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ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT (39)
- Abstinence in Adolescence (see also Health)
- Adolescence, Current Trends and Research About (see also Research Methodology)
- Adolescence and Thriving (see also Developmental Processes)
- Adolescent Females, Physical Activity
- Adolescent Parents, Programs and Policies for (see also Development-Promoting Interventions)
- Adolescent Pregnancy and Births (see also Health)
- Adolescent Sexuality
- Adolescents, at Risk
- Adolescents, Consent and Refusal of Treatment
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use, Media Education for Adolescents
- Alcohol Use and Disorders Among Youth (see also Developmental Risks)
- Asthma in Adolescence (see also Health)
- Athletic Participation and Girls' Development
- Cancer Patients, Adolescent Consent to Research (see also Health)
- Cigarette Smoking in Adolescents (see also Developmental Risks)
- Dating in Adolescence (see also Emotional and Social Development)
- Decision Making Among Adolescents (see also Developmental Processes)
- Delinquency (see also Developmental Risks)
- Depression in Adolescence (see also Developmental Disorders)
- Ethnic Identity Development in Minority Adolescents (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Gender Intensification (see also Developmental Processes)
- HIV Prevention in Young Adults (see also Health)
- Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth
- Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth, Sexual Development (see also Developmental Processes)
- Menarche (see also Developmental Processes)
- Parenting in Adolescence (see also Parenting)
- Positive Youth Development, Service-Learning Versus Community Collaborative Models (see also Civic Engagement)
- Puberty (see also Developmental Processes)
- Religiosity and Resilience in Adolescence (see also Religiosity and Spirituality)
- Resiliency in Adolescence (see also Developmental Processes)
- Sexuality, Adolescents' Development of
- Silbereisen, Rainer K. (see also Social Issues)
- Social Support, Urban Adolescents (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Stimulants, Adolescent Use of (see also Developmental Risks)
- Youth-Adult Partnerships (see also Civic Engagement; Ecology of Human Development)
- Youth Civic/Political Development (see also Civic Engagement)
- Youth Development Professionals (see also ADS Training and Education)
- Youth Development Programs, Essential Elements of (see also ADS Training and Education)
- Youth Mentoring (see also Development-Promoting Interventions)
ADS TRAINING AND EDUCATION (8)
- Education and Applied Developmental Science
- Planning and Evaluation Resource Center (PERC)
- Positive Development (see also Developmental Processes)
- Training in Applied Developmental Science
- Yale University, Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy (see also Universities)
- Youth Development as a Public Idea (see also Adolescent Development)
- Youth Development Professionals (see also Adolescent Development)
- Youth Development Programs, Essential Elements of (see also Adolescent Development)
ADULT DEVELOPMENT (18)
- Adult Development, Definition, Culture, and Applications
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults
- Chronic Disability in Old Age
- Depression in Later Life
- Depression, Maternal
- Family Caregiving for Elders (see also Families)
- Marriage and Family Therapy
- Mental Health in Later Life, Ecology of
- Mental Retardation, Sociocontextual Influences in Adulthood (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Old Age
- Psychoanalysis in Adults, Theory and Technique
- Sensory Impairment, Aging (see also Health)
- Social Support in Old Age (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Special Education, Transition From School to Young Adulthood (see also Developmental Processes)
- Spiritual and Religious Coping in Later Life (see also Religiosity and Spirituality)
- Transition in Adulthood
- Transition to College (see also Developmental Processes)
- Vision Impairment, Late Life Adjustment and Rehabilitation (see also Health)
BIOGRAPHIES OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENTISTS (58)
- Ames, Louise Bates
- Anastasi, Anne
- Benson, Peter L.
- Blum, Robert W.
- Bornstein, Marc H.
- Bronfenbrenner, Urie
- Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne
- Cauce, Ana Mari
- Ceci, Stephen J.
- Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay
- Côté, James E.
- Damon, William
- Eccles, Jacquelynne, and the Expectancy-Value Model of Achievement Choice (see also Theory)
- Eisenberg, Nancy
- Elkind, David
- Farrington, David P.
- Fisher, Celia B.
