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Peer reviewedMcCreary, Charles; Mensh, Ivan N. – Journal of Gerontology, 1977
This study compared the MMPI profiles of law offenders (N=362) at different ages to examine personality changes associated with aging and to assess certain clinically derived impressions about patterns of personality disturbance in older vs. younger offenders. The greater the age difference between groups, the larger were the personality…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Criminals
Tiffany, Phyllis G.; Dey, Kay – 1983
Control over self, lifestyle, and environment is a major factor in how one ages. To investigate how age acts as an environmental force in affecting perceptions of control, 45 adults, aged 60-80, from western Kansas were administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), the Tiffany Experienced Control Scales (ECS), the Minnesota…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Attribution Theory, Gerontology
