Prevention of Maladjustment to Life Course Transitions (Advances in Prevention Science) (PDF)

This book comprehensively and recently updates the knowledge related to the process of dealing with life course changes.

During periods of transition, a person is subject to experiences that require them to assume new roles and exhibit altered behavior. Regardless of the nature of these transitions, being exposed to typical trajectories will have a significant impact on the individual. This will involve an extensive participation in a re-adjustment process. Occasionally this demand is greater than the capacity, motivation, or comprehension that one has. As a result, some individuals may not effectively perceive or respond to the change, which leads to the perception of an inability to deal with the change and a tendency to flee the situation. A preventative action that either diminishes the impact of possible dangers or promotes possible beneficial factors would have the support of the populace in dealing with the transition.

While the significance of prevention is repeatedly mentioned in the literature, this is the first documented book on how to prevent maladjustment. It studies the process of transitioning, the meaning of adjustment, the models that explain how people manage during transition, the causes of maladjustment, and how to prevent it. From these discussions, a new model, The Transitional Stress and Adjustment (TSA) Model, is proposed as a general framework for dealing with the problem of how to better prevent people from having a misconception about life’s transition.

Prevention of Maladjustment to Life Course Transitions is a fundamental component of the future development of prevention science. This book has a variety of interdisciplinary interests for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in psychology, sociology, public health, social work, criminology, medicine, health sciences, and public policy. Prevention is considered an essential component of intervention to promote health and well-being. The focus on the subject of adjustment is also of interest to those who study child and youth development.