Peter K. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is co-author of the textbook Understanding Children's Development and co-editor of Bullying, Cyberbullying and Pupil Well-being in Schools: Comparing European, Australian, and Indian Perspectives, and The Cambridge Handbook of Play: Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives. Craig H. Hart is a Professor of Human Development in the School of Family Life and Director of the Faculty Center at Brigham Young University. He has authored or co-authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters on parenting/familial linkages with children's social development from a multicultural and US Asian immigration perspective, with an emphasis on Asian children. Dr. Hart has served in numerous university admistrative capacities as well as on the Biobheavioral and Behavioral Sciences subcommittee, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Introduction Peter K Smith & Craig H Hart Part 1: Historical Overview 1. Conceptual and Empirical Precursors of Contemporary Social Development Research Gary W. Ladd Part II: Disciplinary Perspectives 2. Behavioural Genetics Darya Gaysina 3. The Brain and Social Development in Childhood Erin D. Bigler 4. Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Development Lance Workman, Sandie Taylor and Jerome H. Barkow 5. Historical Devlopmental Psychology. Changing Conceptions of Child Development Willem Koops 6. A Sociological Perspective on Social Development Dimitra Hartas 7. Anthropological Perspectives on Social Development Heather Montgomery Part III: Ecological Contexts 8. Ecological Perspectives and Social Development Rachel Maunder 9. The Physical Environment and Social Development Sara S. Whipple and Gary W. Evans 10. Conflict, War, and Famine in Childhood: Risks and Resilience for Social Development Charles N. Oberg, H.R. Hodges, and Ann S. Masten 11. Impact of the Climate Crisis on Children's Social Development Ann Sanson, Karina V. Padilla Malca, and Judith Van Hoorn 12. COVID-19 and Children's Social Development: Insights from the Life Course Perspective Rashmita S. Mistry, Aprile Benner, and Anna Kimura Part IV Culture and Immigration 13. Culture and Children's Social Development Xinyin Chin, Mengting Liu, and Qinglin Bian 14. The Social Development of Immigrant Children: A Focus on Asian and Latinx Children in the United States Gustavo Carlo, Charissa S.L. Cheah, L. Diego Conejo, and Hyun Su Cho 15. Acculturation and Children's Social Development in Europe: Recent Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Findings Sabahat Cigdem Bagci Part V Child Characteristics 16. Temperament and Social Development in Childhood Melis Yavuz, Irem Korucu, and Bilge Selcuk 17. Gender Differences in Children's Play Karson T.F. Kung 18. Race and Ethnicity in the Context of Children's Social Development Kathryn M. Yee, Jacquelyn Glidden, and Melanie Killen 19. Children's Social Development within the Context of Early Childhood Education Linda A. White, Anika Ganness, and Michal Perlman 20. Children's Interpersonal Skills and School-Based Relationships: Links to School Adjustment in Early and Middle Childhood. Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd, Gary W. Ladd, and Stephanie A. Thibault 21. The Personal and Social Development of Children in Sport Jean Cote, Alex Murata, and Luc J. Martin 22. Religion and Social Development in Childhood Daniel Moulin-Stozek and Michael W. James Part VII The Family and the Peer Group 23. Parent-Child Attachment in Early and Middle Childhood Laura E. Brumariu and Kathryn A. Kerns 24. Sibling Relations in Early and Middle Childhood Nina Howe, Amy L. Paine, Hildy S. Ross, and Holly Recchia 25. The Interplay between Parents and Peers as Influences in Children's Social Development Amanda W. Harrist and Anuradha J. Bakshi Part VII Social Competence and Forms of Peer Interaction 26. Children's Friendships Amanda J. Rose, Sara K. Boroski, Allie Spiekelman, and Rhiannon L. Smith 27. Social Withdrawal and Shyness Julie C. Bowker, Robert J. Coplan, Kelly A. Smith, and Kenneth H. Rubin 28. Social Competence in Interactions with Peers Antonius H. N. Cillessen and Amy D. Bellmore 29. Social Play and Social Development Ageliki Nicolopoulou and Peter K. Smith 30. Cooperation and Competition Marta Fulop 31. Aggression in Early and Middle Childhood David A. Nelson, Cara S. Swit, and Craig H. Hart 32. Bullying Rosario del Rey, Esperanza Espino, Monica Ojeda, and Joaquin A. Mora-Merchan Part IX Cognitive, Emotional, Prosocial, and Moral Competencies 33. Social Cognition and its Main Correlates in Childhood Daniella Bulgarelli, Anne Henning, and Evelyn Bertin 34. Emotions and Social