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Download full textThomas, Sandra P. – 1984
There is increasing acceptance of the premise that growth and development continue throughout adult life and, as life expectancy has lengthened, there is a much expanded mid-life period. Yet, middle adulthood has been neglected as an area of theoretical and empirical examination. Adults (N=251) in middle adulthood (age 35-55) completed instruments…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Development, Heredity, Locus of Control
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
