Bücher der Reihe Longitudinal Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Series

The production of this book represents a culmination for me of some 25 years of interest in the field of personality and substance use and abuse.

This book presents new and important information about adolescent drug use. Our point of departure is to extend and elaborate descriptive research and models of adolescent drug research to cover the unique and diverse experiences of adolescents who are Hispanic, African American, and White non-Hispanic.

This volume brings together a sample of the best of the studies that illustrate two recent trends in research on deviant behavior. Is one form of deviant behavior a cause or a consequence of other forms of deviant behavior?

The production of this book represents a culmination for me of some 25 years of interest in the field of personality and substance use and abuse.

This volume is the comprehensive synthesis of the empirical findings of seven important ongoing longitudinal studies of delinquency. It aims to examine the extent to which these studies answer the basic question of the origins of delinquent and criminal careers despite their varying guiding theories, methods, and settings.

The Fullerton Longitudinal Study, launched in 1979, chronicled the development of over 100 children and their families from the children's first birthday through their high school completion using a cross-informant/cross-context methodology.

Provides a study of the psychological and social worlds of male adolescents who were on the cusp of adulthood as the 1960s were ending. This longitudinal analysis follows adolescent boys who graduated with the class of 1969 and transitioned into adulthood either through military service, full-time employment, or college life.

Based on the findings of a unique longitudinal study, this volume provides experts with unprecedented analysis of prospectively collected data following the road from childhood to early adulthood of 1,517 boys and young men from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

This book presents new and important information about adolescent drug use. Our point of departure is to extend and elaborate descriptive research and models of adolescent drug research to cover the unique and diverse experiences of adolescents who are Hispanic, African American, and White non-Hispanic.

This volume brings together a sample of the best of the studies that illustrate two recent trends in research on deviant behavior. Is one form of deviant behavior a cause or a consequence of other forms of deviant behavior?

The Fullerton Longitudinal Study, launched in 1979, chronicled the development of over 100 children and their families from the children's first birthday through their high school completion using a cross-informant/cross-context methodology.

Leading experts review the research on resilience and represent the diverse perspectives and opinions found among both scientists and practitioners in the field.

Presents the study of premarital factors that predict breakup and marital quality. This book develops a theoretical rationale for predicted paths and tests those paths with the best statistical tools. It is useful to practitioners in their attempts to help individuals and couples make decisions about marriage, marital stability, and childrearing.

To conduct this study on criminal and antisocial behavior, the authors devoted years to collecting data from a large community sample of first-generation subjects. Data were garnered throughout their early adolescence, twenties, and thirties as well as from these first-generation subjects' biological children during their own early adolescence.

Leading experts review the research on resilience and represent the diverse perspectives and opinions found among both scientists and practitioners in the field.

Why the difference?Recent developmental research has demonstrated a relationship between sleep/wake patterns and different kinds of problem behaviors, including social adjustment problems, family coercion, and disaffection from school.