| Description |
xiv, 490 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies on successful midlife development |
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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on mental health and development. Studies on successful midlife development.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Anne Colby -- Preface / Margie E. Lachman and Jacquelyn Boone James -- 1. Charting the Course of Midlife Development: An Overview / Margie E. Lachman and Jacquelyn Boone James -- 2. The Self in Middle Age / Ravenna Helson -- 3. Stability and Change in the Transition to Midlife: A Longitudinal Study of Midlife Adults / Carol E. Franz -- 4. Do Aspects of Gender Identity Change from Early to Middle Adulthood? Disentangling Age, Cohort, and Period Effects / Rebecca A. Parker and Carolyn M. Aldwin -- 5. Themes of Power and Affiliation across Time / Jacquelyn Boone James and Corinne J. Lewkowicz -- 6. Concern with Others at Midlife: Care, Comfort, or Compromise? / Toni Antonucci and Hiroko Akiyama -- 7. A Longitudinal Analysis of Midlife Interpersonal Relationships and Well-Being / Elizabeth L. Paul -- 8. The Generativity of Employed Mothers in Multiple Roles: 1979 and 1991 / Shelley M. MacDermid, Gabriela Heilbrun and Laura Gillespie DeHaan |
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9. Promoting Health and Minimizing Stress in Midlife / Ilene C. Siegler -- 10. Psychosocial Correlates of Women's Self-Rated Physical Health in Middle Adulthood / Sandra P. Thomas -- 11. Crisis, Challenge, and Stability in the Middle Years / David A. Chiriboga -- 12. Gender, Employment, and Psychological Well-Being: Historical and Life Course Perspectives / Rosalind C. Barnett -- 13. Antecedent Life Events and Consequences for Homemakers and Women Employed in Atypical, Typical, and Androgynous Professions / Carol Tomlinson-Keasey and Jessica Gomel -- 14. Women's Career Commitment Patterns and Personality Development / Elizabeth A. Vandewater and Abigail J. Stewart -- 15. An Individual Differences Approach to Midlife Career Adjustment: An Exploratory Study / Frederick T. L. Leong and Kristin A. Boyle -- Appendix. Data Sets Used for Secondary Analysis |
| Summary |
In this collection of fifteen papers, leading researchers analyze the middle years of the lifespan, paying close attention to the many different facets of adult development. They study the various changes involving the self and others that middle-aged adults experience in the realms of work, family, and health. This book explains how the different experiences interrelate and how a better understanding of them can foster successful midlife development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Middle age -- Psychological aspects.
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Middle age.
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Middle-aged persons -- Psychological aspects.
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Middle-aged persons.
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Middle Aged.
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| Author |
James, Jacquelyn Boone.
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Lachman, Margie E.
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| LC no. |
96029289 |
| ISBN |
0226467589 cloth |
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