| Adolescents' Future-Orientation: Theory and Research Contributor(s): Babst, Gordon Albert (Author), Trempalł a., Janusz (Editor), Malmberg, Lars-Erik (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820454923 ISBN-13: 9780820454924 Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Adolescent |
| Dewey: 155.518 |
| LCCN: 2002072948 |
| Series: European University Studies: Series 6, Psychology |
| Physical Information: 134 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The primary focus of this volume is on the adolescents' ability to direct their thoughts and actions towards the future and to create mental construals of hypothetical future events: present images, wishes, hopes, fears and plans regarding action-goals in the future. The major aim is to understand how young people construct their future-oriented goals and the plans related to them as a means of navigating into adulthood, how these efforts are determined by their previous life history, and the extent to which they think future-orientation will influence their later lives. The contributions included in this volume take one further step towards a full understanding of these complex mechanisms. Contents: J. Trempal a/L-E. Malmberg: Preface - J-E. Nurmi: An introduction: Thinking about, preparing for and negotiating the future - M. Lanz/R. Rosnati: Adolescents' and young adults' construction of the future: Effects of family relations, self-esteem, and sense of coherence - E. Confalonieri: A narrative perspective on the future: Transition to adulthood - H. Liberska: Life perspectives of adolescents in the context of social and economic changes in Poland - M. Artar: Comparison of future time perspective of adolescents from an earthquake and a non-earthquake region in Turkey - L-E. Malmberg: Adolescents' biased means and future expectations - G. Katra: Attributional style, self-esteem, and future time perspective of adolescents - J. Trempal a: Models of psychological time in the research on time perspectives - Z. Zaleski: Future horizon: A challenging concept for psychology. |