Developmental contexts in middle childhood : bridges to adolescence and adulthood /

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Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Description:xxi, 455 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in social and emotional development
Subject:Child development -- Longitudinal studies.
Child psychology -- Longitudinal studies.
Children -- Longitudinal studies.
Preteens -- Longitudinal studies.
Children -- Longitudinal studies.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6019709
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Other authors / contributors:Huston, Aletha C.
Ripke, Marika N., 1972-
ISBN:0521845572 (hardback)
9780521845571
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Middle Childhood: Contexts of Development
  • 2. The Significance of Middle Childhood Peer Competence for Work and Relationships in Early Adulthood
  • 3. Aggression and Insecurity in Late Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Antecedents and Developmental Pathways
  • 4. Middle Childhood Family-Contextual and Personal Factors as Predictors of Adult Outcomes
  • 5. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Continuity and Change in Reading Achievement in the Colorado Adoption Project
  • 6. Reciprocal Effects of Mothers' Depression and Children's Problem Behaviors from Middle Childhood to Early Adolescence
  • 7. Middle Childhood Life Course Trajectories: Links Between Family Dysfunction and Children's Behavioral Development
  • 8. The Contribution of Middle Childhood Contexts to Adolescent Achievement and Behavior
  • 9. Educational Tracking Within and Between Schools: From First Grade Through Middle School and Beyond
  • 10. School Environments and the Diverging Pathways of Students Living in Poverty
  • 11. The Relations of Classroom Contexts in the Early Elementary Years to Children's Classroom and Social Behavior
  • 12. Out-of-School Time Use During Middle Childhood in a Low-Income Sample: Do Combinations of Activities Affect Achievement and Behavior?
  • 13. Low-Income Children's Activity Participation as a Predictor of Psychosocial and Academic Outcomes in Middle Childhood and Adolescence
  • 14. Healthy Mind, Healthy Habits: The Influence of Activity Involvement in Middle Childhood
  • 15. Media Effects in Middle Childhood
  • 16. Continuity and Discontinuity in Middle Childhood: Implications for Adult Outcomes in the UK 1970 Birth Cohort
  • 17. Mandatory Welfare-to-Work Programs and Preschool-Age Children: Do Impacts Persist into Middle Childhood?
  • 18. Effects of Welfare and Employment Policies on Middle-Childhood School Performance: Do They Vary by Race/Ethnicity and, If So, Why?
  • 19. Effects of a Family Poverty Intervention Program Last from Middle Childhood to Adolescence
  • 20. Experiences in Middle Childhood and Children's Development: A Summary and Integration of Research
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index