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Thornton, James E.; Collins, John B.; Birren, James E.; Svensson, Cheryl – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
The developmental exchange is a central feature of social development, interpersonal dynamics, situated learning, and personal transformation. It is the enabling process in Guided Autobiography (GAB) settings that promotes the achievement of personal goals and group accomplishments. Nevertheless, these exchanges are embedded in the GAB structures…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Social Development, Self Concept, Socialization
Onyx, Jenny; Leonard, Rosemary – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
This article explores a relatively new and little understood phenomenon, that of the Australian Grey Nomads. Every year increasing numbers of older Australians take to the road. This article explores the phenomenon both empirically and theoretically. A grounded approach is used by which the experience is explored from an ethnographic account…
Descriptors: Migrants, Social Networks, Health Conditions, Foreign Countries
Schmitt, Marina; Kliegel, Matthias; Shapiro, Adam – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
Many studies point out the importance of marital satisfaction for well-being. However, although being married is still the norm in middle and old age, research on the determinants of marital satisfaction has neglected long-term marriages. While research on short-term marriages mainly focuses on partner fit (e.g., in personality traits and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Personality Traits, Socioeconomic Status, Marital Status
Warburton, Jeni; McLaughlin, Deirdre; Pinsker, Donna – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
The article adopts a developmental approach to successful human aging by exploring the concept of generativity in relation to a study of older Australians' lived experiences of involvement in the family and community. Qualitative data, collected through focus group interviews, were analyzed interpretively using recent developments in Erikson's…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Adult Development, Citizen Participation
Hoppmann, Christiane; Smith, Jacqui – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
The impact of early life events that take place under specific historical and societal circumstances on adult development have rarely been investigated in old age. We examined whether having started a family in young adulthood was related to the contents of possible selves generated by women aged 85 to 100+ in the Berlin Aging Study (N = 129; M…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Context Effect, Older Adults, Mothers