Developmental contexts in middle childhood : bridges to adolescence and adulthood / edited by Aletha C. Huston, Marika N. Ripke
Imprint
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006
Descript
xxi, 455 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Middle childhood: contexts of development -- Significance of middle childhood peer competence for work and relationships in early adulthood -- Aggression and insecurity in late adolescent romantic relationships: antecedents and developmental pathways -- Middle childhood family-contextual and personal factors as predictors of adult outcomes -- Genetic and environmental influences on continuity and change in reading achievement in the Colorado adoption project -- Reciprocal effects of mothers' depression and children's problem behaviors from middle childhood to early adolescence -- Middle childhood life course trajectories: links between family dysfunction and children's behavioral development -- Contribution of middle childhood contexts to adolescent achievement and behavior -- Educational tracking within and between schools: from first grade through middle school and beyond -- School environments and the diverging pathways of students living in poverty -- Relations of classroom contexts in the early elementary years to children's classroom and social behavior -- Out-of-school time use during middle childhood in a low-income sample: do combinations of activities affect achievement and behavior -- Low-income children's activity participation as a predictor of psychosocial and academic outcomes in middle childhood and adolescence -- Healthy mind, healthy habits: the influence of activity involvement in middle childhood -- Media effects in middle childhood -- Continuity and discontinuity in middle childhood: implications for adult outcomes in the UK 1970 birth cohort -- Mandatory welfare-to-work programs and preschool-age children: do impacts persist into middle childhood? -- Effects of welfare and employment policies on middle-childhood and school performance: do they vary by race/ethnicity and, if so, why? -- Effects of a family poverty intervention program last from middle childhood to adolescence -- Experiences in middle childhood and children's development: a summary and integration of research