In this review, we examine the oft-made claim that peer-relationship difficulties in childhood
predict serious adjustment problems in later life. The article begins with a framework for …

Seventeen studies of similarity in physical attractiveness between members of romantic
couples or pairs of same-sex friends, employing 34 independent samples of dyads, were …

Integrating theory, data, and clinical vignettes, this volume examines the self as both a
cognitive and social construction while tracing changes in the structure and content of self …

Concepts and Theories of Human Development is the most comprehensive and in-depth
overview of the foundational theoretical contributions to understanding human development …

" I'm usually down on myself; I just don't like who I am."" I'm a nothing; I have no personality.""
I don't like myself because I'm ugly."" I'm not living up to the kind of person I want to be."" If …

Attention to self processes has burgeoned since the 1983 Handbook of Child Psychology.
The field has witnessed a return to classic issues that plagued historical scholars of the self …

Two studies, one with 2-to 3-month-olds and one with 6-to 8-month-olds, were conducted to
examine infant preferences for attractive faces. A standard visual preference technique was …

An early view of the development of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors during childhood
and adolescence suggested that such outcomes stemmed largely from the quality of the …

The existence of negative attitudes toward overweight body builds is demonstrated in two
groups of preschool children aged 3 to 5 years (ns= 30 and 83), using four different …

Researchers have highlighted the significance of a poor body image in the development of
dysfunctional eating but have systematically investigated few other outcomes. The authors …