TOPICS IN CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH PSYCHOLOGY

There are no prerequisites for this unit. It is suggested that students have successfully completed compulsory units of developmental psychology and have attended/are attending relevant optional units.

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1. Mid-term written exam (30% of the final grade, compulsory) 2. Final written exam (70% of the final grade, compulsory)

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Exam material The material included in the lecture notes (pdf files at elearning) and the following articles: Assor, A., Benita, M., Shi, Y., Goren, R., Yitshaki, N., & Wang, Q. (2021). The authentic inner compass as a well-being resource: predictive effects on vitality, and relations with self-esteem, depression and behavioral self-realization. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 3435–3455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00373-6 Assor, A., Benita, M., Yitshaki, N., Geifman, Y., & Maree, W. (2020). Sense of authentic inner compass as a moral resource across cultures: possible implications for resisting negative peer-pressure and for parenting, Journal of Moral Education, 49(3), 346-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2020.1727423 Carlo, G., Padilla-Walker, L. M., & Nielson, M. G. (2015). Longitudinal bidirectional relations between adolescents’ sympathy and prosocial behavior. Developmental Psychology, 51(12), 1771–1777. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000056 Jensen, L. A., & Arnett, J. J. (2012). Going global: New pathways for adolescents and emerging adults in a changing world. Journal of Social Issues, 68(3), 473-492. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2012.01759.x Lam, C. M. (2012). Prosocial involvement as a positive youth development construct: A conceptual review. The Scientific World Journal, 769158. https://doi.org/10.1100/2012/769158 Matthews, T., Qualter, P., Bryan, B. T., Caspi, A., Danese, A., Moffitt, T. E., ... & Arseneault, L. (2023). The developmental course of loneliness in adolescence: Implications for mental health, educational attainment, and psychosocial functioning. Development and psychopathology, 35(2), 537-546. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579421001632 Miers, A. C., Blöte, A. W., De Rooij, M., Bokhorst, C. L., & Westenberg, P. M. (2013). Trajectories of social anxiety during adolescence and relations with cognition, social competence, and temperament. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 41, 97-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-012-9651-6 Silke, C., Brady, B., Boylan, C., & Dolan, P. (2018). Factors influencing the development of empathy and pro-social behaviour among adolescents: A systematic review. Children and Youth Services Review, 94, 421-436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.07.027 Sznycer, D. (2019). Forms and functions of the self-conscious emotions. Trends in cognitive sciences, 23(2), 143-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2018.11.007 Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2004). Putting the Self Into Self-Conscious Emotions: A Theoretical model. Psychological Inquiry, 15(2), 103-125. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327965pli1502_01 Additional readings Albarello, F., Crocetti, E., & Rubini, M. (2018). I and us: A longitudinal study on the interplay of personal and social identity in adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47(4), 689-702. Assor, A. (2018). Autonomy in adolescent development – Towards Conceptual Clarity. In B. Soenens, M. Vansteenkiste, & S. Van Petegem (Eds.), pp 135 - 160. N.Y.: Routledge. Psychology Press in conjunction with European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA). Assor, A., Soenens, B., Yitshaki, N., Ezra, O., Geifman, Y., & Olshtein, G. (2020). Towards a wider conception of autonomy support in adolescence: The contribution of reflective inner-compass facilitation to the formation of an authentic inner compass and well-being. Motivation and Emotion, 44, 159-174. Beall, A. T., & Tracy, J. L. (2020). Evolution of pride and shame. In L. Workman, L., W. Reader, & J. H. Barkow (Eds.). (2020). The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior. Cambridge University Press. Berk, L. (2010). Development through