Overview
- Examines future orientation as an aspect of positive psychology, focusing on the stages of preadolescence, adolescence, and emerging adulthood
- Highlights the relationship between future orientation and other psychological constructs (e.g., self-esteem, loneliness, identity, and intimacy) particularly relevant to these age periods
- Offers an ecological as well as a developmental perspective, examining the relations between family members and peer groups
- Provides a cross-cultural perspective, presenting theoretical analysis and empirical study findings that emphasize the commonalities and differences of adolescent future orientation across cultures
- Serves as a useful complement to developmental and educational psychology as well as counseling and parental guidance courses
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality (SSHE)
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"Future orientation, its antecedents, and its outcomes are the focus of Rachel Seginer’s book Future Orientation: Developmental and Ecological Perspectives. The book provides a comprehensive review of the theoretical approaches to future orientation, focusing primarily on adolescent development. … Readers … will find the book a useful reference on the topic of future orientation." (Shelia M. Kennison, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 54 (45), November, 2009)
About the author
Professor Rachel Seginer's research focuses on the development of adolescents and emerging adults. Although her main interest in recent years has focused on future orientation in ecological perspective, her work also examines sibling relationships and parents’ educational involvement and its effect on educational outcomes. Her studies have been published in leading developmental and cross-cultural journals and edited volumes. She serves on the editorial boards of two journals: the Journal of Research on Adolescence and the Journal of Adolescent Research. Professor Seginer received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She is the former Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel, where she is currently teaching developmental and adolescent development courses.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Future Orientation
Book Subtitle: Developmental and Ecological Perspectives
Authors: Rachel Seginer
Series Title: The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b106810
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-88640-4Published: 13 March 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4697-3Published: 08 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-88641-1Published: 21 April 2009
Series ISSN: 1572-5642
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 258
Topics: Child and School Psychology, Psychiatry, Education, general, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Social Work