Biological-Psychosocial Interactions in Early Adolescence

Richard M. Lerner and Terryl T. Foch

Preface: Back to the Future of the Study of Adolescent Development Preface 1. Biological-Psychosocial Interactions in Early Adolescence: An overview of the Issues Part I: Conceptual and Methodological Issues 2. A Life-Span Perspective for Early Adolescence 3. The Nature of Biological-Psychosocial Interactions: The Sample Case of Early Adolescence 4. Behavioral Genetics and Development in Early Adolescence 5. Biological-Psychosocial Interactions in Early Adolescence: A Sociological Perspective Part II: Reports from the Major Laboratories 6. Pubertal Processes and Girls’ Psychological Adaptations 7. Premature Adolescence: Neuroendocrine and Psychosocial Studies 8. Pubertal Status and Psychosocial Development: Findings from the Early Adolescence Study 9. Stanford Studies of Adolescence Using the National Health Examination Survey 10. Familial Adaptation to Biological Change During Adolescence 11. Early Adolescents’ Physical Organismic Characteristics and Psychosocial Functioning: Findings from the Pennsylvania Early Adolescent Transitions Study (PEATS) 12. Individual Differences in Cognitive Ability: Are They Related to Timing of Puberty? 13. Gonadal and Adrenal Hormone Correlates of Adjustment in Early Adolescence 14. Predicting How a Child Will Cope with the Transition to Junior High School Author Index Subject Index