Families count : effects on child and adolescent development /

Families count : effects on child and adolescent development / edited by Alison Clarke-Stewart, Judy Dunn. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - x, 389 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Jacobs Foundation series on adolescence . - Jacobs Foundation series on adolescence. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How families matter in child development: reflections from research on risk and resilience / The promotion of resilience in the face of adversity / Identifying risk and protective factors for healthy child development / The influence of family and peer relationships in the development of competence during adolescence / Toward a dynamic developmental model of the role of parents and peers in early onset substance use / Mothers and fathers at work: implications for families and children / The family-child care mesosystem / Marital discord, divorce, and children's well-being: results from a 20-year longitudinal study of two generations / The influence of conflict, marital problem solving and parenting on children's adjustment in nondivorced, divorced and remarried families / Adolescents' development in high-conflict and separated families: evidence from a German longitudinal study / New family forms / Grandparents, grandchildren, and family change in contemporary Britain -- Judy Dunn, Emma Fergusson, and Barbara Maughan -- What have we learned: proof that families matter, policies for families and children, prospects for future research / Research and policy: second looks at views of development, families, and communities, and at translations into practice / Prognosis: policy and process / Ann S. Masten and Anne Shaffer -- Michael Rutter -- Arnold Sameroff -- W. Andrew Collins and Glenn I. Roisman -- Kenneth A. Dodge ... [et al.] -- Ann C. Crouter -- Kathleen McCartney -- Paul R. Amato -- E. Mavis Hetherington -- Sabine Walper & Katharina Beckh -- Susan Golombok -- Alison Clarke-Stewart -- Jacqueline J. Goodnow -- Robert A. Hinde.

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Child psychology.
Adolescent psychology.
Families--Psychological aspects.
Adolescent Development.
Child Development.
Family Relations.

BF 721 / .F355 2006