Reframing adolescent research / edited by Leo B. Hendry and Marion Kloep.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hendry, Leo B., editor.

Kloep, Marion, 1955- editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adolescent psychology--Research--Methodology.

Adolescence--Research--Methodology.

Adolescence--Research.

Methodology.

Adolescence.

Adolescent psychology--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 160 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 'To boldly go!' Refarming adolescent research p. 1 / Leo B. Hendry and Marion Kloep

An example: de-constructing identity development p. 5

Back to the future p. 16

The design of the book p. 19

2 An idiographic approach to adolescent research: theory, method, and application p. 25 / Richard M. Lerner and Jacqueline V. Lerner

Bases of an idiographic approach to youth development p. 27

Human development is non-ergodic p. 29

Questions addressed in developmental research p. 32

Optimization p. 32

3 An elaboration of non-linear, non-ergodic, and self-organizing processes: understanding the bumps and jumps in adolescent development p. 39 / Saskia Kunnen

What does a dynamic systems approach tell us? p. 40

Non-linearity p. 44

Non-ergodicity p. 48

Self-organization p. 49

4 Longitudinal methods in adolescent psychology: where could we go from here? And should we? p. 56 / Loes Keijsers and Eeske van Roekel

Longitudinal studies as a key tool in developmental psychology p. 57

Conceptual strengths of longitudinal research p. 59

Concerns regarding the accuracy of inferences p. 60

Matching methods to the theoretical question p. 65

A sneak peek into the future: where can we go from here? p. 66

Should we go there? p. 71

Concerns and considerations p. 72

5 Using Contextual Action Theory for conceptualization and research on adolescent development p. 78 / Filomena Parada and Richard A. Young

The perspective of contextual action: human behaviour as an intentional, socially constructed process p. 79

Systems of action p. 80

Organization of action p. 81

Perspectives on action p. 82

The Action-Project Method: an alternative research method p. 82

Transitioning to adulthood from the perspective of Contextual Action Theory: conceptualization and findings p. 85

6 The challenge of the brain: what can the new adolescent neuroscience tell us, what are its limits, and where could it go from here? p. 97 / Howard Sercomhe

Background position p. 98

The technology p. 99

A tangle of epistemologies p. 100

So what can the neuroscience of the teenage brain tell us? What pan we infer? p. 103

7 Breaking disciplinary boundaries? An example from toxicology: endocrine disruptor chemicals and adolescents p. 116 / Ismet Çok

Chemical world p. 118

Endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) p. 118

Adolescent health and the chemicals p. 121

Occupational risks for adolescents p. 122

Affected puberty p. 123

Obesity and EDCs p. 127

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) p. 129

Thyroid functions and EDCs p. 130

8 A social psychologist's perspective on future directions: the many faces of Youth Studies p. 138 / James Côté

The universe of Youth Studies p. 142

The galaxy of Adolescent Psychology: further explorations p. 144

Shields up: learning from self-handicapping errors in the search for regularities p. 149

A new star chart: the United Federation of Youth Studies on Planet Earth p. 150.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

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Online version: Reframing adolescent research.

ISBN:

9781315150611

1315150611

Publisher Number:

99977998888

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