Showing papers in "New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development in 2005"
TL;DR: In proposing connections among the paradigms represented by domain theory, parental control theory, and Baumrind's configural approach to parental authority, the worldview of each paradigm must be respected and ambiguities in core concepts must be resolved.
Abstract: In proposing connections among the paradigms represented by domain theory, parental control theory, and Baumrind's configural approach to parental authority, the worldview of each paradigm must be respected and ambiguities in core concepts must be resolved.
358 citations
TL;DR: This chapter discusses links between children’s regulation and two emerging skills: language and emotion understanding and proposes a heuristic model for the interrelations among these variables, a model that has implications for research and for interventions with young people.
Abstract: Research suggests that the development of emotional regulation in early childhood is interrelated with emotional understanding and language skills. Heuristic models are proposed on how these factors influence children’s emerging academic motivation and skills.
202 citations
TL;DR: Through relationships, adolescents develop a stronger sense of belonging to their schools and a secure base and buffer that help adolescents to cope with the psychological challenges of the social ecology of high school.
Abstract: Friendships serve as a secure base and buffer that help adolescents to cope with the psychological challenges of the social ecology of high school. Through these relationships, adolescents develop a stronger sense of belonging to their schools.
181 citations
TL;DR: Adolescents and parents view parents regulation of some aspects of adolescents lives as legitimate, but they disagree as to how much personal freedom adolescents should have.
Abstract: Adolescents and parents view parents regulation of some aspects of adolescents lives as legitimate, but they disagree as to how much personal freedom adolescents should have. Too much parental control over personal issues in early adolescence leads to feelings of psychological control, but increasing autonomy over personal issues in later adolescence leads to better adjustment.
165 citations
TL;DR: This chapter describes the history of the Eccles et al.
Abstract: This chapter describes the history of the Eccles et al. Expectancy Value Model and research on the influence of social and psychological factors on gender and ethnic differences in math, science, and information technology choices.
165 citations
TL;DR: This chapter provides a brief retrospective on the general topic and the empirical work presented in this volume, as well as a discussion of the practical implications of these findings for high schools, institutions of higher education, and the current workforce.
Abstract: This chapter provides a brief retrospective on the general topic and the empirical work presented in this volume, as well as a discussion of the practical implications of these findings for high schools, institutions of higher education, and the current workforce.
117 citations
TL;DR: Patterns of change in parental support, behavioral control, and psychological control were examined longitudinally across adolescence.
Abstract: Patterns of change in parental support, behavioral control, and psychological control were examined longitudinally across adolescence.
109 citations
TL;DR: The construct of psychological control, important in research on parenting and adolescent development, is much in need of clarification.
Abstract: The construct of psychological control, important in research on parenting and adolescent development, is much in need of clarification.
100 citations
TL;DR: The executive attention network is involved in regulating emotions and cognitions, forming a neural basis for temperamental self-regulation, and new brain imaging and molecular genetics methods can enhance the understanding of common mechanisms of self- regulation and individual differences in their expression.
Abstract: The executive attention network is involved in regulating emotions and cognitions, forming a neural basis for temperamental self-regulation. New brain imaging and molecular genetics methods can enhance our understanding of common mechanisms of self-regulation and individual differences in their expression.
100 citations
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TL;DR: Examination of differences in children's activity participation based on family social ecology and child gender and how the relations between participation and outcomes vary based on sample, gender, and activity type suggest that participation in activities varies depending on the young person's social ecology, age, and gender.
Abstract: The majority of research on out-of-school-time activity participation has focused on its relation to academic and social development, presumed to be consequences of participation, rather than on antecedents or predictors of participation. Understanding who participates in these programs can assist program directors in improving and sustaining youth involvement. This chapter uses data from two research study samples to examine differences in children's activity participation based on family social ecology and child gender and how the relations between participation and outcomes vary based on sample, gender, and activity type. Although children in both samples were of roughly the same age and were assessed for similar outcomes, their family incomes, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and neighborhoods were very different. Findings suggest that participation in activities varies depending on the young person's social ecology, age, and gender. Furthermore, participation in activities was typically associated with positive youth outcomes, but these relations varied depending on the level of youth participation, type of activity, and social ecology.
