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 3: Social, Emotional, and Personality Development presentsup-to-date knowledge and theoretical understanding of the several facets of social, emotional and personality processes. The volume emphasizes that any specific processes, function, or behavior discussed in the volume co-occurs alongside and is inextricably affected by the dozens of other processes, functions, or behaviors that are the focus of other researchers' work. As a result, the volume underscores the importance of a focus on the whole developing child and his or her sociocultural and historical environment. Understand the multiple processes that are interrelated in personality development Discover the individual, cultural, social, and economic processes that contribute to the social, emotional, and personality development of individuals Learn about the several individual and contextual contributions to the development of such facets of the individual as morality, spirituality, or aggressive/violent behavior Study the processes that contribute to the development of gender, sexuality, motivation, and social engagement 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 3: Social, Emotional, and Personality Developmentpresentsup-to-date knowledge and theoretical understanding of theseveral facets of social, emotional and personality processes. Thevolume emphasizes that any specific processes, function, orbehavior discussed in the volume co-occurs alongside and isinextricably affected by the dozens of other processes, functionsor behaviors that are the focus of other researchers' work. As aresult, the volume underscores the importance of a focus on thewhole developing child and his or her sociocultural and historicalenvironment.* Understand the multiple processes that are interrelated inpersonality development* Discover the individual, cultural, social, and economicprocesses that contribute to the social, emotional, and personalitydevelopment of individuals* Learn about the several individual and contextual contributionsto the development of such facets of the individual as moralityspirituality, or aggressive/violent behavior* Study the processes that contribute to the development ofgender, sexuality, motivation, and social engagementThe 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 xiPreface xixVolume 3 Preface xxviiContributors xxix1 PROCESSES UNDERLYING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT: A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE TERRAIN 1Michael E. Lamb2 MEASURING SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 11Celia A. Brownell, Elizabeth A. Lemerise, Kevin A. Pelphrey, and Glenn I. Roisman3 EVOLUTION AND PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE 57David A. Coall, Anna C. Callan, Thomas E. Dickins, and James S. Chisholm4 PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY OF STRESS: NORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 106Megan R. Gunnar, Jenalee R. Doom, and Elisa A. Esposito5 TEMPERAMENT AND PERSONALITY 152Xinyin Chen and Louis A. Schmidt6 RELATIONSHIPS, REGULATION, AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT 201Ross A. Thompson7 RESILIENCE AND ADVERSITY 247Suniya S. Luthar, Elizabeth J. Crossman, and Phillip J. Small8 SOCIOEMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF ILLNESS AND DISABILITY 287Keith Crnic and Cameron Neece9 DEVELOPMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION 324Amy K. Marks, Kida Ejesi, Mary Beth McCullough, and Cynthia Garc´ya Coll10 RACE, CLASS, AND ETHNICITY IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD 366Vonnie C. McLoyd, Kelly M. Purtell, and Cecily R. Hardaway11 SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHANGING FAMILIES 419Susan Golombok and Fiona Tasker12 CHILDREN AND THE LAW 464Michael E. Lamb, Lindsay C. Malloy, Irit Hershkowitz, and David La Rooy13 CHILD MALTREATMENT 513Dante Cicchetti and Sheree L. Toth14 A SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE ON THEORY OF MIND 564Claire Hughes and Rory T. Devine15 PROSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 610Nancy Eisenberg, Tracy L. Spinrad, and Ariel Knafo-Noam16 DEVELOPMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT 657Allan Wigfield, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Jennifer A. Fredricks, Sandra Simpkins, Robert W. Roeser, and Ulrich Schiefele17 ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF MORALITY 701Melanie Killen and Judith G. Smetana18 DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF 750Margaret Beale Spencer, Dena Phillips Swanson, and Vinay Harpalani19 AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR 794Manuel P. Eisner and Tina Malti20 GENDERED DEVELOPMENT 842Melissa Hines21 THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEXUALITY 888Lisa M. Diamond, Susan B. Bonner, and Janna Dickenson22 FRIENDSHIPS, ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS, AND PEER RELATIONSHIPS 932Wyndol Furman and Amanda J. Rose23 RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT 975Pamela Ebstyne King and Chris J. BoyatzisAuthor Index 1023Subject Index 1067