To investigate the link between attachment to parents and delinquency, and the potential
moderating effects of age and sex, 74 published and unpublished manuscripts (N= 55,537 …

OBJECTIVE: Over the past 25 years, attachment research has extended beyond infant–
parent bonds to examine dyadic relationships in children, adolescents, and adults …

Despite significant advances in the field of social neuroscience, much remains to be
understood regarding the development and maintenance of social skills across the life span …

The aim of this chapter is to specify the characteristics and processes of parent-child
relationships that sustain the centrality of the family amid the extensive changes of …

Attachment theory is a lifespan developmental theory. According to Bowlby (1969/1982),
human attachments play a “vital role... from the cradle to the grave”(p. 208). Ainsworth …

Deficits in social skills and social competence play a significant role in the development and
maintenance of many emotional and behavioural disorders of childhood and adolescence …

The current paper reviews four research perspectives that have been used to investigate the
development of risk-taking. Cognitive developmental research has investigated the …

The Handbook of Moral Development is the definitive source of theory and research on the
development of morality. Since the publication of the first edition, ground-breaking …

This chapter begins with consideration of the normative developmental changes in
attachment in adolescence. It then moves on to consider the meaning of individual …

The relation of attachment security to multiple domains of psychosocial functioning was
examined in a community sample of 167 early adolescents. Security of attachment …