97 citations
TL;DR: With age, Chilean, Filipino, and U.S. youth come to believe that fewer issues are legitimately within the control of parents and that they are less obliged to obey parental rules.
Abstract: With age, Chilean, Filipino, and U.S. youth come to believe that fewer issues are legitimately within the control of parents and that they are less obliged to obey parental rules. These beliefs vary across domains and countries, providing insight into parent-adolescent conflict and the development of autonomy.
TL;DR: Despite these fruitful career opportunities available in the computer industry, women and minorities in the United States are vastly underrepresented.
Abstract: Over the past ten years, information technology (IT) has emerged as a vitalpart of the global economy. Although IT job growth will not be as rapid asthe booming growth of the computer industry during the previous decade,as the IT sector matures and routine work is increasingly outsourced over-seas, the computer industry still offers favorable job prospects and faces ademand for qualified professionals (U.S. Department of Labor, 2004). Astechnology becomes more sophisticated and complex, these computer-basedjob prospects are especially promising for individuals with more advancedlevels of training and expertise (U.S. Department of Labor, 2004).Despite these fruitful career opportunities available in the computerfield, women and minorities in the United States are vastly underrepresented
TL;DR: This chapter addresses how critical choices in the math and science pipeline can be traced back to adolescents' self-concepts of abilities and values at the beginning of high school.
Abstract: This chapter addresses how critical choices in the math and science pipeline can be traced back to adolescents' self-concepts of abilities and values at the beginning of high school.
TL;DR: This study examined why female adolescents choose to opt out of the math pipeline during high school more often than males, which has implications for their long-term careers.
Abstract: This study examined why female adolescents choose to opt out of the math pipeline during high school more often than males, which has implications for their long-term careers.
TL;DR: Adolescent boys perceive their male peer group culture—and their socialization toward masculine norms emphasized within this culture—as negatively influencing their abilities to develop close male friendships.
Abstract: Adolescent boys perceive their male peer group culture—and their socialization toward masculine norms emphasized within this culture—as negatively influencing their abilities to develop close male friendships. Boys who manage to develop close, male friendships, however, draw strength from these relationships to resist the social pressures of their peer group.
TL;DR: Conceptual models that incorporate culturally relevant variables and focus on normative and positive development are needed to produce a more balanced understanding of Latino youth development.
Abstract: Demographic shifts in the U.S. population require developmental researchers to increase their attention to cultural diversity. Conceptual models that incorporate culturally relevant variables and focus on normative and positive development are needed to produce a more balanced understanding of Latino youth development.
TL;DR: It is argued that the study of friendship would benefit from a return to basic questions about what friendship is, how it is measured, and how it varies across people and contexts.
Abstract: Although research on friendship reveals the significance of friendship for children, questions about friendship and development remain unanswered. It is argued that the study of friendship would benefit from a return to basic questions about what friendship is, how it is measured, and how it varies across people and contexts.
TL;DR: It is shown how recent studies support the proposition that institutions can serve as a resource to promote civic identity in youth from low-wealth and other settings and can constructively reorient developmental research and theory.
Abstract: We propose that institutions can serve as a resource to promote civic identity in youth from low-wealth and other settings. We show how recent studies support this proposition and can constructively reorient developmental research and theory.
TL;DR: Many adolescents, particularly female and minority students, choose not to pursue careers in math, science, and technology because of a lack of opportunities.
Abstract: Many adolescents, particularly female and minority students, choose not to pursue careers in math, science, and technology.
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TL;DR: Four indicators of attendance are described that can provide detailed information and insight about youth participants and their use of programs that can help program leaders gauge demand for services, plan and manage programs effectively, and evaluate participant outcomes in relation to attendance.
