The essential reference for human development theory, updated and reconceptualized The Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, a four-volume reference, is the field-defining work to which all others are compared. First published in 1946, and now in its Seventh Edition, the Handbook has long been considered the definitive guide to the field of developmental science. Volume 1, Theory and Method, presents a rich mix of classic and contemporary theoretical perspectives, but the dominant views throughout are marked by an emphasis on the dynamic interplay of all facets of the developmental system across the life span, incorporating the range of biological, cognitive, emotional, social, cultural, and ecological levels of analysis. Examples of the theoretical approaches discussed in the volume include those pertinent to human evolution, self regulation, the development of dynamic skills, and positive youth development. The research, methodological, and applied implications of the theoretical models discussed in the volume are presented. Understand the contributions of biology, person, and context to development within the embodied ecological system Discover the relations among individual, the social world, culture, and history that constitute human development Examine the methods of dynamic, developmental research Learn person-oriented methodological approaches to assessing developmental change The scholarship within this volume and, as well, across the four volumes of this edition, illustrate that developmental science is in the midst of a very exciting period. There is a paradigm shift that involves increasingly greater understanding of how to describe, explain, and optimize the course of human life for diverse individuals living within diverse contexts. This Handbook is the definitive reference for educators, policy-makers, researchers, students, and practitioners in human development, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and neuroscience.

The essential reference for human development theory, updatedand reconceptualizedThe Handbook of Child Psychology and DevelopmentalScience, a four-volume reference, is the field-defining work towhich all others are compared. First published in 1946, and now inits Seventh Edition, the Handbook has long been consideredthe definitive guide to the field of developmental science.Volume 1, Theory and Method, presents a rich mix ofclassic and contemporary theoretical perspectives, but the dominantviews throughout are marked by an emphasis on the dynamic interplayof all facets of the developmental system across the life spanincorporating the range of biological, cognitive, emotionalsocial, cultural, and ecological levels of analysis. Examples ofthe theoretical approaches discussed in the volume include thosepertinent to human evolution, self regulation, the development ofdynamic skills, and positive youth development. The researchmethodological, and applied implications of the theoretical modelsdiscussed in the volume are presented.* Understand the contributions of biology, person, and context todevelopment within the embodied ecological system* Discover the relations among individual, the social worldculture, and history that constitute human development* Examine the methods of dynamic, developmental research* Learn person-oriented methodological approaches to assessingdevelopmental changeThe scholarship within this volume and, as well, across the fourvolumes of this edition, illustrate that developmental science isin the midst of a very exciting period. There is a paradigm shiftthat involves increasingly greater understanding of how todescribe, explain, and optimize the course of human life fordiverse individuals living within diverse contexts. ThisHandbook is the definitive reference for educatorspolicy-makers, researchers, students, and practitioners in humandevelopment, psychology, sociology, anthropology, andneuroscience.

Foreword to the Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, Seventh Edition viiPreface xvVolume 1 Preface xxiiiContributors xxv1 CONCEPTS, THEORY, AND METHOD IN DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE: A VIEW OF THE ISSUES 1Willis F. Overton and Peter C. M. Molenaar2 PROCESSES, RELATIONS, AND RELATIONAL-DEVELOPMENTAL-SYSTEMS 9Willis F. Overton3 DYNAMIC SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 63David C. Witherington4 DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THINKING, FEELING, AND ACTING 113Michael F. Mascolo and Kurt W. Fischer5 BIOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND HUMAN SYSTEMS 162Robert Lickliter and Hunter Honeycutt6 ETHOLOGY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 208Patrick Bateson7 NEUROSCIENCE, EMBODIMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT 244Peter J. Marshall8 THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGENCY 284Bryan W. Sokol, Stuart I. Hammond, Janet Kuebli, and Leah Sweetman9 DIALECTICAL MODELS OF SOCIALIZATION 323Leon Kuczynski and Jan De Mol10 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE 369Jayanthi Mistry and Ranjana Dutta11 EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSCIOUSNESS 407Michael Lewis12 DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES 452Michael J. Chandler and William L. Dunlop13 MORAL DEVELOPMENT 484Elliot Turiel14 DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-REGULATION 523Megan M. McClelland, G. John Geldhof, Claire E. Cameron, and Shannon B. Wanless15 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 566E. Mark Cummings and Kristin Valentino16 POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONAL-DEVELOPMENTAL-SYSTEMS 607Richard M. Lerner, Jacqueline V. Lerner, Edmond P. Bowers, and G. John Geldhof17 SYSTEMS METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH 652Peter C. M. Molenaar and John R. Nesselroade18 NEUROSCIENTIFIC METHODS WITH CHILDREN 683Michelle de Haan19 MIXED METHODS IN DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 713Patrick H. Tolan and Nancy L. Deutsch20 GROWTH CURVE MODELING AND LONGITUDINAL FACTOR ANALYSIS 758Nilam Ram and Kevin J. Grimm21 PERSON-ORIENTED METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES 789Alexander von Eye, Lars R. Bergman, and Chueh-An HsiehAuthor Index 843Subject Index 869