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Toward an experimental ecology of human development.
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In this paper, a broader approach to research in human development is proposed that focuses on the pro- gressive accommodation, throughout the life span, between the growing human organism and the changing environments in which it actually lives and grows.Abstract:
A broader approach to research in hu- j man development is proposed that focuses on the pro- \ gressive accommodation, throughout the life span, between the growing human organism and the changing environments in which it actually lives and grows. \ The latter include not only the immediate settings containing the developing person but also the larger social contexts, both formal and informal, in which these settings are embedded. In terms of method, the approach emphasizes the use of rigorousj^d^igned exp_erjments, both naturalistic and contrived, beginning in the early stages of the research process. The chang- ing relation between person and environment is con- ceived in systems terms. These systems properties are set forth in a series of propositions, each illus- trated by concrete research examples.read more
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Social Climate for Sexual Minorities Predicts Well-Being Among Heterosexual Offspring of Lesbian and Gay Parents
David J. Lick,David J. Lick,Samantha L. Tornello,Rachel G. Riskind,Karen M. Schmidt,Charlotte J. Patterson +5 more
TL;DR: This article found that the social environment for sexual minorities is an important correlate of psychological adjustment for many Americans, regardless of their sexual orientation, and that social climate predicts well-being among adults reared by LGB parents.
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Ethnographic methods and interpretive analysis: Expanding the methodological options of psychologists
TL;DR: In this paper, the congruence between the procedures' underlying principles (i.e., rationale, tenets, etc.) and the social constructionist philosophy of science and contrast these principles with those of quantitative research is discussed.
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Child Care in the Preschool Years: Attachment, Behaviour Problems and Cognitive Development.
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the experience of non-parental care on cognitive development and on behaviour problems are considered in interaction with individual and contextual variables, such as the pattern of attachment to the mother (observed at 21 months of age in the “Strange Situation”), characteristics of care (duration and type of care), its quality (relationship with non parental caregivers), the socio-economic status of the family, etc.
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Confirmatory factor analysis of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among a community-based sample of parents and adolescents
Tracie O. Afifi,Samantha Salmon,Isabel Garces,Shannon Struck,Janique Fortier,Tamara Taillieu,Ashley Stewart-Tufescu,Gordon J.G. Asmundson,Jitender Sareen,Harriet L. MacMillan +9 more
TL;DR: Findings confirm a two-factor structure and indicate that the ACEs list should include original ACEs and expanded ACEs, which were associated with either poor self-rated mental health, physical health or both in unadjusted models.
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