Abstract: Evidence is emerging that youth who attend out-of-school-time (OST) programs more frequently and for longer periods of time benefit more than youth who attend less frequently or do not attend at all. It is also increasingly clear that children and youth will not reap the benefits of programs if they do not attend regularly. Collecting attendance data can help program leaders gauge demand for services, plan and manage programs effectively, and evaluate participant outcomes in relation to attendance. This chapter presents these and other reasons for collecting attendance data, as well as the methods and techniques that program leaders and researchers have at their disposal for measuring attendance. It describes four indicators of attendance--absolute attendance, intensity, duration, and breadth--that can provide detailed information and insight about youth participants and their use of programs. The chapter also provides tips for collecting attendance data and features examples from OST programs. Throughout, the chapter illustrates that the right indicators and data collection methods depend on program needs, characteristics, and goals.
TL;DR: For middle and high school girls in high-ability math classes, interest and self-concept made a difference for school grades, and for all adolescents, maternal expectations were influential in predicting math grades over time.
Abstract: For middle and high school girls in high-ability math classes, interest and self-concept made a difference for school grades, and for all adolescents, maternal expectations were influential in predicting math grades over time.
TL;DR: In-depth interviews with ethnic-minority, low-income, urban adolescents reveal the multiple meanings ofTrust and closeness in friendships, the intersection of trust and distrust, and the ways in which close friendships are firmly embedded in cultural contexts.
Abstract: In-depth interviews with ethnic-minority, low-income, urban adolescents reveal the multiple meanings of trust and closeness in friendships, the intersection of trust and distrust, and the ways in which close friendships are firmly embedded in cultural contexts.
TL;DR: Gender and self-esteem provide lenses through which early and late adolescents construct their narratives of ideal and actual friendships, which provide a unique window into the dynamics of adolescents' friendships during school transitions.
Abstract: Gender and self-esteem provide lenses through which early and late adolescents construct their narratives of ideal and actual friendships. These narratives provide a unique window into the dynamics of adolescents' friendships during school transitions.
TL;DR: New research reveals that media use may contribute to shaping not only adolescents' developing beliefs about gender, race, sexuality, and beauty ideals but also their brains and biology.
Abstract: New research reveals that media use may contribute to shaping not only adolescents' developing beliefs about gender, race, sexuality, and beauty ideals but also their brains and biology.
TL;DR: The psychological consequences of parental control over adolescents' issues of privacy and personal choice are explored with youth from varying cultural backgrounds.
Abstract: The psychological consequences of parental control over adolescents' issues of privacy and personal choice are explored with youth from varying cultural backgrounds.
TL;DR: It is argued that deeper insight into the social nature of self-development can be gained by adopting a dual focus on social relationships and meaning making.
Abstract: In this chapter, we argue that deeper insight into the social nature of self-development can be gained by adopting a dual focus on social relationships and meaning making. A key challenge for future scholarship will be to investigate the role of semiotic mediation in self-construction during the early years of life.
TL;DR: The case is made for the need to overcome the cultural insularity of core developmental concepts and methods in order to create a psychology that is more truly universal.
Abstract: This chapter argues for the essential role of culture in forming the basic constructs and theories of developmental psychology. The case is made for the need to overcome the cultural insularity of core developmental concepts and methods in order to create a psychology that is more truly universal.
TL;DR: This chapter examines the development of self from the Hindu perspective, which views the Atman or inner self as the real self, transcending the empirical self that is socially embedded and subject to change across the life span and with intercultural contact.
Abstract: This chapter examines the development of self from the Hindu perspective, which views the Atman or inner self as the real self, transcending the empirical self that is socially embedded and subject to change across the life span and with intercultural contact.
TL;DR: The areas considered in this chapter have to do with the aims of family socialization, the nature of influence, linking multiple sources of influence and the range of families and contexts used as a basis for accounts of socialization.
Abstract: The areas considered in this chapter have to do with the aims of family socialization, the nature of influence, linking multiple sources of influence, and the range of families and contexts used as a basis for accounts of socialization. In each area, moving beyond restrictive assumptions opens up new ways of thinking and new research questions.
TL;DR: This volume helps address the complexities of parental influences and parent-adolescent relationships by focusing on variations in parental practices and domains of activities.
Abstract: Understanding parental influences and parent-adolescent relationships is difficult because individuals are involved in many activities and have varied goals. The chapters in this volume help address the complexities by focusing on variations in parental practices and domains of activities.