Adolescent Development

This book overviews the longitudinal study of adolescent development, offering a comprehensive introduction to theories and research models pertaining to the development of the self, relationships and psychopathology in adolescence.

Wim Meeus, Emeritus Professor of Adolescent Development at Utrecht University and of Developmental Psychology at Tilburg University, is an internationally recognized leader in the study of adolescent development.

1. Adolescence as Life-phase and Adolescents as Group 2. Longitudinal Models to Study Adolescent Development 3. Descriptive Models: Identity and Personality 4. Descriptive Models: Personal Relationships and Empathy 5. Descriptive Models: Problem Behavior 6. Developmental Covariation: Prediction and Developmental Sequence Models 7. Developmental Covariation: Longitudinal Mediation Models to Explain Developmental Sequence 8. Developmental Patterns in Adolescence: Turmoil or Formation? Appendix A. Sample Descriptions of Our Longitudinal Studies