Part I: Introduction -- 1. The need to prevent maladjustment to life course transitions -- 2. Adjustment to Transitions: Definitions of Terms -- Part II: Adjustment to Transitions -- 3. Theories of adjustment to transitions -- 4. Reconsidering Stage Theories of Adjustment -- 5. Adjustment to Transitions: Common Components -- 6. The Transitional Stress and Adjustment (TSA) Model -- 7. Preliminary Explorations of the TSA Model's Validity -- Part III: Prevention of Maladjustment: Family Context -- 8. The Transition to Parenthood: From Adjustment to Personal Growth -- 9. Adjustment to Divorce -- PART IV: Prevention of Maladjustment: Educational Context -- 10. The Transition to Secondary School: A Definition and Conceptualization of Adjustment During Adolescence -- 11. College Adjustment and Maladjustment -- PART V: Prevention of Maladjustment: Army Context -- 12. Adjustment Following Separation: Prevention of Child Maladjustment Following Parental Deployment to War -- 13. Veteran Transitionto Civilian Life: Leveraging the Strengths of Military Culture -- PART VI: Prevention of Maladjustment: Civilian Context -- 14. Adjustment to Immigration -- 15. Inclusion: Environmental Efforts to Prevent Maladjustment in the Service of Human Growth -- PART VII: Prospective Challenges -- 16. Prevention of Maladjustment: Paving a Way Forward.