Development in Childhood Maria von Salisch, Katharina Voltmer, Rachel Miller-Slough, Jui Chih Chin and Susanne Denham 35. Prosocial Behavior Hali Kil and Joan E. Grusec 36. Children's Lies: Intersecting Cognitive Development, Theory of Mind and Socialization Laura Visu-Petra, Narcisa Prodan, and Victoria Talwar Part X Children and the Media 37. Media and Children's Social Development Eric E. Rasmussen and Kathrin Karsay 38. Social Networking Sites and Children's Social Development Elisabeth Staksrud and Tijana Milosevic Part XI Intervention and Social Development 39. Helping Autistic Children Rachel Davis, Jacquiline den Houting, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, and Sue Fletcher Watson 40. Intervening in Childhood Social Development Janis B. Kupersmidt, Alison E. Parker, and Mary Ellen Voegler-Lee 41. The Development of Social Competence in Children with Disabilities Soo-Young Hong, Elizabeth Steed, Lori Meyer, and Ibrahim Acar 42. Interventions to Enhance Psychosocial Competence among Children in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries Suman Verma
Show morePeter K. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is co-author of the textbook Understanding Children's Development and co-editor of Bullying, Cyberbullying and Pupil Well-being in Schools: Comparing European, Australian, and Indian Perspectives, and The Cambridge Handbook of Play: Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives. Craig H. Hart is a Professor of Human Development in the School of Family Life and Director of the Faculty Center at Brigham Young University. He has authored or co-authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters on parenting/familial linkages with children's social development from a multicultural and US Asian immigration perspective, with an emphasis on Asian children. Dr. Hart has served in numerous university admistrative capacities as well as on the Biobheavioral and Behavioral Sciences subcommittee, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Introduction Peter K Smith & Craig H Hart Part 1: Historical Overview 1. Conceptual and Empirical Precursors of Contemporary Social Development Research Gary W. Ladd Part II: Disciplinary Perspectives 2. Behavioural Genetics Darya Gaysina 3. The Brain and Social Development in Childhood Erin D. Bigler 4. Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Development Lance Workman, Sandie Taylor and Jerome H. Barkow 5. Historical Devlopmental Psychology. Changing Conceptions of Child Development Willem Koops 6. A Sociological Perspective on Social Development Dimitra Hartas 7. Anthropological Perspectives on Social Development Heather Montgomery Part III: Ecological Contexts 8. Ecological Perspectives and Social Development Rachel Maunder 9. The Physical Environment and Social Development Sara S. Whipple and Gary W. Evans 10. Conflict, War, and Famine in Childhood: Risks and Resilience for Social Development Charles N. Oberg, H.R. Hodges, and Ann S. Masten 11. Impact of the Climate Crisis on Children's Social Development Ann Sanson, Karina V. Padilla Malca, and Judith Van Hoorn 12. COVID-19 and Children's Social Development: Insights from the Life Course Perspective Rashmita S. Mistry, Aprile Benner, and Anna Kimura Part IV Culture and Immigration 13. Culture and Children's Social Development Xinyin Chin, Mengting Liu, and Qinglin Bian 14. The Social Development of Immigrant Children: A Focus on Asian and Latinx Children in the United States Gustavo Carlo, Charissa S.L. Cheah, L. Diego Conejo, and Hyun Su Cho 15. Acculturation and Children's Social Development in Europe: Recent Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Findings Sabahat Cigdem Bagci Part V Child Characteristics 16. Temperament and Social Development in Childhood Melis Yavuz, Irem Korucu, and Bilge Selcuk 17. Gender Differences in Children's Play Karson T.F. Kung 18. Race and Ethnicity in the Context of Children's Social Development Kathryn M. Yee, Jacquelyn Glidden, and Melanie Killen 19. Children's Social Development within the Context of Early Childhood Education Linda A. White, Anika Ganness, and Michal Perlman 20. Children's Interpersonal Skills and School-Based Relationships: Links to School Adjustment in Early and Middle Childhood. Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd, Gary W. Ladd, and Stephanie A. Thibault 21. The Personal and Social Development of Children in Sport Jean Cote, Alex Murata, and Luc J. Martin 22. Religion and Social Development in Childhood Daniel Moulin-Stozek and Michael W. James Part VII The Family and the Peer Group 23. Parent-Child Attachment in Early and Middle Childhood Laura E. Brumariu and Kathryn A. Kerns 24. Sibling Relations in Early and Middle Childhood Nina Howe, Amy L. Paine, Hildy S. Ross, and Holly Recchia 25. The Interplay between Parents and Peers as Influences in Children's Social Development Amanda W. Harrist and Anuradha J. Bakshi Part VII Social Competence and Forms of Peer Interaction 26. Children's Friendships Amanda J. Rose, Sara K. Boroski, Allie Spiekelman, and Rhiannon L. Smith 27. Social Withdrawal and Shyness Julie C. Bowker, Robert J. Coplan, Kelly A. Smith, and Kenneth H. Rubin 28. Social Competence in Interactions with Peers Antonius H. N. Cillessen and Amy D. Bellmore 29. Social Play and Social Development Ageliki Nicolopoulou and Peter K. Smith 30. Cooperation and Competition Marta Fulop 31. Aggression in Early and Middle Childhood David A. Nelson, Cara S. Swit, and Craig H. Hart 32. Bullying Rosario del Rey, Esperanza Espino, Monica Ojeda, and Joaquin A. Mora-Merchan Part IX Cognitive, Emotional, Prosocial, and Moral Competencies 33. Social Cognition and its Main Correlates in Childhood Daniella Bulgarelli, Anne Henning, and Evelyn Bertin 34. Emotions and Social Development in Childhood Maria von Salisch, Katharina Voltmer, Rachel Miller-Slough, Jui Chih Chin and Susanne Denham 35. Prosocial Behavior Hali Kil and Joan E. Grusec 36. Children's Lies: Intersecting Cognitive Development, Theory of Mind and Socialization Laura Visu-Petra, Narcisa Prodan, and Victoria Talwar Part X Children and the Media 37. Media and Children's Social Development Eric E. Rasmussen and Kathrin Karsay 38. Social Networking Sites and Children's Social Development Elisabeth Staksrud and Tijana Milosevic Part XI Intervention and Social Development 39. Helping Autistic Children Rachel Davis, Jacquiline den Houting, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, and Sue Fletcher Watson 40. Intervening in Childhood Social Development Janis B. Kupersmidt, Alison E. Parker, and Mary Ellen Voegler-Lee 41. The Development of Social Competence in Children with Disabilities Soo-Young Hong, Elizabeth Steed, Lori Meyer, and Ibrahim Acar 42. Interventions to Enhance Psychosocial Competence among Children in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries Suman Verma
Show moreAbout the Editors ix
List of Contributors x
Introduction xv
Part I Historical Overview 1
1 Conceptual and Empirical Precursors of Contemporary Social
Development Research 5
Gary W. Ladd
Part II Disciplinary Perspectives 39
2 Behavioral Genetics 43
Darya Gaysina
3 The Brain and Social Development in Childhood 61
Erin D. Bigler
4 Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Development 84
Lance Workman, Sandie Taylor, and Jerome H. Barkow
5 Historical Developmental Psychology: Changing Conceptions of
Child Development 101
Willem Koops
6 A Sociological Perspective on Social Development 119
Dimitra Hartas
7 Anthropological Perspectives on Social Development 135
Heather Montgomery
Part III Ecological Contexts 151
8 Ecological Perspectives and Social Development 155
Rachel Maunder
9 The Physical Environment and Social Development 171
Sara S. Whipple and Gary W. Evans
10 Conflict, War, and Famine in Childhood: Risks and Resilience
for Social Development 189
Charles N. Oberg, H. R. Hodges, and Ann S. Masten
11 Impact of the Climate Crisis on Children's Social Development
206
Ann Sanson, Karina V. Padilla Malca, and Judith Van Hoorn
12 Covid-19 and Children's Social Development: Insights from the
Life-Course Perspective 224
Rashmita S. Mistry, Aprile D. Benner, and Anna M. Kimura
Part IV Culture and Immigration 239
13 Culture and Children's Social Development 241
Xinyin Chen, Mengting Liu, and Qinglin Bian
14 The Social Development of Immigrant Children: A Focus on
Asian and Latinx Children in the United States 260
Gustavo Carlo, Charissa S. L. Cheah, L. Diego Conejo, and Hyun Su
Cho
15 Acculturation and Children's Social Development in Europe:
Recent Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Findings 278
Sabahat Cigdem Bagci
Part V Child Characteristics 295
16 Temperament and Social Development in Childhood 297
H. Melis Yavuz-Muren, Irem Korucu, and Ayse Bilge Selcuk
17 Gender Differences in Children's Play 316
Karson T. F. Kung
18 Race and Ethnicity in the Context of Children's Social
Development 331
Kathryn M. Yee, Jacquelyn Glidden, and Melanie Killen
Part VI Contextual Factors 347
19 Children's Social Development within the Context of Early
Childhood Education and Care Experiences 349
Linda A. White, Anika Ganness, and Michal Perlman
20 Children's Interpersonal Skills and School-Based
Relationships: Links to School Adjustment in Early and Middle
Childhood 366
Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd, Gary W. Ladd, and Stephanie A.
