More is known about the factors that predict mental disorder than about the factors and
processes that promote positive development among individuals exposed to atypically high …

Child Abuse and Neglect examines the latest research on this important topic, discussing
what it entails, how to recognize it, and how to report it. The book begins with an overview of …

" Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However,
while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the …

Although resilience has been studied across a great number of scientific disciplines with a
substantive body of knowledge established in fields like psychology and systems ecology …

Child maltreatment is a robust risk factor for suicidal ideation and behaviors during
adolescence. Elevations in internalizing and externalizing symptomology have been …

Student engagement (SE) is known as one of the most relevant predictors of academic
achievement and completion. Social and emotional competencies (SECs) are well …

Prolonged exposure to socioeconomic hardship (SH) is associated with greater delayed
reward discounting (DRD), a form of impulsive decision-making that reflects a reduced …

Maltreatment is associated with risk for a wide range of socio-emotional and behavioral
problems in adolescence. Despite this risk, many maltreated youth adjust well through the …

Dante Cicchetti's remarkable contributions to the field of developmental psychopathology
include the advancement of key principles such as the interplay of typical and atypical …

Introduction Early life adversity (ELA) can result in negative behavioral outcomes, including
internalizing and externalizing problems. Evidence suggests that adolescence is a critical …