
Temperament and Child Development in Context
Cambridge University Press
Published on 28. November 2024
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Paperback/Softback
98 pages
978-1-009-52185-7 (ISBN)
Description
Children's temperament is a central individual characteristic that has significant implications, directly and indirectly, for their social, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and health outcomes, through its evocative and moderating effects on other social and contextual influences. Accounting for these contextual influences is critical to articulating the role of temperament in children's development. This Element defines temperament and describes its roots in neurobiological systems as well as its relevance to children's developmental outcomes, with a focus on understanding the influence of temperament in children's social and environmental contexts. It covers key developmental periods, situating the contribution of temperament to children's development in complex and changing processes and contexts from infancy through adolescence. The Element concludes by underscoring the value of integrating contextual, relational, and dynamic systems approaches and pointing to future directions in temperament research and application.
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English
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Cambridge
United Kingdom
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
156 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-52185-7 (9781009521857)
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Liliana J. Lengua | Maria A. Gartstein | Qing Zhou
Temperament and Child Development in Context
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11/2024
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University of Washington
Washington State University
University of California, Berkeley
State University of New York, Buffalo
University of Washington
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Definition and biological basis of temperament; 3. Temperament, developmental processes, and outcomes; 4. Social, cultural, and contextual influences on temperament development; 5. Developmental periods, contexts, and outcomes; 6. Contextual, relational, and dynamic systems theories; 7. Clinical and translational implications for child temperament; 8. Future directions in research and practice; 9. Conclusions; References.