| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 318 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; Part 1 Introduction to the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development ; Chapter 1 How the Longitudinal Study Began; 1.1 A historical context for the study of aggression; 1.2 Positive behavior in an impulse control model and the goals of the study; 1.3 Research conditions in Finland and in the longitudinal study; Chapter 2 The Execution of the Longitudinal Study; 2.1 The research sample and the major waves of data collection |
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2.2 Attrition and the representativeness of the sample2.3 Additional data collections; 2.4 Assessment methods; 2.5 Data analysis; Chapter 3 Reflections on the Research Process; 3.1 The evaluation of choices; 3.2 Recommendations for launching a longitudinal study; 3.3 What is development?; Part 2 The development of personality and psychological functioning; Chapter 4 Theoretical Frameworks for the Study of Socioemotional Development; 4.1 From cognitive control of impulses to self-control; 4.2 Updated framework; 4.3 Three layers of personality for organizing research findings |
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Chapter 5 The Person as Social Actor5.1 Questions to be answered; 5.2 Socioemotional behavior in childhood and adolescence; 5.3 Children grow and adult styles of life emerge; 5.4 Maturation, adjustment, or growth in adult personality; 5.5 Childhood socioemotional behaviors as predictors of adult personality characteristics; Chapter 6 The Person as Motivated Agent; 6.1 The transition to adulthood; 6.2 The length and timing of one's education; 6.3 Goals and values; Chapter 7 The Person as Autobiographical Author and an "Experiencer" of Life; 7.1 A holistic approach to personality |
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7.2 Self-reflections7.3 Turning points; Chapter 8 Personality and Psychological Functioning; 8.1 Personality and well-being; 8.2 The model for personality and psychological functioning; 8.3 Explanations for the associations between personality traits and psychological functioning; Part 3 The development of social functioning; Chapter 9 Social Development and Social Functioning; 9.1 Conceptual approaches to social functioning; 9.2 The spheres of life ; 9.3 Processes in social functioning ; Chapter 10 Problems in Social Functioning; 10.1 Antisocial development; 10.2 Accumulation of problems |
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10.3 Offender groups compared Chapter 11 Health Behavior; 11.1 Substance use; 11.2 Health risks; 11.3 Temperance in adulthood; Chapter 12 The Family and Its Care Functions; 12.1 A partnership in the family; 12.2 Parenting ; 12.3 Relationships in the chain of generations; Chapter 13 Work as a Sphere of Life; 13.1 Occupational status and career line in women and men; 13.2 Success in career path; 13.3 Job insecurity; 13.4 Work-family balance; 13.5 Recovery from work and the content of free time; Part 4 Epilogue; Chapter 14 Navigating Through the Spheres of Life; 14.1 Middle age: a prime time |
| Summary |
This seminal work focuses on human development from middle childhood to middle adulthood, through analysis of the research findings of the groundbreaking Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS). The JYLS project, which began in 1968, has generated extensive publications over many years but this is the first comprehensive summary that presents the conceptual framework, the research design and methodology, and the findings. The study looks at the development over time of issues related to personality, identity, health, anti-social behavior, and well-being and is unparalleled in its duration, intensity, comprehensiveness and psychological richness.The thorough synthesis of this study illustrates that there are different paths to adulthood and that human development cannot be described in average terms. The 42-year perspective that the JYLS provides shows the developmental consequences of children's differences in socioemotional behavior over time, and the great significance of children's positive socioemotional behavior for their further development until middle age. Not only will the book be an invaluable tool for those considering research methods and analysis on large datasets, it is ideal reading for students on lifespan courses and researchers methodologically interested in longitudinal research |
| Analysis |
Psychology |
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Child, developmental and lifespan psychology |
| Notes |
14.2 Midlife transition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Middle age -- Longitudinal studies
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Aging -- Longitudinal studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Aging
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Middle age
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| Genre/Form |
Longitudinal studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kokko, Katja, author.
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| ISBN |
9781317556480 |
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1317556488 |
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9781317556497 |
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1317556496 |
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9781315732947 |
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1315732947 |
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9781317556473 |
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131755647X |
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