Format:
Online-Ressource (X, 188 p. 11 illus., 2 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9781461441304
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1283910098
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9781283910095
Series Statement:
Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development
Content:
Until recently, boys and men provided the template by which problem behaviors in girls and women were measured. With the shift to studying female development and adjustment through female perspectives comes a need for knowledge of trajectories of at-risk girls behavior as they mature. Girls at Risk: Swedish Longitudinal Research on Adjustment fills this gap accessibly and compassionately. Its lifespan approach relates the pathologies of adolescence to later outcomes as girls grow up to have relationships, raise families, and take on adult roles in society. Coverage is balanced between internalizing behaviors, traditionally considered to be more common among females, and externalizing ones, more common among males. The book's detailed review of findings includes several major longitudinal studies of normative and clinical populations, and the possibility of early maturation as a risk factor for pathology is discussed in depth. Contributors not only emphasize 'what works' in intervention and prevention but also identify emerging issues in assessment and treatment. An especially powerful concluding chapter raises serious questions about how individuals in the healing professions perceive their mission, and their clients. Although the studies are from one countrySwedenthe situations, and their potential for successful intervention, transcend national boundaries, including: Adolescent and adult implications of pubertal timing. Eating disorders and self-esteem. Prevention of depressive symptoms. Understanding violence in girls with substance problems. Lifespan continuity in female aggression and violence. A life-course perspective in girls' criminality. With insights beyond the beaten path, Girls at Risk provides a wealth of information for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in child and school psychology; psychiatry; education; social work; psychotherapy and counseling; and public health.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Girls at Risk; Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1: Girls at Risk in Their Own Right; Girls and Psychopathology; Troubled Girls from a Swedish Perspective; Sweden as the Context; The Chapters Ahead: Using Swedish Data to Illustrate International Phenomena; References; Chapter 2: Adolescent and Adult Implications of Girls' Pubertal Timing; Introduction; Adolescent and Adult Implications of Girls' Pubertal Timing: What Roles Do Perceived Maturity and Early Sexuality Play?; Female Pubertal Timing and Adjustment; Female Pubertal Development in Context
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The Roles of Self-Perceptions of Maturity and Romantic RelationshipsLong-Term Implications of Female Pubertal Timing; The Present Chapter; Method; Participants; Measures; Pubertal Timing; Perceived Maturity; Heterosexual Relationships; Results; Pubertal Timing and Adjustment in Adolescence; Adjustment at Home: Relationships with Parents; School Adjustment; Leisure Time Adjustment; Conclusions About the Link Between Pubertal Maturation and Adolescent Adjustment; Pubertal Timing and Adjustment in Young Adulthood; Family Formation; Educational and Career Achievements; Criminality
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Developmental PathsConclusions About Young Adulthood Adjustment; Pubertal Timing in Midlife; Family Life; Education; Conclusions About Midlife Findings; Discussion; Strengths and Limitations; Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Eating Disorders and Self-Esteem; Introduction; What Exactly Is an Eating Disorder?; Eating Disorders Among Young Women: A Look at Prevalence; The Consequences of Eating Disorders; Costs to Society; Psychological Effects; Physical Effects; Long-Term Effects; Self-Esteem and the Link to Eating Disorders
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Self-Esteem: A Brief Recount of the Emergence of the Concept and Its DefinitionThe Present Chapter; Study I: Low Self-Esteem-Risk Factor For Eating Disorders? (Ghaderi & Scott, 2001); Method; Participants; Attrition Analysis; Measures; Diagnostic Questions According to DSM-IV; Self-Concept Questionnaire; Statistical Analyses; Results; Discussion; Strengths and Limitations; Study II: Self-Esteem and Treatment-Does Self-Esteem Predict Treatment Outcome and Does Treatment Affect Self-Esteem? (Ghaderi, 2006); Method; Participants; Measures; Eating Disorder Examination; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
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Treatment AdherenceResults; Discussion; Strengths and Limitations; Study III: Prevention of Eating Disorders (Ghaderi et al., 2005); Method; Participants; Everybody's Different; Measures; Demographic Questions; Children's Eating Attitude Test; Beck Self-Concept Inventory; Statistical Analyses; Results; Pre-intervention; Post-intervention; Discussion; Strengths and Limitations; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Prevention of Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescent Girls; Introduction; An Overview of the Effectiveness of Prevention of Depression; The Present Chapter; Method; Participants
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Measures
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461441298
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Girls at risk New York, NY : Springer, 2013 ISBN 9781461441298
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1461441293
Language:
English
Subjects:
Psychology
Keywords:
Schweden
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Weibliche Jugend
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Risikogruppe
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Psychopathologie
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Längsschnittuntersuchung
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-4130-4
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