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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830284603321

Autore

Elliott Gregory

Titolo

Family matters [[electronic resource] ] : the importance of mattering to family in adolescence / / Gregory C. Elliott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-27412-0

9786612274121

1-4443-0578-6

1-4443-0579-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

155.518

Soggetti

Adolescent psychology

Teenagers - Family relationships

Teenagers - Conduct of life

Parent and teenager

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-249) and index.

Nota di contenuto

What does it mean to matter? -- Mattering matters -- Researching mattering : an overview -- Mattering and anti-social behavior -- Mattering and self-destructive behavior -- Inducing mattering.

Sommario/riassunto

Mattering - the sense that one makes a difference in the lives of others - is the most powerful motivator within the self-concept. Gregory Elliott explores the effects of mattering to one's family on adolescent behaviour.