Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Volume 56, Number 4, October 2010

This internationally acclaimed periodical features empirical and theoretical papers on child development and family-child relationships. A high-quality resource for researchers, writers, teachers, and practitioners, the journal contains up-to-date information on advances in developmental research on infants, children, adolescents, and families; summaries and integrations of research; commentaries by experts; and reviews of important new books in development.

Table of Contents

The Development of Flexibility and Abstraction in Preschool Children
Joanna Bennett and Ulrich Müller

Life After High School Adjustment of Popular Teens in Emerging Adulthood
Marlene J. Sandstrom and Antonius H. N. Cillessen

Parenting and Child Characteristics in the Prediction of Shame in Early and Middle Childhood
Rosemary S. L. Mills, Kimberley A. Arbeau, Debra I. K. Lall, and Amy E. De Jaeger

Adolescent Substance Use With Friends: Moderating and Mediating Effects of Parental Monitoring and Peer Activity Contexts
Jeff Kiesner, François Poulin, and Thomas J. Dishion