ABSTRACT

Research on the processes of change during the transition from middle childhood to adolescence has been a relatively neglected area of scholarship until recently. This volume, features prominent researchers who provide integrative accounts of their research programs, focusing on processes of physical, social, and cognitive change during this important transition period in development. Also included in this volume is an overview, discussion, and critical analysis of core conceptual issues in the study of adolescent transition.

chapter |15 pages

Research on the Transition to Adolescence

Continuity in the Study of Development Process

chapter |25 pages

Hormones and Behavior at Puberty

Activation or Concatenation

chapter |35 pages

Adapting to Menarche

Familial Control and Conflict

chapter |44 pages

Concepts of Self and Social Convention

Adolescents' and Parents' Reasoning about Hypothetical and Actual Family Conflicts

chapter |29 pages

Adolescent Transitions in Developmental Perspective

Sociological and Historical Insights

chapter |7 pages

Commentary

The Role of Conflict in Adolescent-Parent Relationships

chapter |20 pages

Commentary

Developmental Issues in the Transition to Early Adolescence