The Origins and Development of Problem Behavior Theory The Collected Works of Richard Jessor /

• Main Author: Jessor, Richard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Public health.; Developmental psychology.; Developmental Psychology.; Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.; Public Health.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Problem Behavior Theory over the Years
• Chapter 3. Problem Behavior Theory: Initial Formulation for Research in a Tri-Ethnic Community
• Chapter 4. Problem Behavior Theory and Adolescent Development over Time
• Chapter 5. Problem Behavior Theory and the Transition to Young Adulthood
• Chapter 6. Problem Behavior Theory and the Problem Behavior Syndrome
• Chapter 7. Replicating the Co-Variation of Adolescent Problem Behavior
• Chapter 8. Problem Behavior Theory and Adolescent Risk Behavior: A Reformulation
• Chapter 9. Problem Behavior Theory and the Dynamics of Protection and Risk
• Chapter 10. The Cross-National Generality of Problem Behavior Theory
• Chapter 11. Problem Behavior Theory Adolescent Pro-Social Behavior
• Chapter 12. Conclusion.