Overview
- Details the origins of Problem Behavior Theory through current applications in research on adolescence and young adulthood
- Discusses key contributions, including contextual as well as individual-level analyses
- Addresses moderation of risk by protection as well as cross-national generality
- Applies the theory to problem and pro-social behavior in adolescents from markedly different societies (e.g., the U.S. and China)
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development (ARAD)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Adolescent behavior and development
- Adolescent problem behavior in China
- Adolescent problem behavior in the United States
- Cross-national generality of Problem Behavior Theory
- Deviant behavior and adolescence
- Dynamics of protection during adolescence
- Dynamics of risk during adolescence
- Emerging adulthood and Problem Behavior Theory
- Personality and deviant behavior in youth
- Problem behavior during emerging adulthood
- Problem Behavior Theory and adolescent development
- Problem Behavior Theory and Young Adulthood
- Prosocial behavior and Chinese adolescents
- Prosocial behavior and U.S. adolescents
- Protective factors in adolescence
- Psychosocial development and adolescent problem behavior
- Replication and Problem Behavior Theory
- Risky behavior and adolescents
- Society and deviant behavior during adolescence
- Young adulthood and problem behavior
About this book
This book, the first in a series of collected works, traces the evolution of Problem Behavior Theory from its inception to its current status as a widely used framework for understanding and addressing risky behavior in youth and young adults. The theory is explored from its beginnings as a study of deviant behavior and alcohol abuse in a tri-ethnic community through its expansion to include psychosocial aspects of development, risk and protective factors, and health behavior in the larger societal context of youth behavior. In its current form, Problem Behavior Theory constitutes an interdisciplinary approach to research personal and societal factors that are involved in both normative and problematic behavior. Chapters highlight the many contributions of the theory to social science and its potential for informing evidence-based intervention and prevention programs for youth and young adults.
Topics featured in this book include:- The Tri-Ethnic Community Study.
- The Socialization of Problem Behavior in Youth Study.
- The Young Adult Follow-up Study.
- The problem behavior syndrome.
- The cross-national generality of Problem Behavior Theory.
- Problem Behavior Theory and adolescent pro-social behavior.
The Origins and Development of Problem Behavior Theory is a must-have resource for researchers/professors, clinicians, and related professionals as well as graduate students in social and developmental psychology, criminology/criminal justice, public health, social work, and related disciplines.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Educated at the College of the City of New York and Yale University, where he received his B.A. degreein Psychology in 1946, Jessor received an M.A. from Columbia University in 1947 and a PhD in Clinical Psychology in 1951 from Ohio State University, where he was a student of Julian B. Rotter. He has been a consultant to various federal agencies and private foundations as well as the World Health Organization, Health and Welfare Canada, and UNICEF. He has served on several National Research Council panels and on the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development. He was an invited Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in 1995-96, and he received the Outstanding Achievement in Adolescent Medicine Award in 2005 from the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Jessor is, after 65 years, the longest-serving active faculty member at the University of Colorado. In May 2015, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, by the Regents of the University of Colorado.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Origins and Development of Problem Behavior Theory
Book Subtitle: The Collected Works of Richard Jessor (Volume 1)
Authors: Richard Jessor
Series Title: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40886-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40885-9Published: 23 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82210-5Published: 16 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40886-6Published: 14 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2195-089X
Series E-ISSN: 2195-0903
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 215
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Developmental Psychology, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Public Health