Contributors
1. Understanding Early Adolescent Self and Identity: An Introduction
Thomas M. Brinthaupt & Richard P. Lipka
Part I. Conceptual Issues
2. Self and Identity in Early Adolescence: The Pains and Gains of Knowing Who and What You Are
Catrin Finkenauer, Rutger C. M. E. Engels, Wim Meeus, & Annerieke Oosterwegel
3. Self-Esteem as a Multifaceted Construct
Michael H. Kernis
Part II. School and the Sense of Self
4. On Academic Identity Formation in Middle School Settings During Early Adolescence: A Motivational-Contextual Perspective
Robert W. Roeser & Shun Lau
5. The Ecology of Middle Grades School and Possible Selves: Theory, Research, and Action
Peggy Clements & Edward Seidman
Part III. Peer Relationships and Behavioral Problems
6. Self, Self-Esteem, Conflicts, and Best Friendships in Early Adolscence
Margarita Azmitia
7. Stability and Change in Global Self-Esteem and Self-Related Affect
Françoise Alsaker & Dan Olweus
8. Influence of Competence and Alcohol Use on Self-Esteem: Latent Growth Curve Models Using Longitudinal Date
Lawrence M. Scheier & Gilbert J. Botvin
Part IV. Early Adolescent Interventions
9. Identity in Early Adolescence via Social Change Activities: Experience of the Adolescent Social Action Program
Lily Dow Velarde, Randall G. Starling, & Nina B. Wallerstein
10. A Place to Call Home: Youth Organizations in the Lives of Inner City Adolescents
Nancy L. Deutsch & Barton J. Hirsch
11. Esteem-Enhancement Interventions During Early Adolescence
David L. DuBois, Carol Burk-Braxton, & Heather D. Tevendale
Index