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Peer reviewedWhitbourne, Susan Krauss; Waterman, Alan S. – Developmental Psychology, 1979
A partial sequential design was used to study personality development over a 10-year-period. Data on the Inventory of Psychosocial Development were collected from: a sample of college students in 1966; the same sample as alumni in 1976; and a sample of undergraduates in 1976. (JMB)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age, Cohort Analysis
Peer reviewedBaltes, Paul B.; Nesselroade, John R. – Developmental Psychology, 1972
The nature of adolescent trait change appears less dictated by are-related components than by the type of social change patterns which are setting the environmental milieu for adolescents of all ages over a given period of time. (Authors)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Cultural Influences, Developmental Psychology
Direct linkBauer, Jack J.; McAdams, Dan P. – Developmental Psychology, 2004
In 2 studies (125 college students and 51 adults), 2 forms of growth goals (exploratory and intrinsic) were compared with 2 forms of personality development (social-cognitive maturity and social-emotional well-being). Participants whose narratives of major life goals emphasized conceptual exploration were especially likely to have high levels of…
Descriptors: Personality Development, Maturity (Individuals), Well Being, Comparative Analysis
