Well-Being: Positive Development Across the Life Course (Crosscurrents in Contemporary Psychology Series)

This volume derived from original presentations given at a conference in Atlanta, Georgia, under the auspices of the Center for Child Well-Being. Scholars, practitioners, public health professionals, and principals in the child development community convened to address a science-based framework for elements of well-being and how the elements might be developed across the life course. Integrating physical, cognitive, and social-emotional domains, Well-Being is the first scientific book to consider well-being holistically. Focusing on a set of core strengths grouped within these three domains, the book also includes a fourth section on developmental strengths through adulthood that broadly examines a continuum of health and development, as well as transitions in well-being. This volume takes a developmental perspective across the life course, describing foundational strengths for well-being--the capacities that can be actively developed, supported, or learned. These foundational strengths--problem solving, emotional regulation, and physical safety--are the positive underpinnings of early child health and development, as well as ongoing well-being across the life course. Working together and blending their respective disciplinary perspectives and expertise, 53 experts in psychology, sociology, child development, and medicine have contributed to the book. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Series Prologue......Page 12 Foreword: Well-Being......Page 14 1 A Brief History of the Study of Well-Being in Children and Adults......Page 18 2 The Strengths-Based Approach to Child Well-Being: Let’s Begin With the End in Mind......Page 30 3 Holistic Well-Being and the Developing Child......Page 40 PART I: PHYSICAL DOMAIN......Page 50 4 Good Nutrition—The Imperative for Positive Development......Page 52 5 Preventive Health Care in Early Childhood and Through the Life Span......Page 68 6 Physical Activity and Well-Being......Page 82 7 Promotion of Safety, Security, and Well-Being......Page 98 8 Reproductive Health......Page 116 9 Growing Up Drug Free: A Developmental Challenge......Page 126 PART II: SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DOMAIN......Page 140 10 Emotional Development and Well-Being......Page 142 11 Emotion Regulation From Infancy Through Adolescence......Page 156 12 Coping as an Element of Developmental Well-Being......Page 172 13 Autonomy as an Element of Developmental Well-Being......Page 184 14 Trust, Attachment, and Relatedness......Page 194 15 Parent–Child Relationships......Page 208 16 Sibling Relationships......Page 222 17 Peer Relationships......Page 238 18 Positive Development of the Self: Self-Concept, Self-Esteem, and Identity......Page 252 19 Prosocial Behavior, Empathy, and Sympathy......Page 270 PART III: COGNITIVE DOMAIN......Page 284 20 Information Processing and Memory......Page 286 21 Curiosity, Exploration, and Novelty-Seeking......Page 298 22 Mastery Motivation and Goal Persistence in Young Children......Page 312 23 Thinking and Intelligence......Page 328 24 Problem Solving as an Element of Developmental Well-Being......Page 338 25 Language and Literacy......Page 348 26 Educational Achievement......Page 358 27 Moral Development in Childhood......Page 372 28 Creativity and Talent......Page 388 PART IV: ADULT DEVELOPMENT DOMAIN......Page 398 29 Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: The Critical Passage Ways to Adulthood......Page 400 30 Physical Health and Adult Well-Being......Page 424 31 Social and Emotional Engagement in Adulthood......Page 442 32 Cognitive Styles and Well-Being in Adulthood and Old Age......Page 466 33 Dimensions of Well-Being and Mental Health in Adulthood......Page 494 PART V: OVERARCHING ISSUES AND THEMES......Page 516 34 Child Well-Being: From Elements to Integrations......Page 518 35 Well-Being and the Future: Using Science Based Knowledge to Inform Practice and Policy......Page 542 About the Authors......Page 560 Author Index......Page 576 Subject Index......Page 608 This volume is derived from presentations given at a conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Integrating physical, cognitive and social-emotional domains, it considers well-being holistically, focusing on a set of core strengths grouped within these three domains "Well-Being: Positive Development Across the Life Course is a must-read for all professionals, researchers, and members of organizations devoted to the promotion of well-being of children and adults."--BOOK JACKET. Edited By Marc H. Bornstein ... [et Al.]. Proceedings Of A Conference Held June 20-22, 2000 In Atlanta, Ga. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.