- Flanagan, Constance A.
- Floyd, Donald T., Jr.
- Freud, Anna
- Freud, Sigmund
- Gardner, Howard
- Gesell, Arnold Lucius
- Hagen, John William
- Hall, G. Stanley
- Helms, Janet E.
- Horowitz, Frances Degen
- Jacobs, Francine
- Khoo, Kim Choo
- Lamb, Michael
- Lerner, Jacqueline V.
- Lerner, Richard M.
- Lipsitt, Lewis P.
- Little, Rick R.
- Meisels, Samuel J.
- Montessori, Maria
- Moore, Kristin
- Mussen, Paul H.
- Osofsky, Joy Doniger
- Overton, Willis F.
- Petersen, Anne C.
- Phinney, Jean S.
- Piaget, Jean
- Pittman, Karen J.
- Rhodes, Jean
- Savin-Williams, Ritch C.
- Seligman, Martin E. P.
- Sherrod, Lonnie R.
- Silbereisen, Rainer K.
- Smyer, Michael A.
- Spanier, Graham B.
- Terman, Lewis M.
- Watson, John B.
- Weinberg, Richard A.
- Wertlieb, Donald
- Wheeler, Wendy
- Windle, Michael
- Youniss, James
CHILD DEVELOPMENT (38)
- Advertising, Effects on Children (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Alcoholism Prevention Programs for Children (see also Development-Promoting Interventions)
- Anxiety Disorders in Children (see also Developmental Disorders)
- Bipolar Disorder in Children (see also Developmental Disorders)
- Cancer, Psychosocial Dimensions of (see also Health)
- Child Abuse, Religion-Related (see also Developmental Risks)
- Child Care Centers, an International Perspective (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Child Care, Infant and Toddler (see also Infant Development)
- Child Development Across Cultures (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Child Labor (see also Developmental Risks)
- Children's Reading Comprehension (see also Developmental Processes)
- Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Early Childhood
- Day Care, Effects on Child Development
- Day Care, Measuring Quality of Care (see also Research Methodology)
- Domestic Violence, Child Exposure to (see also Developmental Risks)
- Early Childhood Care, Development, and Education in Asia (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Early Childhood Education in Turkey (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Feeding Disorders, Childhood (see also Developmental Disorders)
- Giftedness in African American Children (see also Developmental Processes)
- Incarcerated Mothers, Children of (see also Developmental Risks)
- Mastery Motivation, Preschool and Early Childhood (see also Developmental Processes)
- Media and Children's Fears (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Obesity, Pediatric (see also Health)
- Obesity, Prevention in Childhood (see also Health)
- Pediatric Psychology (see also Theory)
- Peer Play in Early Childhood (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Perceptual Development, Childhood (see also Theory)
- Play, Nonsocial, and Social-Emotional Development in Childhood (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Prejudice in Childhood (see also Social Issues)
- Psychotropic Medications (see also Health)
- Siblinghood, Transitions to (see also Developmental Risks)
- Sports and Positive Youth Development
- Sports/Athletics, Children and
- Street Children (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Television, Children's Processing of (see also Theory)
- Toddlerhood
- Visual Impairment Across the Life Span (see also Health)
- Women, Infants, and Children, Special Supplemental Food Program for (see also Development-Promoting Interventions)
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (11)
- Advocacy, Child
- Civic Engagement
- Community Involvement
- Just-World Beliefs, Development of
- Mentoring
- Political Engagement
- Positive Youth Development, Service-Learning Versus Community-Collaborative Models (see also Adolescent Development)
- Public Policy and Human Development
- Service Learning
- Youth-Adult Partnerships (see also Adolescent Development; Ecology of Human Development)
- Youth Civic/Political Development (see also Adolescent Development)
CULTURE AND DIVERSITY (33)
- Acculturation
- Acculturation Stress
- Achievement in Mathematics, Gender and Ethnic Differences
- African American Youth Development, Cultural Influences
- African Culture, Human Ontogenesis Within
- African Family Traditions, Education and (see also Families)
- Asian American Families and Youth
- Asian Americans, a Term in Transition
- Assessment, Cultural Validity of (see also Research Methodology)
- Bilingualism, International
- Child Care Centers, an International Perspective (see also Child Development)
- Child Development Across Cultures (see also Child Development)
- Community-Based Research Ethics (see also Research Methodology)
- Culture and Health (see also Health)
- Culture and Human Development
