Synopses & Reviews
'This book examines the scope for longitudinal studies in a range of developmental fields.'
Review
"...many chapters serve as excellent summaries and integrations of work spanning entire careers. Individuals new to longitudinal research in developmental psychology will be rewarded with a state-of-the-art introduction to the breadth and depth of longitudinal research on individual development." Richard Schulz and Jason Newsom, Contemporary Psychology"...successful in presenting the variety of longitudinal research, issues concerning longitudinal studies, the variety of the study areas in which this method of research is most used, and, most importantly, the suitability of this methodology in studies of development...This [book] gives an excellent overview ofthe current research in human development, as well as hope for additional research using the power and the variety of longitudinal research." Michelle Kim-Leff, American Journal of Psychology
Table of Contents
1. Human ontogeny: a longitudinal perspective David Magnusson; 2. Genes, experience and development Sandra Scarr; 3. The human brain and longitudinal research in human development Paul Casaer; 4. Longitudinal research and a biology of human brain development and behaviour Verne S. Caviness, Jr.; 5. Cognitive, social and emotional development F. E. Weinert and W. Schneider; 6. Developmental psychopathology some historical and current perspectives Norman Garmezy; 7. Developmental psychopathogy as a research perspective Michael Rutter; 8. Longitudinal research on human aging: the power of combining real-time microgenetic and simulation approaches Andreas Kruse; 9. Development, aging and control: empirical and theoretical issues Jochen Brandtstadter; 10. Some methodological issues in longitudinal research: looking ahead Lars R. Bergman; 11. The longitudinal research approach and its ethics Bertil Torestad and Paul Casaer.