Psychosocial development in adolescence : insights from the dynamic systems approach / edited by E. Saskia Kunnen, Naomi M. P. de Ruiter, Bertus F. Jeronimus, Mandy A. E. van der Gaag.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Systems in transition: the adolescent phase transition -- Matching methods to theory : using dynamic systems models to understand nested systems of adolescent development -- A nonlinear dynamic systems approach to psychological interventions -- Conflict dynamics and the transformation of the parent-adolescent relationship -- The nature of adolescents' real-time self-esteem from a dynamic systems perspective : the socially embedded self-esteem model -- Dynamic system perspectives on anxiety and depression -- Trajectories preceding student dropout : an intra-individual process approach -- Identity development from a dynamic systems perspective -- Youth's sexual relationships and development : improving our understanding through a dynamic systems approach -- Social development and group processes : a social network application to bullying and network interventions -- Visualizing individual dynamics : the case of a talented adolescent -- Conclusion and discussion -- Concluding remarks.