Handbuch Jugend
Psychologische Sichtweisen auf Veränderungen in der Adoleszenz
Jens B. Asendorpf, Andreas Beelmann, Jens Blechert, Anja Blumenthal, Carolin Braun, Viola Braun, Leonard Bruckmann, Marlis Buchmann, Fatma Celik, Anne Deiglmayr, Katharina Eckstein, Luciano Gasser, Kiaras Gharabaghi, Burkhard Gniewosz, Verena Gralke, Bettina Hannover, Alexandra Iwanski, Linda Juang, Michael Kaess, Julian Koenig, Laura König, Stephanie Lichtenfeld, Marko Lüftenegger, Claudia Mähler, Tina Malti, Hannah Margraf, Sabine Maur, Adrian Meule, Gerhild Nieding, Peter Noack, Boris Orth, Martin Pinquart, Fritz Podewski, Theda Radtke, Julia Reichenberger, Olaf Reis, Lennart Schalk, Herbert Scheithauer, Anne Schmidt, Barbara Schober, Urte Scholz, Elke Schroeder, Kirsten Schuchardt, Christina Schwenck, Inge Seiffge-Krenke, Christiane Spiel, Christoph Steinebach, Annekatrin Steinhoff, Elsbeth Stern, Peter F. Titzmann, Jürgen Töppich, Sabine Walper, Stephan Warncke, Karina Weichold, Sarah Weigelt, Ilka Wolter, Lysann Zander, Esther Ziegler, Peter Zimmermann
Young people face various biological, psychological and social changes – during a phase of life in which major decisions affecting their future lives and careers are being made.
This book presents the current state of research on young adulthood in a comprehensible way and explains the developments that take place during this formative period of life. The book is divided into five major topics, which provide a comprehensive overview of the major aspects involved that have been discussed academically. Initially, there is a glance at the biological foundations, followed by a discussion of the influence of social environments (family, friends and school) and of the media. The third part is concerned with important goals in young people=s development: forming an identity, developing moral ideas and learning basic competences (choosing a profession). The last two sections discuss social topics such as migration, political socialization and important developmental problems (including eating disturbances, ADHS, substance abuse), as well as options for prevention and approaches to intervention.
