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Adoption Research: Trends, Topics, Outcomes
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Palacios, Jesus; Brodzinsky, David – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
The current article provides a review of adoption research since its inception as a field of study. Three historical trends in adoption research are identified: the first focusing on risk in adoption and identifying adoptee-nonadoptee differences in adjustment; the second examining the capacity of adopted children to recover from early adversity;…
Descriptors: Adoption, Trend Analysis, Risk, Adjustment (to Environment)
Religiosity and Spirituality during the Transition to Adulthood
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Barry, Carolyn McNamara; Nelson, Larry; Davarya, Sahar; Urry, Shirene – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
Emerging adults (approximately 18 to 25 years of age) experience heightened self-exploration regarding their beliefs and values, including those concerning religiosity and spirituality. The purpose of this article is to review the literature regarding religiosity and spirituality in emerging adulthood. First, we document developmental advances in…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Psychological Patterns, Religion, Spiritual Development
Age as an Ambiguous Variable in Developmental Research: Some Epidemiological Considerations from Developmental Psychopathology.
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Rutter, Michael – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1989
Discusses ambiguities in research that arise from the fact that chronological age reflects different components. Considers methodology, components of age as indices of different aspects of development, differential effects of experiences according to their timing, and maturational delay. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Chronological Age, Developmental Stages