Personality psychology addresses views of human nature and individual differences.
Biological and goal-based views of human nature provide an especially useful basis for …

Progress and issues in the study of co** with stress during childhood and adolescence
are reviewed. Definitions of co** are considered, and the relationship between co** …

The goal of this chapter is to review conceptual and empirical progress in the study of the
development of co** and to identify important ways in which this work may be useful to …

What are the basic dimensions of temperament? How does temperament influence
children's relationships to their physical and social worlds--and their behavior and …

Personality may directly facilitate or constrain co**, but relations of personality to co**
have been inconsistent across studies, suggesting a need for greater attention to methods …

Research on co** during childhood and adolescence is distinguished by its focus on how
children deal with actual stressors in real-life contexts. Despite burgeoning literatures within …

Social and Personality Development looks at the processes by which we come to be who we
are. It covers a range of topics central to personality and developmental psychology. The …

The authors used meta-analytical techniques to estimate the magnitude of gender
differences in mean level and variability of 35 dimensions and 3 factors of temperament in …

In adulthood, twice as many women as men are depressed, a pattern that holds in most
nations. In childhood, girls are no more depressed than boys, but more girls than boys are …

This book aims to present a solid, research-oriented overview of the field of child
development that emphasizes effective pedagogy designed to enhance students' learning …