Cover; PERSONALITY AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT: An Intergenerational Longitudinal Comparison; Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 FAMILIES IN CONTEXT; CHAPTER 2 PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE GENERATIONS; CHAPTER 3 CRITICAL LIFE EVENTS AND COPING WITH STRESS; CHAPTER 4 CHANGES IN CHILDREARING; CHAPTER 5 RELATIONS BETWEEN PARENTS AND THEIR ADULT CHILDREN; CHAPTER 6 MARITAL OR PARTNER RELATIONS IN PARENTS AND CHILDREN; CHAPTER 7 CHANGES IN FAMILY CLIMATE; CHAPTER 8 PERCEPTION OF CHANGES IN SOCIETY; CHAPTER 9 FINAL COMMENTS; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
Summary
This unique volume presents the results of a study of 200 German families over a period of 16 years from 1976 to 1992. This study--the findings of which yield a host of new insights into the dynamics of cross-generational personality and family development--is based on an ecopsychological framework comprising four levels of developmental analyses: * individual level--personality development, critical life events, and corresponding coping strategies; * dyadic relationships level--changes in parent-child relationships across time and development of marital relationships;<br