the lifespan. Illinois State University. Conroy, D. E., Ram, N., Pincus, A. L., & Rebar, A. L. (2015). Bursts of self-conscious emotions in the daily lives of emerging adults. Self and Identity, 14(3), 290-313. Eder, D., & Nenga, S. K. (2006). Socialization in adolescence. In J. DeLamater, J. & A. Ward, A. (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (p. 157-182). Springer. Eisenberg, N., & Morris, A. S. (2004). Moral cognitions and prosocial responding in adolescence. In R. M. Lerner, & L. Steinberg (Eds), Handbook of adolescent psychology (pp. 155-188). John Wiley & Sons. Geukens, F. (2021). Loneliness in adolescence: Personal, biological, and social factors. Doctoral thesis offered to obtain the degree of Doctor in Psychology, KU Lueven. https://lirias.kuleuven.be/3517088?limo=0 Harter, S. (2007). The self. In K. E. Adolph, & S. E. Berger (Eds.) Handbook of Child Psychology: Vol. 3. Social, emotional, and personality development. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons Harter, S. (2015). The construction of the self: Developmental and sociocultural foundations. Guilford Publications. Hastings, P. D., Utendale, W. T., & Sullivan, C. (2007). The Socialization of Prosocial Development. In J. E. Grusec & P. D. Hastings (Eds.), Handbook of socialization: Theory and research (pp. 638–664). The Guilford Press. Lagattuta, K. H., & Thompson, R. A. (2007). The development of self-conscious emotions: Cognitive processes and social influences. In J. L. Tracy, R. W. Robins, & J. P. Tangney (pp. 91-113). The self-conscious emotions: Theory and research. Guilford Press. Leary, M. R. (2007). Motivational and emotional aspects of the self. Annual Review of Psychology, 58, 317-344. Lodder, G. M., Scholte, R. H., Goossens, L., & Verhagen, M. (2017). Loneliness in early adolescence: Friendship quantity, friendship quality, and dyadic processes. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 46(5), 709-720. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2015.1070352 Luhmann, M., & Hawkley, L. C. (2016). Age differences in loneliness from late adolescence to oldest old age. Developmental Psychology, 52(6), 943–959. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000117 Magnusson, D., & Stattin, H. (2007). The person in context: A holistic‐interactionistic approach. In K. E. Adolph, & S. E. Berger (Eds.). Handbook of Child Psychology: Vol. 1. Theoretical models of human development. John Wiley & Sons Nurmi, J. E. (2004). Socialization and self-development: Channeling, selection, adjustment, and reflection. In R. M. Lerner, & L. Steinberg (Eds), Handbook of adolescent psychology (pp. 85-124). John Wiley & Sons Sebastian, C., Burnett, S., & Blakemore, S. J. (2008). Development of the self-concept during adolescence. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 12(11), 441-446. Tangney, J. P., Stuewig, J., & Mashek, D. J. (2007). What’s moral about the self-conscious emotions. In J. L. Tracy, R. W. Robins, & J. P. Tangney (Eds.). The self-conscious emotions: Theory and research. Guilford Press. Tangney, J. P. & Tracy, J. L. (2012). Self-conscious emotions. In M. Leary, & J. P. Tangney (Eds.), Handbook of self and identity (2nd Edition, pp. 446-478). New York. Tanti, C., Stukas, A. A., Halloran, M. J., & Foddy, M. (2011). Social identity change: Shifts in social identity during adolescence. Journal of adolescence, 34(3), 555-567. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2007). The self in self-conscious emotions: A cognitive appraisal approach. In J. L. Tracy, R. W. Robins, & J. P. Tangney (Eds), The self-conscious emotions: Theory and research (pp. 3-20). Guilford. Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Tangney, J. P. (Eds.). (2007). The self-conscious emotions: Theory and research. Guilford Press. Tracy, J. L., & Weidman, A. C. (in press). The self-conscious and social emotions: A personality and social functionalist account. In P. J. Oliver & R. W. Robing (Eds), Handbook of Personality: Theory and research (4th ed.). Guilford Press. von Soest, T., Luhmann, M., & Gerstorf, D. (2020). The development of loneliness through adolescence and young adulthood: Its nature, correlates, and midlife outcomes. Developmental Psychology, 56(10), 1919–1934. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001102 (The additional readings list is being enriched throughout the semester)