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 …

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

Countries that encourage pro-environmental behaviors to safeguard their citizens' health
and safety contribute positively towards safeguarding nature and the environment …

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 …

Adolescent future orientation is highly relevant to the sociocultural context in which they are
situated. However, adolescents in non-Western cultures are underrepresented in literature …

Extensive research documents the impact of psychosocial stress on risk for the development
of psychiatric symptoms across one's lifespan. Further, evidence exists that cognitive …