This book traces the development of coping from birth to emerging adulthood by building a conceptual and empirical bridge between coping and the development of regulation and resilience. It offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges facing the developmental study of coping, including the history of the concept, critiques of current coping theories and research, and reviews of age differences and changes in coping during childhood and adolescence. It integrates multiple strands of cutting-edge theory and research, including work on the development of stress neurophysiology, attachment, emotion regulation, and executive functions.
In addition, chapters track how coping develops, starting from birth and following its progress across multiple qualitative shifts during childhood and adolescence. The book identifies factors that shape the development of coping, focusing on the effects of underlying neurobiological changes, social relationships, and stressful experiences. Qualitative shifts are emphasized and explanatory factors highlight multiple entry points for the diagnosis of problems and implementation of remedial and preventive interventions.
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Ellen A. Skinner
Age differences and coping across adolescence Age differences and coping across childhood Age-related changes in coping Attachment and coping Coping and adaptive processes Coping and development in childhood Developing relationships with caregivers Family stress and coping Maladaptive coping in adolescence Maladaptive coping in childhood Neurophysiological developments and coping Normative development of adaptive coping Parenting and coping Temperament and coping
“The Development of Coping is extremely informative, and offers a thoughtfully presented western theory of the development of coping. … The book’s eloquent descriptions and detailed chapters make strong arguments that are logical and include comprehensive reviews of current literature in the field. This book could easily become the seminal book in the field of coping and will be of particular interest for academics as well as for anyone working with children and adolescents.” (Carol Drucker and Brittany Friedrich, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (15), April, 2017)