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ERIC Number: EJ529872
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Risk Mechanisms in Development: Some Conceptual and Methodological Considerations.
O'Connor, Thomas G.; Rutter, Michael
Developmental Psychology, v32 n4 p787-95 Jul 1996
Comments on problems raised in this special issue, focusing on the distinctive aspects of the risk research reported. Highlights issues like sample characteristics, measurement strategies, specificity of risk factors, and risk mechanisms. Discusses the challenges of integrating alternative models of risk, with special references to research into genetic and environmental influences on developmental psychopathology. (AA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Emotional Development, Individual Development, Models, Nature Nurture Controversy, Predictor Variables, Psychological Patterns, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Research Problems, Social Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Risk Factors
Note: Special issue: "Development, Transitions, and Adjustments in Adolescence."