Health Risks and Developmental Transitions during Adolescence [Paperback]

This book focuses on developmental transitions during adolescence and young adulthood.This book focuses on the different developmental transitions during adolescence and young adulthood and relates them to risks and benefits for young people's health and well-being. This book advocates the broadening of the concept of health promotion to include assistance with negotiating the several changes that occur as individuals move into and out of adolescence. Chapters from many of the most prominent researchers in the adolescent field from several countries are included in this edited volume.This book focuses on the different developmental transitions during adolescence and young adulthood and relates them to risks and benefits for young people's health and well-being. This book advocates the broadening of the concept of health promotion to include assistance with negotiating the several changes that occur as individuals move into and out of adolescence. Chapters from many of the most prominent researchers in the adolescent field from several countries are included in this edited volume.This book focuses on the different developmental transitions during adolescence and young adulthood and relates them to risks and benefits for young people's health and well-being. This book advocates the broadening of the concept of health promotion to include assistance with negotiating the several changes that occur as individuals move into and out of adolescence. Chapters from many of the most prominent researchers in the adolescent field from several countries are included in this edited volume.1. Negotiating developmental transitions during adolescence and young adulthood: health risks and opportunities John Schulenberg, Jennifer L. Maggs, Klaus Hurrelmann; Part I. Sociocultural, Physical and Cognitive Foundations of Adolescent Transitions: 2. Cultural, historical and subcultural contexts of adolescence: implications for health and development Lisa J. Crockett; 3. Social change and adol“*