- Developmental Contextualism and Cultural Adjustment of Immigrant Children (see also Ecology of Human Development; Theory)
- Early Childhood Care, Development, and Education in Asia (see also Child Development)
- Early Childhood Education in Turkey (see also Child Development)
- Ethical Issues in Cross-Cultural Research (see also Ethics)
- Ethnic Gloss
- Ethnic Identity
- Ethnic Identity Development in Minority Adolescents (see also Adolescent Development)
- Ethnicity and Race, Understanding of (see also Developmental Processes)
- Ethnography
- Immigrant Families, European (see also Families)
- Immigrants, Acculturation of
- Juvenile Justice, Racial Differences (see also Social Issues)
- Native Alaskan Tribes
- Parenting, Chinese Families and (see also Parenting)
- Refugees (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Religion and Applied Developmental Science (see also Religiosity and Spirituality)
- Street Children (see also Child Development)
- Youth Culture, Hip-hop (see also Ecology of Human Development)
DEVELOPMENT-PROMOTING INTERVENTIONS (11)
- Adolescent Parents, Programs and Policies for (see also Adolescent Development)
- Alcoholism Prevention Programs for Children (see also Child Development)
- Infants, Intervention for Premature (see also Infant Development)
- Intervention Programs, Web-Based
- Mediated Learning Experience (see also Developmental Processes)
- Social Skills Training and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
- Supervision
- Thinking, Education for
- Transfer of Knowledge, Child Education About the Real World
- Women, Infants, and Children, Special Supplemental Food Program for (see also Child Development)
- Youth Mentoring (see also Adolescent Development)
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT (10)
- Assessment, Applied Developmental
- Assessment, Cognitive
- Assessment, Early Childhood Performance
- Assessment, Ethnic Identity
- Assessment, Giftedness
- Assessment, Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (see also Infant Development)
- Assessment, Special Education
- Assessment, Standardized Tests
- Asset Mapping (see also Research Methodology)
- Intelligence Testing
DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (19)
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety Disorders in Children (see also Child Development)
- Autism, Educational Treatments for
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder in Children (see also Child Development)
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Celiac Disease
- Clinical Significance
- Conduct Disorders
- Depression in Adolescence
- Developmental Disabilities
- Externalizing Behavior Problems
- Feeding Disorders, Childhood (see also Child Development)
- Gastrointestinal Disorders, Developmental Aspects of
- Mental Illness, Serotonin, and Genetics
- Mental Retardation
- Phobias, Childhood
- Postpartum Depression
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES (49)
- Adaptation
- Adaptive Behavior
- Adolescence and Thriving (see also Adolescent Development)
- Body Size and Image, Female Attitudes and Perceptions About
- Body Size, Societal Views of
- Career Development
- Children's Reading Comprehension (see also Child Development)
- Cognitive Development
- Cognitive Skills and Aging
- Cortisol and Stress (see also Health)
- Critical-Period Hypothesis
- Decision Making Among Adolescents (see also Adolescent Development)
- Developmental Assets
- Egocentrism, Elkind's Contribution to Piagetian Theory
- Ethnicity and Race, Understanding of (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Gender Intensification (see also Adolescent Development)
- Genetics and Human Development
- Giftedness in African American Children (see also Child Development)
- Human Brain, Evolution of
- Identity (see also Personality Development)
- Identity, Capital Model of
- Identity Development in Biracial Children (see also Personality Development)
- Identity Statuses (see also Personality Development)
- Infant Reflexes (see also Infant Development)
- Language Production in Infants and Toddlers (see also Infant Development)
- Learning in the Life Cycle
- Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth, Sexual Development (see also Adolescent Development)
- Limbic System, Hedonic Escalation
- Mastery Motivation, Preschool and Early Childhood (see also Child Development)
- Mediated Learning Experience (see also Development-Promoting Interventions)
- Meiosis and Its Consequences
- Memory, Flashbulb
- Menarche (see also Adolescent Development)
- Metacognition
- Morality, Theories of Development
- Play, Childhood
- Positive Development (see also ADS Training and Education)
- Problem Solving
- Prosocial Behavior
- Puberty (see also Adolescent Development)
