Middle adulthood
Subtitle: a lifespan perspective
By: editors, Sherry L. Willis, Mike Martin
Contributors: Willis, Sherry L., 1947-; Martin, Mike, 1965-
Publisher: Calif. : Sage Publications
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
Subjects: Middle age -- Longitudinal studies; Middle age -- Social aspects; Middle-aged persons -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Table of contents: title: Historical perspective of middle age within the lifespan / Hans-Werner Wahl and Andreas Kruse; title: The midlife generation in the family : patterns of exchange and support / Martin Kohli and Harald Kunemund; title: Genetic influences on midlife functioning / Nancy L. Pedersen, Erica Spotts, and Kenji Kato; title: Personality in young adulthood and functioning in middle age / Lea Pulkkinen, Taru Feldt, and Katja Kokko; title: Impact of past transitions on well-being in middle age / Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello and Sonja Perren; title: Cognitive development in midlife / Mike Martin and Daniel Zimprich; title: The development of physical and mental health from late midlife to early old age / Dorly J.H. Deeg; title: Cognitive trajectories in midlife and cognitive functioning in old age / Sherry Willis and K. Warner Schaie; title: Self-development at midlife : lifespan perspectives on adaptation and growth / Jessica Dörner, Charlotte Mickler, and Ursula Staudinger; title: Middle age and identity in a cultural and life span perspective / Freya Dittmann-Kohli; title: Metacognition in midlife / Christopher Hertzog and Roger A. Dixon