A. Petrill ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Petrill, Stephen A., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colorado Adoption Project.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contributors 1. Nature, Nurture, and Adolescent Development: An Introduction, Stephen A. Petrill, Robert Plomin, John C. DeFries, and John K. Hewitt 2. Developmental Analysis of IQ, E. G. Bishop, Stacey S. Cherny, and John K. Hewitt 3. Multivariate Parent-Offspring Analyses of Specific Cognitive Abilities, Maricela Alarcon, Robert Plomin, Robin P. Corley, and John C. DeFries 4. Etiology of the Stability of Reading Performance from 7 to 12 Years of Age and Its Possible Mediation by IQ, Sally J. Wadsworth and John C. DeFries 5. Memory Ability during Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence in

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; 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 Influences10. Loneliness during the Transition to Early Adolescence; 11. Genetic Influences on Temperament in Early Adolescence: A Multimethod Perspective; 12. Links between Temperament and Behavior Problems in Early Adolescence; 13. Using the Social Relations Model to Examine Correlates of Adolescent Humor: The Role of Temperament and Well-Being; 14. Effects of Prenatal Smoking on 12-Year-Old Children's Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes

15. A Genetic Analysis of Extremes in Externalizing Behavioral Problems and Negative Family Environments16. 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; Names Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-518647-8

1-280-70402-0

0-19-534804-4

OCLC:

437108474