Middle Adulthood: A Lifespan Perspective

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Sherry L. Willis, Mike Martin
SAGE Publications, 2005 M06 23 - 440 páginas

"This book is unique because of the focus on longitudinal studies and international perspectives . . . There is no other book like it . . . This book will be useful both as an advanced undergraduate or graduate course text and as a resource for scholars."
- Rosemary Blieszner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

"A very strong volume . . . [T]his book will clearly be a ′must-have′ for scholars interested in midlife."
- Michael Marsiske, University of Florida

"Midlife is no longer an ′uncharted territory′ in human development. A group of outstanding researchers from different countries focuses on this peak period in the life span . . . Various views, including historical, cultural, and socio-structural perspectives, are adopted . . . [C]omprehensive reviews of studies on almost all relevant domains of human development . . . are given and provide a colorful picture of what midlife in these days may be all about."
- Sigrun-Heide Filipp, University of Trier, Germany

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.

Key Features:

  • Presents a much-needed longitudinal, lifespan perspective on middle age
  • Provides a multicultural perspective to determine universal normative patterns of midlife development
  • Addresses a broad scope of topics, including historical perspectives on the emergence of middle age as a normative developmental period in the life course, change and stability in personality, and cognitive development and decline

Middle Adulthood is designed for scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the field of adult development and aging. It is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying midlife development in the departments of Developmental Psychology, Human Development and Family Studies, Gerontology, Family Diversity, and Health.

 

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Contenido

1 Historical Perspectives of Middle Age Within the Life Span
3
2 The Midlife Generation in the Family
35
Early Life Influences on Middle Age
63
3 Genetic Influences on Midlife Functioning
65
4 Personality in Young Adulthood and Functioning in Middle Age
99
5 Impact of Past Transitions on WellBeing in Middle Age
143
6 Cognitive Development in Midlife
179
7 The Development of Physical and Mental Health From Late Midlife to Early Old Age
209
9 SelfDevelopment at Midlife
277
10 Middle Age and Identity in a Cultural and Lifespan Perspective
319
11 Metacognition in Midlife
355
Summary and Future Directions
381
12 Midlife Development
383
Author Index
391
Subject Index
407
Derechos de autor

8 Cognitive Trajectories in Midlife and Cognitive Functioning in Old Age
243

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Acerca del autor (2005)

Sherry L. Willis is Professor of Human Development at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Ph.D. in Educadtional Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include: adult cognitive development with a focus on middle age, cognitive training in later adulthood, and everyday problem solving in adulthood. She is a co-director of the Seattle Longitudinal Study with K. Warner Schaie, and has co-authored the textbook Adult Development and Aging, Fifth Edition. She is co-editor of two other books on midlife: Life in the Middle (with J. Reid) and The Baby Boomers (with S. Whitbourne). She is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the American Psychological Society, and Divisions 15 and 20 of the American Psychological Association, and a past-president of APA Division 20, Adult Development and Aging (1993-1994). In 1992, she received the Pattishall Distinguished Research Award and in 1999 the Pennsylvania State University Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement.

Mike Martin is Professor for Gerontopsychology and Director of the Center of Gerontology at The University of Zurich, Switzerland. He received a Master′s Degree at the University of Georgia, his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at The University of Mainz, Germany, and his habilitation at The German Center for Research on Ageing at The University of Heidelberg. His research focuses on longitudinal and experimental studies of cognitive and social development across the lifespan, including studies examining predictors of development in childhood, middle adulthood, old, and extreme old age. Recent publications include an encyclopedia of gerontology and a textbook on the psychological aspects of aging.

Información bibliográfica

TítuloMiddle Adulthood: A Lifespan Perspective
EditoresSherry L. Willis, Mike Martin
EditorSAGE Publications, 2005
ISBN1452262438, 9781452262437
Largo440 páginas
  
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