- Resiliency in Adolescence (see also Adolescent Development)
- Self-Concept
- Self-Concepts and Self-Esteem, Children and Adolescents (see also Personality Development)
- Self-Regulation
- Separation-Individuation, Margaret Mahler's Model
- Social Motivation
- Special Education, Transition From School to Young Adulthood (see also Adult Development)
- Testimony, Children's Competence for
- Transition to College (see also Adult Development)
DEVELOPMENTAL RISKS (24)
- Alcohol Use and Disorders Among Youth (see also Adolescent Development)
- Child Abuse, Religion-Related (see also Child Development)
- Child labor (see also Child Development)
- Cigarette Smoking in Adolescents (see also Adolescent Development)
- Cocaine
- Delinquency (see also Adolescent Development)
- Diabetes (see also Health)
- Divorce, Its Impact on Children (see also Families)
- Domestic Violence, Child Exposure to (see also Child Development)
- Domestic Violence, Impact on Women and Children
- Homelessness and Runaway Youth
- Incarcerated Mothers, Children of (see also Child Development)
- Learned Helplessness and Learned Optimism
- Malnutrition, Effects of
- Obesity
- Risk Behaviors
- Sensory Impairment, Vision and Hearing
- Siblinghood, Transitions to (see also Child Development)
- Stimulants, Adolescent Use of (see also Adolescent Development)
- Substance Use and Abuse Across the Life Span
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Traumatic Brain Injury, School Adjustment
- Violence, Effects on Development
- Youth Prostitution
ECOLOGY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (40)
- Advertising, Effects on Children (see also Child Development)
- Body Types, Appraisals of
- Bullying, School (see also Schools)
- Career Choice
- Community
- Community Linkages, Levels of
- Community Schools and Applied Developmental Research (see also Schools)
- Community Youth Development
- Developmental Contextualism
- Developmental Contextualism and Cultural Adjustment of Immigrant Children (see also Culture and Diversity; Theory)
- Developmentally Attentive Communities
- Education, Urban (see also Schools)
- Families, Dual-Career (see also Families)
- Interactive Media, Effects of
- Internet
- Maternal Employment
- Media and Children's Fears (see also Child Development)
- Media Use, Reading, and Academic Achievement
- Media Violence
- Mental Retardation, Sociocontextual Influences in Adulthood (see also Adult Development)
- Occupations and Gender
- Peer Play in Early Childhood (see also Child Development)
- Peer Relationships
- Refugees (see also Culture and Diversity)
- School Counseling (see also Schools)
- School Refusal (see also Schools)
- School Transitions, Impact, Intervention, and Policy (see also Schools)
- Schools, Consultation to (see also Schools)
- Schools and School Reform (see also Schools)
- Social Capital
- Social Change and Human Development
- Social Exclusion
- Social Support
- Social Support in Old Age (see also Adult Development)
- Social Support, Urban Adolescents (see also Adolescent Development)
- Sports, High School
- Television, Educational and Prosocial Effects of
- Video Games
- Youth Culture, Hip-hop (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Youth-Adult Partnerships (see also Civic Engagement)
EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (5)
- Aggression
- Dating in Adolescence (see also Adolescent Development)
- Play, Childhood
- Play, Nonsocial, and Social-Emotional Development in Childhood (see also Child Development)
- Psychodrama, Personality Development and (see also Personality Development)
ETHICS (7)
FAMILIES (14)
- Adoption
- African Family Traditions, Education and (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Divorce, Its Impact on Children (see also Developmental Risks)
- Families, Dual-Career (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Families, Immigrant Families in the United States
- Families, Multigenerational (see also Parenting)
- Family Caregiving for Elders (see also Adult Development)
- Family Policy (see also Social Issues)
- Family Systems Theory (see also Theory)
- Immigrant Families, European (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Immigrants, Experiences of
- Latino Families in America
- Native American Children and Families
- Television, Mediating Effects of Family Communication (see also Parenting)
FOUNDATIONS (3)
HEALTH (22)
- Abstinence in Adolescence (see also Adolescent Development)
- Adolescent Pregnancy and Births (see also Adolescent Development)
- Asthma in Adolescence (see also Adolescent Development)
- Cancer Patients, Adolescent Consent to Research (see also Adolescent Development)
- Cancer, Psychosocial Dimensions of (see also Child Development)
