Life in the middle : psychological and social development in middle age / edited by Sherry L. Willis, James D. Reid.
©1999Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780080525679
- 0080525679
- Middle age -- Psychological aspects
- Middle age -- Social aspects
- Middle-aged persons -- Psychology
- Âge moyen -- Aspect psychologique
- Âge moyen -- Aspect social
- Personnes d'âge moyen -- Psychologie
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Adulthood & Aging
- Middle age -- Psychological aspects
- Middle age -- Social aspects
- Middle-aged persons -- Psychology
- Middelbare leeftijd
- Psychosociale ontwikkeling
- Middle Aged -- psychology
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Health Status
- Life Change Events
- Women's Health
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- BF724.6 .L54 1999eb
- 1999 A-735
- BF 724.6
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Midlife development in a life course context / Phyllis Moen and Elaine Wethington -- The developing self in midlife -- Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Loren Angiullo Connolly -- The midlife crisis revisited / Stanley D. Rosenberg, Harriet J. Rosenberg, and Michael P. Farrell -- Health and disease in midlife / Susan S. Merrill and Lois M. Verbrugge -- Women's health at midlife / Nancy E. Avis -- Cardiovascular health: a challenge for midlife / Ilene C. Siegler [and others] -- Psychological well-being in midlife / Corey Lee M. Keyes and Carol D. Ryff -- The sense of control in midlife / Margaret Clark-Plaskie and Margie E. Lachman -- Gender roles and gender identity in midlife / Margaret Hellie Huyck -- Intellectual functioning in midlife / Sherry L. Willis and K. Warner Schaie -- A life-span framework for assessing the impact of work on white-collar workers / Bruce J. Avolio and John J. Sosik -- Middle age: new thoughts, new directions / James D. Reid and Sherry L. Willis.
There is a growing body of scientific knowledge regarding development during the middle years which has so far been relegated to discipline-specific texts and journals (e.g., clinical psychology and endocrinology). Life in the Middle consolidates main findings across disciplines, with a life-span perspective regarding mid-life. Coverage includes individual development in middle age from the psychological and biological perspectives as well as the sociocultural context in which middle-aged individuals live and work, including physical health in mid-life, psychological well-being, cognitive devel.
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