Arenas of Comfort in Adolescence: A Study of Adjustment in Context

ISBN-13: 9780805827866 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 184 str.

Jeylan T. Mortimer; Kathleen T. Call;Call

Opis

Using data from the Youth Development Study's representative panel of 1,000 adolescents, social scientists from the University of Minnesota address key questions derived from the arena-of-comfort thesis. They investigate in which arenas of their lives adolescents typically find comfort; whether the

Recenzje

"This is an important research contribution to the study of stress, coping and social support during adolescence, mostly because it is derived from such a rich contextual point of view....Despite these limitations, the strength of the book clearly lies in its rich theoretical foundation and strong empirical support offered for each and every hypothesis."
—Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

"Areas of Comfort in Adolescence is an important book....it offers a fresh approach to understanding adolescent behaviors in multiple contexts, how adolescents cope with everyday stressors, and to what extent positive experiences with some can overcome problems with others."
—Contemporary Psychology

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Arenas of Comfort and Adolescent Stress. The Youth Development Study. The Social Location of Comfort in Adolescence. Arenas of Comfort and Adolescent Adjustment. Arenas of Comfort as Stress Moderators. Arenas of Comfort in Adolescence. References. Appendices: Measures. Dichotomous Specification of Comfort Measures and Tenth-Grade Frequencies.

O autorze

Jeylan T. Mortimer, Kathleen T. Call