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Direct linkVan Hiel, Alain; Vansteenkiste, Maarten – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2009
The present research examined the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic goal attainment on older adults' ego-integrity, psychological well-being, and death attitudes. Hypotheses were derived from Self-Determination Theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000; Vansteenkiste, Ryan, & Deci, in press). Study 1 (N = 202, Mean age = 68.2 years) indicated that, after…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Self Concept, Death, Integrity
Peer reviewedBlank, Thomas O.; Levesque, Maurice J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1993
Examined age differences in attributions for self-reported successes and failures in important and daily situations. Attributions and affects were collected from 61 young, 21 middle-aged, and 15 older adults. Middle-aged and older adults were more likely than young adults to attribute failure to external causes and to describe more social than…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Attribution Theory, College Students
