{"product_id":"family-matters-the-importance-of-mattering-to-family-in-adolescence-paperback-softback-9781405162432","title":"Family Matters; The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405162432","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFamily Matters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nothing may matter more for the healthy development of young people than a belief that they matter: that they are valued by others and that they can make meaningful contributions to their world. More so than any other book, \u003ci\u003eFamily Matters\u003c\/i\u003e explains the crucial role of mattering in the lives of adolescents. Gregory Elliott's unique, timely, and compelling scholarship has vital implications for research and applications aimed at promoting positive youth development, and is of profound importance for enhancing the quality of family life in America.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRichard Lerner, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science, Director of Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Eliot Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This thoughtful and entertaining book introduces an important new concept to the psychology of interpersonal relations. People need to eat and sleep, to love, and to belong, but they also need to matter to others. Drawing from popular culture, personal experience, and scientific research, Gregory Elliott has provided a marvelous introduction to understanding why mattering matters.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRoy F. Baumeister, Social Psychology Area Director and Francis Eppes Eminent Scholar, Florida State University, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cultural Animal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Elliott has given us a very important and timely book. Today's youth are in tremendous need of the opportunity to feel like they matter. Elliott's analyses demonstrate the importance of feeling like one matters to one's family for healthy functioning during adolescence. He also provides us with a stimulating theoretical discussion of the importance of mattering and the ways in which it is supported by social experience. This book should be of great interest to parents, educators, policy makers, and researchers.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJacquelynne Eccles, McKeachie Collegiate Professor of Psychology, Women's Studies, and Education, University of Michigan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGregory C. Elliott (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405162432, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 January 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.445 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I enjoyed reading \u003ci\u003eFamily Matters\u003c\/i\u003e and the first research findings drawn from a large sample. The chapters summarizing what mattering is and how it motivates behavior provide a nice overview for uninitiated readers... this book helps highlight a construct that may be important for family researchers and hopefully will help encourage others to consider engaging in research to fill in the many gaps in our knowledge about mattering.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Family Theory \u0026amp; Review,\u003c\/i\u003e Autumn 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is recommended for social psychologists, sociologists, psychologists, and social workers. I found it thought provoking and would like to see items on mattering added to large-scale surveys. Readers are likely to think of instances of how not mattering has mattered in their own lives.\" (\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Sociology of the Family,\u003c\/i\u003e Autumn 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is clear, provocative, and well documented.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE,\u003c\/i\u003e February 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCombining empirical evidence with indices to measure mattering, \u003ci\u003eFamily\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence\u003c\/i\u003e explores the inverse relationship between mattering and dysfunctional behavior in adolescence.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefines mattering and distinguishes among the three ways that people can matter to others: awareness, importance, and reliance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilizes empirical evidence from a quantitative analyses of data from a nationwide survey 2,004 adolescents to support author’s assertions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the impact of structural and demographic factors such as family structure in developing of a sense of mattering in adolescents.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes helpful indices, including his Mattering Index and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Index\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuggests how parents, teachers, and other significant people in the lives of adolescents can work to instill a sense of mattering in those under their care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Does it Mean to Matter?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Mattering Matters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Researching Mattering: An Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Mattering and Anti-Social Behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Mattering and Self-Destructive Behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Inducing Mattering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Researching Mattering: A Scientific View.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472120410392,"sku":"9781405162432","price":40.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405162432.jpg?v=1785717723","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/family-matters-the-importance-of-mattering-to-family-in-adolescence-paperback-softback-9781405162432","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}