Development and prevention of behaviour problems : from genes to social policy / / edited by Richard E. Tremblay, Marcel A.G. van Aken and Willem Koops

• Pubblicazione: Hove, East Sussex ; ; New York, NY, : Psychology Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92/89; 618.9289
• Soggetto topico: Conduct disorders in children - Prevention; Behavior disorders in children - Prevention
• Altri autori: TremblayRichard Ernest AkenMarcel A. G. van <1958-> KoopsW (Willem)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Contributors; Preface; 1 Research on the development and prevention of behaviour problems: A fundamental change still hard to grasp for most investigators; 2 How gene-environment interactions shape biobehavioural development: Lessons from studies with rhesus monkeys; 3 Epigenetics and behaviour; 4 Maternal smoking, genes and adolescent brain and body: The Saguenay Youth Study; 5 The development of chronic physical aggression: Genes and environments matter from the beginning ; 6 Personality in children and adolescents: Development and consequences7 A developmental perspective on sex di.erences in aggressive behaviours; 8 Intergenerational transmission of risk for antisocial behaviour; 9 Policy implications of present knowledge on the development and prevention of physical aggression and violence; 10 From child development to human development; 11 Inconvenient truths: Behavioural research and social policy; Author index; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book brings together world leading researchers from diverse fields to explore the potential causes of the development of behaviour problems. The book presents theories that hope to influence public health, education and social policy in the prevention of the costly social troubles that behaviour problems can cause.Featuring contributions from researchers whose backgrounds range from the social and behavioural sciences to economics, the varied chapters assesses the potential role of gene-environment interactions, biological factors and gender differences in the development of beh
• Titolo autorizzato: Development and prevention of behaviour problems
• ISBN: 1-135-24732-3; 1-135-24733-1; 1-282-57656-9; 9786612576560; 0-203-86870-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814559103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II