1 Coping and Self in Adolescence -- Coping and Developmental Tasks -- Self-Concept and Identity -- Coping and Identity -- Plan of the Book -- 2 The Problem of Self-Conceiving -- Self-Concept, Self-Conception, and Self-Conception Problems -- Self-Conception Problems in Adolescence: The Contribution of Erikson -- Some Controversies and Alternatives -- Conclusion -- 3 Coping and Development -- Adolescence - A Period of Disturbance or of Active Coping? -- Coping in Adolescence: Concepts and Theory -- Personality and Development in a Coping-Theoretical Perspective -- Normally Developing and Troubled Adolescents -- Concluding Remarks -- 4 Developmental Processes in Self-Concept and Coping Behaviour -- Dimensional Structure of Self-Concept and Coping; Age and Sex Differences -- Stability and Continuity of Self-Concept and Coping -- Relationship Between Self-Concept and Coping -- Clinical Significance of Self-Concept and Coping Style -- Cross-Cultural Differences in Self-Concept and Coping Style -- Conclusions -- 5 Selves-in-Relation: School Leavers' Accommodation to Different Interpersonal and Situational Demands -- Selves-in-Relation -- Early School Leavers in the United Kingdom -- Young School Leaver's Accommodation to Post-school Life -- Results -- Discussion -- 6 Ego-Strength Development and Pattern of Social Relationships -- Design of the Constance Longitudinal Study -- Developmental Patterns in Adolescence -- Definition of Intra-Individual Change in Ego-Strength -- Ego-Strength Development and the Pattern of Social Relationships in Adolescence -- Conclusions -- 7 Adolescents' Orientations for Development -- Present-State and Future-Time Perspective: Age Trends and Sociodemographic Variation -- A Typology of Patterns of Change in Present-State and Future-Time Perspectives -- Transition into Occupational Preparation in Relation to Self-Esteem -- Transition into Intimate Partnership in Relation to Self-Esteem, Friendship Conceptions and Leisure-Time Activities -- Conclusion and Prospects -- 8 Self Through Relationship Development -- Relationship Development: Methods of Investigation -- The Self in Relationships -- The Self in Parent-Child Relationships -- The Self in Children's Friendships -- The Self in Adolescent Friendships -- The Self in Adolescent-Parent Relations -- Conclusions -- 9 Continuity and Commitment: A Developmental Analysis of the Identity Formation Process in Suicidal and Non-suicidal Youth -- One: On Being Counted Only Once - The Problem of Numerical Identity -- Why Being or Having a Self Requires a Conviction of Personal Continuity -- Two:A Typology of Possible Continuity Warrants -- Relations of Structural Similarity -- Functional Relations of Equivalence -- Numerical Identity and Development -- Three: An Empirical Account of the Continuity-Warranting Practices of Suicidal and Non-suicidal Adolescents -- Summary and Conclusions -- 10 Anxiety in Adolescence: Sources and Reactions -- Method -- Results -- The Universe of Adolescents' Fears -- Reactions to Anxiety-Provoking Situations -- Relations Between Fear Situations and Reactions -- Conclusion -- 11 Coping with Difficult School Situations and Stress Resistance -- Adolescents' Response to Difficult Situations -- Results -- Individual Characteristics of Adolescents and the Difficult Situations They Experience at School -- Discussion -- 12 Coping and Self-Concept: Retrospect and Prospect -- Retrospect -- Prospect -- A Changed View of Adolesence -- Coping Rather than Crisis -- Coping and Self-Concept -- Further Research Issues -- Research Methods -- Optimalising Adolescent Development -- Intervention -- Conclusion -- References -- Author Index.