- Celiac Disease (see also Developmental Disorders)
- Cortisol and Stress (see also Developmental Processes)
- Culture and Health (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Diabetes (see also Developmental Risks)
- Frontal Cortex
- HIV Prevention in Young Adults (see also Adolescent Development)
- HIV Prevention With Injecting Drug Users
- Obesity, Pediatric (see also Child Development)
- Obesity, Prevention in Childhood (see also Child Development)
- Psychotropic Medications (see also Child Development)
- Religiosity and Mental Health (see also Religiosity and Spirituality)
- Sensory Impairment, Aging (see also Adult Development)
- Vision Impairment, Late Life Adjustment and Rehabilitation (see also Adult Development)
- Visual Impairment Across the Life Span (see also Adolescent Development)
- Youth Development as a Public Idea (see also ADS Training and Education)
- Youth Development Professionals (see also ADS Training and Education)
- Youth Development Programs, Essential Elements of (see also ADS Training and Education)
HISTORICAL INFLUENCES (3)
- Delinquent Development, the Cambridge Study (see also Research Methodology)
- Evolutionary Developmental Psychology
- Home Economics
INFANT DEVELOPMENT (6)
- Assessment, Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (see also Developmental Assessment)
- Child Care, Infant and Toddler (see also Child Development)
- Infant Reflexes (see also Developmental Processes)
- Infants, Intervention for Premature (see also Development-Promoting Interventions)
- Language Production in Infants and Toddlers (see also Developmental Processes)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (see also Developmental Risks)
ORGANIZATIONS (31)
- American Psychological Association, Division 7 (Developmental Psychology)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center (see also Universities)
- Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (see also Universities)
- Center for Social Development, Applied Developmental Science at
- Center for the Study of Human Development (CSHD), Brown University (see also Universities)
- Center for Youth as Resources (CYAR), Headquarters for the Youth as Resources® (YAR)
- Child and Family Research, National Institute of Child Heath and Human Development
- Child Trends
- Community-Campus Partnerships and Community-Based Program Evaluation
- Erikson Institute
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Four-H (4-H) (see also Youth Programs)
- Head Start
- ImagineNations Group
- Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development
- Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development (see also Universities)
- Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University (see also Universities)
- International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development
- Murray, Henry A., Research Center
- National Council on Family Relations
- Public Policy and Youth Development
- Search Institute
- Society for Research on Adolescence
- Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
- Society for the Study of Human Development
- Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Division 53, American Psychological Association
- UNICEF
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- World Health Organization
- YouthBuild USA (see also Youth Programs)
PARENTING (24)
- Adolescent Mothers (see also Social Issues)
- Adolescent-Parent Relations
- Attachment, Child-Parent
- Bonding, Parent-Child
- Discipline, Early Childhood
- Families, Multigenerational (see also Families)
- Father Involvement
- Foster Care
- Gay and Lesbian Parenting, Community Attitudes Toward
- Gay and Lesbian Parenting, Legal Aspects of
- Parent Advocacy
- Parent Education
- Parent Expectations
- Parent Involvement, Programs in
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Parental Self-Efficacy
- Parenting, Chinese Families and (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Parenting, Divorce and
- Parenting in Adolescence (see also Adolescent Development)
- Parenting, Native Americans and
- Parenting, Prejudice and
- Parenting, Single Mothers (see also Social Issues)
- Parenting, Stressful Environments and
- Television, Mediating Effects of Family Communication (see also Families)
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT (5)
- Identity (see also Developmental Processes)
- Identity Development in Biracial Children (see also Developmental Processes)
- Identity Statuses (see also Developmental Processes)
- Psychodrama, Personality Development and (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Self-Concepts and Self-Esteem, Children and Adolescents (see also Developmental Processes)
RELIGIOSITY AND SPIRITUALITY (7)
