The Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science is a collection of newly written articles that provide an overview of methods and approaches associated with the study of human development.
Contains accessible contributions from some of the most renowned developmental scientists in the field.
Provides basic information on the strengths and challenges inherent in traditional and complex research design.
Discusses successful intervention approaches that have been used to promote intellectual, social, and linguistic development.
Includes cutting-edge research that is forging new and exciting directions in developmental research.
Provides students and scholars with a working understanding of research approaches and issues in the developmental sciences.
List of Contributors viii
Preface xii
Part I Developmental Designs 1
1 Issues in the Use of Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Designs 3
Kelly Robinson Todd Schmidt and Douglas M. Teti
2 Methodological Issues in Aging Research 21
K. Warner Schaie and Grace I. L. Caskie
3 Using Microgenetic Designs to Study Change Processes 40
Manuela Lavelli, Andréa P.F. Pantoja, Hui-Chin Hsu, Daniel Messinger, and Alan Fogel
4 Developmental Science and the Experimental Method 66
Allison Holmes and Douglas M. Teti
5 Quasi-Experimental Designs in Developmental Research: Design and Analysis Considerations 81
Steven C. Pitts, Justin H. Prost, and Jamie J. Winters
Part II General Issues in Developmental Measurement 101
6 Measurement of Individual Difference Constructs in Child Development, or Taking Aim at Moving Targets 103
John E. Bates and Claire Novosad
7 Who Should Collect Our Data: Parents or Trained Observers? 123
Ronald Seifer
8 Validating Young Children's Self-Concept Responses: Methodological Ways and Means to Understand their Responses 138
Herbert Marsh, Raymond Debus, and Laurel Bornholt
9 Developmental Perspectives on Parenting Competence 161
Douglas M. Teti and Keng-Yen Huang
10 Methods of Contextual Assessment and Assessing Contextual Methods: A Developmental Systems Perspective 183
Richard M. Lerner, Elizabeth Dowling, and Jana Chaudhuri
Part III Developmental Intervention: Traditional and Emergent Approaches in Enhancing Development 211
11 Enhancing Children's Socioemotional Development: A Review of Intervention Studies 213
Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, and Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
12 Early Childhood Education: The Journey from Efficacy Research to Effective Practice 233
Craig T. Ramey and Sharon L. Ramey
13 Fostering Early Communication and Language Development 249
Steven F. Warren and Dale Walker
14 Enhancing Social Competence 271
Elizabeth A. Stormshak and Janet A. Welsh
15 NICU-Based Interventions for High-Risk Infants 295
Christine Reiner Hess
Part IV Analytic Issues and Methods in Developmental Psychology 317
16 Assessing Growth in Longitudinal Investigations: Selected Measurement and Design Issues 319
Donald P. Hartmann
17 Latent Growth Curve Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling Techniques 340
John J. McArdle
18 Modeling Developmental Change Over Time: Latent Growth Analysis 367
Philip W. Wirtz
19 Interdependence in Development: Data Analytic Strategies for Dyadic Designs 379
Deborah A. Kashy and Jennifer G. Boldry
20 Analysis of Behavioral Streams 394
Roger Bakeman, Deborah F. Deckner, and Vicenç Quera
Part V New Directions in Developmental Research 421
21 Emotion-Related Regulation: The Construct and its Measurement 423
Nancy Eisenberg, Amanda Sheffield Morris, and Tracy L. Spinrad
22 Person-Environment "Fit" and Individual Development 443
Theodore D. Wachs
23 New Developments in the Study of Infant Memory 467
Patricia J. Bauer
24 Understanding Children's Testimony Regarding their Alleged Abuse: Contributions of Field and Laboratory Analog Research 489
Michael E. Lamb and Karen L. Thierry
25 New Research Methods in Developmental Science: Applications and Illustrations 509
Marc H. Bornstein, Chun-Shin Hahn, O. Maurice Haynes, Nanmathi Manian, and Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda
Index 534
