The Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science is a collection of newly written articles that provide an overview of methods and approaches associated with the study of human development. Contains accessible contributions from some of the most renowned developmental scientists in the field. Provides basic information on the strengths and challenges inherent in traditional and complex research design. Discusses successful intervention approaches that have been used to promote intellectual, social, and linguistic development. Includes cutting-edge research that is forging new and exciting directions in developmental research. Provides students and scholars with a working understanding of research approaches and issues in the developmental sciences.

The Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science isa collection of newly written articles that provide an overview ofmethods and approaches associated with the study of humandevelopment.* * Contains accessible contributions from some of the mostrenowned developmental scientists in the field.* Provides basic information on the strengths and challengesinherent in traditional and complex research design.* Discusses successful intervention approaches that have beenused to promote intellectual, social, and linguisticdevelopment.* Includes cutting-edge research that is forging new and excitingdirections in developmental research.* Provides students and scholars with a working understanding ofresearch approaches and issues in the developmental sciences.

List of Contributors viiiPreface xiiPart I Developmental Designs 11 Issues in the Use of Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Designs 3Kelly Robinson Todd Schmidt and Douglas M. Teti2 Methodological Issues in Aging Research 21K. Warner Schaie and Grace I. L. Caskie3 Using Microgenetic Designs to Study Change Processes 40Manuela Lavelli, Andréa P.F. Pantoja, Hui-Chin Hsu, Daniel Messinger, and Alan Fogel4 Developmental Science and the Experimental Method 66Allison Holmes and Douglas M. Teti5 Quasi-Experimental Designs in Developmental Research: Design and Analysis Considerations 81Steven C. Pitts, Justin H. Prost, and Jamie J. WintersPart II General Issues in Developmental Measurement 1016 Measurement of Individual Difference Constructs in Child Development, or Taking Aim at Moving Targets 103John E. Bates and Claire Novosad7 Who Should Collect Our Data: Parents or Trained Observers? 123Ronald Seifer8 Validating Young Children's Self-Concept Responses: Methodological Ways and Means to Understand their Responses 138Herbert Marsh, Raymond Debus, and Laurel Bornholt9 Developmental Perspectives on Parenting Competence 161Douglas M. Teti and Keng-Yen Huang10 Methods of Contextual Assessment and Assessing Contextual Methods: A Developmental Systems Perspective 183Richard M. Lerner, Elizabeth Dowling, and Jana ChaudhuriPart III Developmental Intervention: Traditional and Emergent Approaches in Enhancing Development 21111 Enhancing Children's Socioemotional Development: A Review of Intervention Studies 213Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, and Marinus H. van IJzendoorn12 Early Childhood Education: The Journey from Efficacy Research to Effective Practice 233Craig T. Ramey and Sharon L. Ramey13 Fostering Early Communication and Language Development 249Steven F. Warren and Dale Walker14 Enhancing Social Competence 271Elizabeth A. Stormshak and Janet A. Welsh15 NICU-Based Interventions for High-Risk Infants 295Christine Reiner HessPart IV Analytic Issues and Methods in Developmental Psychology 31716 Assessing Growth in Longitudinal Investigations: Selected Measurement and Design Issues 319Donald P. Hartmann17 Latent Growth Curve Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling Techniques 340John J. McArdle18 Modeling Developmental Change Over Time: Latent Growth Analysis 367Philip W. Wirtz19 Interdependence in Development: Data Analytic Strategies for Dyadic Designs 379Deborah A. Kashy and Jennifer G. Boldry20 Analysis of Behavioral Streams 394Roger Bakeman, Deborah F. Deckner, and Vicenç QueraPart V New Directions in Developmental Research 42121 Emotion-Related Regulation: The Construct and its Measurement 423Nancy Eisenberg, Amanda Sheffield Morris, and Tracy L. Spinrad22 Person-Environment "Fit" and Individual Development 443Theodore D. Wachs23 New Developments in the Study of Infant Memory 467Patricia J. Bauer24 Understanding Children's Testimony Regarding their Alleged Abuse: Contributions of Field and Laboratory Analog Research 489Michael E. Lamb and Karen L. Thierry25 New Research Methods in Developmental Science: Applications and Illustrations 509Marc H. Bornstein, Chun-Shin Hahn, O. Maurice Haynes, Nanmathi Manian, and Catherine S. Tamis-LeMondaIndex 534