Change vs. change: Cross-Roads of Developmental and Clinical Sciences

Article type: Review Article

Authors: Grigorenko, Elena L.

Affiliations: Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Elena L. Grigorenko, Child Study Center, Department of Psychology, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Yale University, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06519-1124, USA. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Although there are certainly traditions of conducting longitudinal/developmental analyses to trace outcomes of preventive behavior and academic interventions (i.e., traditions that collectively can be referred to as development through intervention practices), less attention has been given to combined analyses of the changes behavior interventions introduce within and across specific developmental changes. This essay considers the rationale for and the benefits of such analyses for developmental science.

Keywords: change, developmental science, clinical sciences, cognitive-behavior therapy

DOI: 10.3233/DEV-2012-11094

Journal: International Journal of Developmental Science, vol. 6, no. 1-2, pp. 79-83, 2012