Action Perspectives on Human Development

Brandtstädter, Jochen

doi:10.1002/9780470147658.chpsy0110

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“…Thus one could tentatively hypothesize that critical-reflective analysis (life reflection) helped in processing care-specific stress and resulted in more mature thinking. Social problems in particular, because 2 Action theory suggests that individuals usually begin to reflect on their own development when confronted with problems of action orientation (Brandtstädter 2006). In this view, rumination occurs particularly in stress episodes when assimilative (problem-focused actions) and accommodative (re-evaluation; reframing) coping tendencies are at work at the same time, and the individual is torn between both.…”

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Personal growth and cognitive complexity in caregivers of patients with dementia

2008

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According to several theoretical models, crises or demands can result in enhanced cognitive maturity. Two studies examined whether demands on caregivers provide an opportunity to experience increased cognitive maturity (e.g., cognitive complexity, personal growth through caregiving). In Study 1 (126 relatives of dementia patients; cross-sectional design), personal growth through caregiving was associated with two specific caregiving demands: duration of caregiving and lack of social acknowledgment. Cognitive complexity correlated with duration of caregiving and crystallized intelligence. The caregivers in the second study (N = 321) were participants in LEANDER, The Longitudinal Dementia Caregiver Stress Study. Caregivers were examined in four waves over 27 months. The results indicated an increase in personal growth over time.Using latent growth models, we found that increases in personal growth through caregiving were predicted by increases in the objective caregiving tasks. Cognitive processes (e.g., ruminative thoughts, life reflection) provide a possible explanation for an increase in cognitive maturity.

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Section: Research Questions and Hypothesesmentioning

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Personal growth and cognitive complexity in caregivers of patients with dementia

2008

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“…A social context can provide socially relevant feedback which is dependent on the actions that are produced by individuals [20]. Thus, people are able to grasp the intentions of an actor's actions and determine whether the action was on purpose or not.…”

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Engagement: A traceable motivational concept in human-robot interaction

Drejing

Thill

Hemeren

2015

2015 International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII)

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Abstract-Engagement is essential to meaningful social interaction between humans. Understanding the mechanisms by which we detect engagement of other humans can help us understand how we can build robots that interact socially with humans. However, there is currently a lack of measurable engagement constructs on which to build an artificial system that can reliably support social interaction between humans and robots.This paper proposes a definition, based on motivation theories, and outlines a framework to explore the idea that engagement can be seen as specific behaviors and their attached magnitude or intensity. This is done by the use of data from multiple sources such as observer ratings, kinematic data, audio and outcomes of interactions. We use the domain of human-robot interaction in order to illustrate the application of this approach. The framework further suggests a method to gather and aggregate this data. If certain behaviors and their attached intensities co-occur with various levels of judged engagement, then engagement could be assessed by this framework consequently making it accessible to a robotic platform. This framework could improve the social capabilities of interactive agents by adding the ability to notice when and why an agent becomes disengaged, thereby providing the interactive agent with an ability to reengage him or her.We illustrate and propose validation of our framework with an example from robot-assisted therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder. The framework also represents a general approach that can be applied to other social interactive settings between humans and robots, such as interactions with elderly people.

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“…As the individual makes changes to the characteristics of the environment during this process, which in turn lead to disturbances in the individual, an affirmation is made of the individual's status as co-producer of their own development, and taking part in the socio-cultural change of the species (Baltes & Graff, 1997;Lerner, 1995b;Magnusson, 1995;Sameroff, 1989). Therefore, the current systemic view opens the way to individuality in ontogeny, a feature that is reaffirmed by the purposeful nature attributed to human conduct (Brandstädter, 2006;Lerner, 2006;Magnusson, 1998;Spencer et al, 2006;Valsiner, 2006). According to specific experiences in their environment and the needs, objectives and plans that arise in the person, development acquires a particular character.…”

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The systems approach in developmental psychology: fundamental concepts and principles

Tinajero

Páramo

2012

Psic.: Teor. e Pesq.

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-Developmental Psychology seems to have come to an unifying theoretical framework which may make feasible to overcome the fragmentation so frequently referred to within the discipline. This is indicated by the widespread support being given to the systems approach, enriched by dialectic and contextual postulates. In this article, we briefly review the antecedents of this approach and explore its core concepts, indicating their roots and the precise way in which they are applied to developmental analyses today. We also examine the implications of the systems approach for developmental investigation, and its challenges.Keywords: developmental psychology, contextualism, interactionism, systems view. Visão Sistêmica na Psicologia do Desenvolvimento:Conceitos e Princípios Fundamentais RESUMO -A Psicologia do Desenvolvimento parece ter chegado a uma estrutura teórica de trabalho que pode tornar possível vencer a barreira da fragmentação, frequentemente referida na disciplina. Isto pode ser verificado pelo vasto suporte dado a visão dos sistemas, enriquecido pelos postulados contextuais e dialéticos. Neste artigo, nós brevemente revisamos os antecedentes dessa abordagem e exploramos seus conceitos básicos (centrais), indicando suas origens e caminhos precisos nos quais eles são aplicados na análise do desenvolvimento nos dias de hoje. Nós também examinamos as implicações da visão sistêmica para investigação do desenvolvimento e seus desafios.Palavras-chave: psicologia do desenvolvimento, contextualismo, interacionismo e visão sistêmica. Since its origins, Developmental Psychology has been characterized by the coexistence of theoretical perspectives, many of which are considered incompatible. This is the case with Piagetian and classical behavioral approaches, based respectively on organismic and mechanistic meta-theoretical assumptions (Overton & Ennis, 2006).Developmental psychologists frequently denounce the fragmentation of the discipline and have called for a unifying framework. Now may be a suitable moment to achieve this, judging by the support being given to the systems view, enriched by dialectic and contextual postulates. Important figures in current Developmental Psychology such as Bronfenbrenner, Gottlieb, Lerner, Magnusson and Thelen have defended the idea that this perspective may become a "new theoretical framework" to guide any future investigation and interpretation concerning development (Bronfenbrenner & Evans, 2000;Gottlieb, 1997;Lerner, 2006;Magnusson, 1998;Thelen & Smith, 2006). Moreover, this vision appears to be coherent with the assumptions of the new "relational metatheory" proposed by Overton and Ennis (2006) to integrate traditionally opposing worldviews.The aim of the present work is to offer an introductory and synthetic approach to prevailing theoretical assumptions on Developmental Psychology. We start this article by briefly mentioning some core antecedents of the systemic view, then going on to analyze its core concepts. Basing on widely accepted recent system theories, we indi...

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Action Perspectives on Human Development

Cited by 207 publications

References 225 publications

Personal growth and cognitive complexity in caregivers of patients with dementia

Personal growth and cognitive complexity in caregivers of patients with dementia

Engagement: A traceable motivational concept in human-robot interaction

The systems approach in developmental psychology: fundamental concepts and principles

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