ISBN:
9780761988533
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (441 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Paralleltitel:
Print version Middle Adulthood : A Lifespan Perspective
DDC:
305.244
Schlagwort(e):
Middle age ; Longitudinal studies
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Middle age ; Social aspects
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Middle-aged persons ; Social conditions
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
Middle adulthood is a critical period of the life course. How we develop in middle age-the central period of our lives-can influence how well we cope in our later years. Middle Adulthood: A Lifespan Perspective explores these issues by bringing together a distinguished group of international contributors associated with a range of prestigious longitudinal studies.  
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Cover; Contents; Preface; PART I: The Study of Middle Age; 1 - Historical Perspectives of Middle Age Within the Life Span; 2 - The Midlife Generation in the Family; PART II: Early Life Influences on Middle Age; 3 - Genetic Influences on Midlife Functioning; 4 - Personality in Young Adulthood and Functioning in Middle Age; 5 - Impact of Past Transitions on Well-Being in Middle Age; 6 - Cognitive Development in Midlife; 7 - The Development of Physical and Mental Health From Late Midlife to Early Old Age; 8 - Cognitive Trajectories in Midlife and Cognitive Functioning in Old Age
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
9 - Self-Development at Midlife10 - Middle Age and Identity in a Cultural and Lifespan Perspective; 11 - Metacognition in Midlife; PART IV: Summary and Future Directions; 12 - Midlife Development; Author Index; Subject Index;
Anmerkung:
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