- Religion and Applied Developmental Science (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Religiosity and Mental Health (see also Health)
- Religiosity and Resilience in Adolescence (see also Adolescent Development)
- Religious Development
- Religious Groups, Psychosocial Covariates of
- Spiritual and Religious Coping in Later Life (see also Adult Development)
- Spirituality
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (15)
- Adolescence, Current Trends and Research About (see also Adolescent Development)
- Assessment, Cultural Validity of (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Asset Mapping (see also Developmental Assessment)
- Brain Mapping
- Change, Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of
- Community-Based Research Ethics (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Day Care, Measuring Quality of Care
- Delinquent Development, the Cambridge Study (see also Historical Influences)
- Field Experimentation Research
- Forensic Interviewing
- Policy-Relevant Methods in Applied Developmental Science
- Program Evaluation
- Research Design, Developmental
- Research Methods, Quantitative
- Research Methods, Statistical Analysis for Longitudinal Research
SCHOOLS (9)
- Bullying, School (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Community Schools and Applied Developmental Research (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Education, Urban (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Eliot-Pearson Children's School
- School Counseling (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- School Refusal (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- School Transitions, Impact, Intervention, and Policy (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Schools, Consultation to (see also Ecology of Human Development)
- Schools and School Reform (see also Ecology of Human Development)
SOCIAL ISSUES (14)
- Adolescent Mothers (see also Parenting)
- AIDS, Women, and Poverty
- Computer Games
- Family Policy (see also Families)
- Juvenile Justice, Racial Differences (see also Culture and Diversity)
- Media and Developmental Science
- Parenting, Single Mothers (see also Parenting)
- Participant Advocate, Research Involving Children
- Prejudice in Childhood (see also Child Development)
- Racism
- Silbereisen, Rainer K. (see also Adolescent Development)
- Socioeconomic Status
- Welfare Reform
- Work and Family Life
THEORY (26)
- Applied Developmental Science, Concepts of
- Behavior Theory
- Developmental Contextualism and Cultural Adjustment of Immigrant Children (see also Culture and Diversity; Ecology of Human Development)
- Developmental Systems Theories
- Eccles, Jacquelynne, and the Expectancy-Value Model of Achievement Choice (see also Biographies of Applied Developmental Scientists)
- Empowerment Theory and Youth
- Erickson's Theory
- Family Systems Theory (see also Families)
- “Goodness of Fit” and Development
- Identity, Helm's Theory of Racial
- Life Events
- Life Expectancy and the Life Span
- Overton, Willis F., Philosophical Foundations of Developmental Science
- Pediatric Psychology (see also Child Development)
- Perceptual Development, Childhood (see also Child Development)
- Philosophy of Science and Applied Developmental Science
- Positive Psychology
- Positive Psychology, Seligman's Concept of
- Positive Youth Development, a Developmental Systems View
- Problem Behavior Theory
- Psychoanalysis in Adults, Theory and Technique
- Recapitulation
- Sport Psychology
- Stage-Environment Fit Theory
- Stage Theories of Human Development
- Television, Children's Processing of (see also Child Development)
UNIVERSITIES (15)
- Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center (see also Organizations)
- Catholic University of America
- Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (see also Organizations)
- Center for the Study of Human Development (CSHD), Brown University (see also Organizations)
- Fordham University
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development (see also Organizations)
- Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University (see also Organizations)
- Institute of Child Development
- Michigan State University, Applied Developmental Science at
- Northwestern University, Human Development and Social Policy Program
- Tufts University, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development
- University of Michigan
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Yale University, Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy (see also ADS Training and Education)
YOUTH PROGRAMS (3)
- Four-H (4-H) (see also Organizations)
- YouthBuild USA (see also Organizations)
- Youth Programs, Out-of-School Activities
