Health Risks and Developmental Transitions during Adolescence Chassin Hardback

Health Risks and Developmental Transitions during AdolescenceAuthor(s): John Schulenberg, Jennifer L. Maggs, Klaus Hurrelmann, Laurie Chassin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521480536, 978-0521480536\nSynopsis\nHealth and well-being during adolescence depends largely on the fit between the young person's developmental needs and desires and opportunities provided by the changing context. In Health Risks and Developmental Transitions, prominent researchers in the adolescent field examine how various developmental transitions associated with the passage from childhood to adulthood provide risks and opportunities for adolescents' mental and physical health. Given the importance of adolescence in determining the course of health and well-being across the life span, efforts to ease the various transitions into and out of adolescence will yield long-term health benefits. By focusing on the link betwe.