Promoting Well-Being in Children and Adolescents
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 124
Special Issue Editor
Interests: gender studies; sexual orientation; stigma; ethnicity; multiculturalism; cross cultural psychology; culture; adolescent development; child development; addiction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will analyze the psycho-social aspects that promote the socio-relational well-being of children and adolescents. The literature highlights how crucial factors, such as social variables (relationships with peers, teachers, and parents) and individual variables (norms, values, beliefs, temperamental characteristics, and personality traits), can promote positive youth development by reducing stigmatization, marginalization, bullying victimization, and psychopathologies across the lifespan. The analysis of the psychological mechanisms involved in the characteristics of the socio-cultural environment and how they can influence adaptation and psychological well-being will be considered from a bio-psycho-social perspective.
This Special Issue, therefore, will feature a diverse collection of cross-sectional, longitudinal, cross-cultural, and case studies, including multi-informant research, written from various perspectives to provide a comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing the well-being of children and adolescents. The focus will extend beyond children and adolescents to encompass the behavioral regulatory processes of other key figures involved in their development.
Dr. Giulio D’ Urso
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- positive development
- social development
- moral development
- relational wellbeing
- bio-psychosocial perspective
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