Developmental Follow-up: Concepts, Domains, and Methods - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0122678567 ISBN 13: 9780122678561

Publisher: Academic Press, 1995

Synopsis

This work provides a theoretical and methodological exploration of longitudinal studies on child development. Covering everything from experimental design and data analysis to recent examples of longitudinal researchfindings. This work is a major forum for rethinking issues and strategies for future research. The book is divided into five sections covering theoretical perspectives, domains of longitudinal research, sources of data, experimental design and data analysis, and cutting-edge research findings.

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* Discusses longitudinal studies of children's health, cognitive development, and psychological well-being

* Provides investigation of persons and instruments used in longitudinal research

* Explores experimental designs and data analysis of longitudinal research studies

About this title

About the Author

Howard S. Friedman is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. He also holds an adjunct appointment as Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego Medical School. Dr. Friedman attended Yale University, graduating magna cum laude with Honors in psychology. He was awarded a National Science Foundation graduate fellowship at Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1976. Dr. Friedman is the author of many influential scientific articles in leading journals and was named "most-cited psychologist" by the publishers of the Social Science Citation Index. His books include a textbook, three edited scholarly volumes, and a comprehensive trade analysis. Friedman is a thrice-elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. His research centers around the relations of mental and physical health, and he has received research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the American Cancer Society, and the American Heart Association. Dr. Friedman also directs a project on health and longevity funded by the National Institute on Aging.

Review

"Longitudinal research is expensive, time consuming, fraught with pitfalls, and plain hard work. However, the amount of rich information that results justifies the effort. Developmental Follow-Up is a fine volume. I recommend it to developmental researchers who are in the midst of longitudinal studies, to others who are thinking about initiating longitudinal research, and to still others who only engage in cross-sectional research. Overall, the material in this book is sound enough to convince even die-hard skeptics... The volume is nicely balanced in terms of content... This book will be a worthy addition to the libraries of developmentally oriented clinicians, researchers, and graduate students. The content is informative and clear."
--Claire B. Kopp, in CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0122678567
• ISBN 13: 9780122678561
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 406
• Editor: Haywood H. Carl, Friedman Howard S.