Objective: Investigate the use of resilience theories in the transition to parenthood literature.
Background: The transition to parenthood is a key developmental experience for many …

This article begins with an overview of teenage pregnancy within a social context. Data are
then presented on conceptions and repeat conceptions in teenagers. Social predictors of …

Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course presents a current and
comprehensive examination of human behavior across time using a multidimensional …

The first edition of this volume successfully applied Bronfenbrenner's" micro-systems"
taxonomy to childrearing and family life. Emphasizing how forces in the environment …

What kinds of questions do experienced therapists ask themselves when facing a new
client? How can clinical expertise be taught? From the author of the landmark …

Associations between unresolved attachment, abuse history, and a wide range of trauma-
related symptomatology were examined in an at-risk sample (N= 62). Fifty percent reported …

Developmental and clinical researchers have only just discovered the phenomenon of
adolescent romance as a topic of serious scientific inquiry. This discovery may be related to …

This study examined relationship factors associated with parental dysfunction among young
African American and Latino couples. Parent dysfunction was defined in terms of parenting …

Children of adolescent mothers are at risk for a variety of developmental difficulties. In the
present study, the effectiveness of a brief intervention program designed to support …

Children from teen parent families are impaired developmentally compared to children of
older mothers. Family support has frequently been proposed as a mediator of the stress that …