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Title Handbook of environment in human development / [edited by] Linda Mayes, Michael Lewis.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2012]
©2012

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cambridge Handbook of Environment in Human Development -- Title -- Notes on Contributors -- Role of Environments in Development: An Introduction -- Models of Development -- Trait or Status Model -- Environmental Model -- Interactional Model -- Types of Environments -- "Material" or Constructed Environments -- Structure of the Chapters -- Part I. "ENVIRONMENTAL" VARIABLE -- 1. Proximal to Distal Environments in Child Development: Theoretical, Structural, Methodological, and Empirical Considerations -- Introduction -- Child-Environment Interactions
Roles of ExperienceMeasurement of the Environment, Phenomenology, and Development -- Bioecological Theory -- Person -- Proximal Environment of Child Development -- Microsystem -- DIRECT FAMILY EFFECTS -- HERITABILITY -- DIRECT FAMILY EFFECTS -- EXPERIENCES -- INDIRECT FAMILY EFFECTS: EXPERIENCE -- FAMILY EFFECTS: SIBLINGS -- Effects of the Natural and Designed Environments -- Distal Environments of Child Development -- Mesosystem, Exosystem, and Macrosystem -- Peers -- Day Care -- Socioeconomic Status -- Culture -- Conclusions
2. Risk and Adversity in Developmental Psychopathology: Progress and Future DirectionsRisk Factors and Cumulative Risk Index -- Stressful Life Events and Adversity Exposure -- Methodological and Conceptual Issues -- Definitions and Assessment of Risk -- Longitudinal Analyses of Risk and Adversity Effects -- Specificity and the Unique Contribution of Different Risk and Adversity Factors -- Interaction Effects between Different Sources of Risk and Adversity -- Ethical Issues -- Conclusion -- 3. Maternal Care as the Central Environmental Variable
1. Introduction: Mothers in Focus -- 2. Maternal Care -- 3. Mother and Child Moving toward Independence -- First Three months -- Four to (about) Eight Months -- Nine to Eighteen Months -- Becoming a Conversational Partner -- Summary -- 4. Relation between Maternal Care and Infant Development -- Impact of Postnatal Depression and Maternal Anxiety -- 5. Methodological Considerations in the Measurement of Maternal Care -- 6. Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- 4. Novel Assessment Techniques Aimed at Identifying Proximal and Distal Environmental Risk Factors for Children and Adolescents
Assessment of Proximal Risk FactorsEcological Momentary Assessment -- Utility of EMA with School Aged Children -- Use of EMA to Identify Environmental Risks for Infants -- Methodological Considerations Use of EMA to Identify Environmental Risks for Infants -- Assessment of Home Environment -- Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) -- Structured Parent-Child Interactions -- Dynamic Systems Approach to Assessing Parent-Child Interactions -- Methodological Considerations for Observational Assessments -- Assessment of Distal Risk Factors -- Systematic Social Observation
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology.
Summary This volume takes the child's environment (culture, education, family, peers and media) as an essential component of child development.
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Subject Child development.
Child development.
Child psychology.
Child psychology.
Environmental psychology.
Environmental psychology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Mayes, Linda C.
Lewis, Michael, 1937 January 10-
Other Form: Print version: Handbook of environment in human development. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9780521868822 (DLC) 2012000796 (OCoLC)769430064
ISBN 9781139525633 (electronic book)
1139525638 (electronic book)
9780521868822
0521868823
9780521688925
0521688922