◎ Contents 1. Backgroud and Overview 2. The Study 3. Measures of Adjustment and Their Personaliry and Demographic Correlltes 4. Models of Adjustment: Demogrphic Antrcedents and Personality Mediators 5. Meauring Family Relations 6. Models of Adjustment: Family Relations 7. Models of Adjustment: Similarity to peers 8. Models of Adjustment: Cultural Impact 9. Summaries and Conclusions ◎ Abstract Explores the transitions of school, family and personality in the contexts of family, friends and wider social factors. This exploration is based on original research carried out in Canberra, Winnipeg, Phoenix, Berlin, Hong Kong, Osaka and Taipei. The authors also provide insights into the methodologies of cross-cultural study.