Thibault
21 The Personal and Social Development of Children in Sport
386
Jean Cote, Alex Murata, and Luc J. Martin
22 Religion and Social Development in Childhood 405
Daniel Moulin-Stozek and Michael W. James
Part VII The Family and the Peer Group 423
23 Parent–Child Attachment in Early and Middle Childhood 425
Laura E. Brumariu and Kathryn A. Kerns
24 Sibling Relations in Early and Middle Childhood 443
Nina Howe, Amy L. Paine, Hildy S. Ross, and Holly Recchia
25 The Interplay of Parent and Peer Influences on Children's
Social Development 459
Amanda W. Harrist and Anuradha J. Bakshi
Part VIII Social Competence and Forms of Peer Interaction 483
26 Children's Friendships 487
Amanda J. Rose, Sarah K. Borowski, Allie Spiekerman, and Rhiannon
L. Smith
27 Social Withdrawal and Shyness 503
Julie C. Bowker, Robert J. Coplan, Kelly A. Smith, and Kenneth H.
Rubin
28 Social Competence in Interactions with Peers 520
Antonius H. N. Cillessen and Amy D. Bellmore
29 Social Play and Social Development 538
Ageliki Nicolopoulou and Peter K. Smith
30 Cooperation and Competition 555
Marta Fulop
31 Aggression in Early and Middle Childhood 573
David A. Nelson, Cara S. Swit, and Craig H. Hart
32 Bullying 591
Rosario Del Rey, Esperanza Espino, Monica Ojeda, and Joaquin A.
Mora-Merchan
Part IX Cognitive, Emotional, Prosocial and Moral Competencies 609
33 Social Cognition and its Main Correlates in Childhood 613
Daniela Bulgarelli, Anne Henning, and Evelyn Bertin
34 Emotions and Social Development in Childhood 631
Maria von Salisch, Katharina Voltmer, Rachel Miller-Slough,
Jui-Chih Chin, and Susanne Denham
35 Prosocial Behavior 651
Hali Kil and Joan E. Grusec
36 Children's Lies: Intersecting Cognitive Development, Theory
of Mind, and Socialization 668
Laura Visu-Petra, Narcisa Prodan, and Victoria Talwar
Part X Children and the Media 687
37 Media and Children's Social Development 689
Eric E. Rasmussen and Kathrin Karsay
38 Social Networking Sites and Children's Social Development
707
Elisabeth Staksrud and Tijana Milosevic
Part XI Intervention and Social Development 727
39 Helping Autistic Children 729
Rachael Davis, Jacquiline den Houting, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, and
Sue Fletcher-Watson
40 Intervening in Childhood Social Development 747
Janis B. Kupersmidt, Alison E. Parker, and Mary Ellen
Voegler-Lee
41 The Development of Social Competence in Children with
Disabilities 766
Soo-Young Hong, Elizabeth A. Steed, Lori E. Meyer, and Ibrahim H.
Acar
42 Interventions to Enhance Psychosocial Competence among
Children in Low-and Middle-Income Countries 784
Suman Verma
Author Index 803
Subject Index 850
Peter K. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is co-author of the textbook Understanding Children's Development and co-editor of Bullying, Cyberbullying and Pupil Well-being in Schools: Comparing European, Australian, and Indian Perspectives, and The Cambridge Handbook of Play: Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives.
Craig H. Hart is a Professor of Human Development in the School of Family Life and Director of the Faculty Center at Brigham Young University. He has authored or co-authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters on parenting/familial linkages with children's social development from a multicultural and US Asian immigration perspective, with an emphasis on Asian children. Dr. Hart has served in numerous university administrative capacities as well as on the Biobheavioral and Behavioral Sciences subcommittee, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
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