From childhood to adolescence: a transitional period?

PART ONE: PHYSICAL MATURATION AND GROWTH Continuity and Change in the Behavior of Nonhuman Primates During the Transition to Adolescence - Raymond Montemayor Physical Growth and Performance During the Transitional Years (9-16) - Robert M Malina Physiological Processes - Roberta L Paikoff and J Brooks-Gunn What Role Do They Play During the Transition to Adolescence? PART TWO: EXAMINING DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL CONTEXT Parent-Child Relationships in the Transition to Adolescence - W Andrew Collins Continuity and Change in Interaction, Affect, and Cognition The Preadolescent's Contributions to Disrupted Family Process - Gerald R Patterson, L Bank and M Stoolmiller Changes in Academic Motivation and Self-Perception during Early Adolescence - Jacquelynne S Eccles and Carol Midgley The Socialization Context of Gender Role Development in Early Adolescence - Aletha C Huston and Mildred Alvarez PART THREE: SOCIAL COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Continuity and Discontinuity in Adolescent Social Cognitive Development - Daniel K Lapsley Processes Underlying Adolescent Self-Concept Formation - Susan Harter Prosocial Development in Early and Mid Adolescence - Nancy Eisenberg Distinctive Features and Effects of Early Adolescent Friendships - Thomas J Berndt and T Bridgett Perry PART FOUR: CONCLUSION Making the Transition from Childhood to Early Adolescence - Raymond Montemayor and Daniel J Flannery