KUNNEN, S. / DE RUITER, N. / VAN DER GAAG, M. / JERONIMUS, B.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to a dynamic systems approach to psychosocial development in adolsence
Naomi M.P. de Ruiter, Mandy A.E. van der Gaag, Bertus F. Jeronimus, and E. Saskia Kunnen
Chapter 2. Systems in transition: the adolescent phase transition
Tom Hollenstein and Tiffany Tsui
Chapter 3. Matching methods to theory: using dynamic systems models to understand nested systems of adolescent development
Nancy Darling and Ian Burns
Chapter 4. A nonlinear dynamic systems approach to psychological interventions
Günter Schiepek, Helmut Schöller, Roswitha Carl, Wolfgang Aichhorn, and Anna Lichtwarck-Aschoff
Chapter 5. Conflict dynamics and the transformation of the parent-adolescent relationship
Jessica P. Lougheed
Chapter 6. The nature of adolescents real-time self-esteem from a dynamic systems perspective: the socially embedded self-esteem model
Naomi M.P. de Ruiter
Chapter 7. Dynamic system perspectives on anxiety and depression
Bertus F. Jeronimus
Chapter 8. Trajectories preceding student dropout: an intra-individual process approach
Mandy A.E. van der Gaag, E. Saskia Kunnen, and Paul L.C. van Geert
Chapter 9. Identity development from a dynamic dystems perspective
E. Saskia Kunnen
Chapter 10. Youths sexual relationships and development: improving our understanding through a dynamic systems approach
Daphne van de Bongardt
Chapter 11. Dynamic developmental complexity of moral motivation for adolescents and young adults
Ulas Kaplan
Chapter 12. Social development and group processes: a social network application to bullying and network interventions
Gijs Huitsing, Jan K. Dijkstra, and René Veenstra
Chapter 13. Visualizing individual dynamics: the case of a talented adolescent
Joske K. van der Sluis, Steffie van der Steen, Gert Stulp, and Ruud J.R. den Hartigh
Chapter 14. conclusion and Discussion: what we can gain from a dynamic systems approach to psychosocial development in adolescence
Mandy A.E. van der Gaag, Naomi M.P. de Ruiter, Bertus F. Jeronimus, and E. Saskia Kunnen
Over recent years, it has become clear that group-based approaches cannot directly be used to understand individual adolescent development. For that reason, interest in dynamic systems theory, or DST, has increased rapidly. Psychosocial Development in Adolescence: Insights from the Dynamic Systems Approach covers state-of-the-art insights into adolescent development that have resulted from adopting a dynamic systems approach.
The first chapter of the book provides a basic introduction into dynamic systems principles and explains their consequences for the study of psychosocial development in adolescence. Subsequently, different experts discuss why and how we should apply a dynamic systems approach to the study of the adolescent transition period and psychological interventions. Various examples of the application of a dynamic systems approach are showcased, ranging from basic to more advanced techniques, as well as the insights they have generated. These applications cover a variety of fundamental topics in adolescent development, ranging from the development of identity, morality, sexuality, and peer networks, to more applied topics such as psychological interventions, educational dropout, and talent development.
This book will be invaluable to both beginner and expert-level students and researchers interested in a dynamic systems approach and in the insights that it has yielded for adolescent development.
