1st Edition
Studying individual Development in An interindividual Context A Person-oriented Approach
232 Pages
by
Psychology Press
232 Pages
by
Psychology Press
232 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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During the last decade there has been increased awareness of the limitations of standard approaches to the study of development. When the focus is on variables and relationships, the individual is easily lost. This book describes an alternative, person-oriented approach in which the focus is on the individual as a functioning whole. The authors take as their theoretical starting points the... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction. Theoretical Framework. General Methodological Considerations. Classification in a Person-Oriented Context. Analyzing All Possible Patterns. Some Methods for Studying Pattern Development. Examining the Generalizability of Results. SLEIPNER, A Statistical Package for Person-Oriented Analysis. Stability and Change in Patterns of School Adjustment: An Empirical Study. Discussion and Directions.
Biography
Bergman, Lars R.; Magnusson, David; El Khouri, Bassam M.
