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Benson, Lizbeth; English, Tammy; Conroy, David E.; Pincus, Aaron L.; Gerstorf, Denis; Ram, Nilam – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Life span developmental theories suggest that as individuals age, they accumulate knowledge about how to deploy emotion regulation (ER) strategies effectively and learn how to match their ER strategy use with changes in situational demands. Using an event-contingent experience sampling design wherein 150 adults Age 18 to 89 years reported on…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Emotional Response, Emotional Experience, Self Control
Nikitin, Jana; Schoch, Simone; Freund, Alexandra M. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
A study with n = 55 younger (18-33 years, M = 23.67) and n = 58 older (61-85 years, M = 71.44) adults investigated age-related differences in social approach and avoidance motivation and their consequences for the experience of social interactions. Results confirmed the hypothesis that a predominant habitual approach motivation in younger adults…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Motivation, Peer Acceptance, Social Isolation
Evans, Patricia – Qualitative Report, 2008
The study was conducted in response to the need for an increased understanding of the aging experiences of women transitioning midlife. The purpose of the research was to explore the personal understanding of the changes that occur during the midlife period. A qualitative case study was implemented to ascertain how women of the Latter-day Saint…
Descriptors: Females, Midlife Transitions, Qualitative Research, Aging (Individuals)
Baskin, David; Beale, Claudette J. – 1982
There is a common perception that stresses tend to increase and accumulate with age, but there have been no definitive studies of differences in perceived life stress among different age groups. To study these differences, a quasi-random sample of 215 adults completed a 41 item life-stressor questionnaire, modified from the Paykel (1971) and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)

Kaas, Merrie Jean – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Focuses on the relationship between social environment and the older individual. By utilizing the Social Breakdown Syndrome a cycle of events is defined by the Geriatric Sexuality Breakdown Syndrome, in which an older individual is initially predisposed to diminished sexual activity to the end point of self-identification as nonsexual. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Interpersonal Relationship

Hyman, Ruth Bernstein; Woog, Pierre – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1987
Examined the prominence of intimacy concerns, i.e., connectedness and independent needs in a sample of women in the health professions, analyzing for age and marital status. Used the Life Priorities Q-Sort. Older and single women were found to be significantly more independent than younger and married women. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Females, Individual Differences
Hess, Lucille J.; Hess, Richard C. – 1981
Personal intent and discourse considerations play an important role in understanding the nature of a conversation between a youth and an elderly person. Each participant makes assumptions about the listener's knowledge and ability to communicate effectively. The way a speaker reacts to the other participant depends upon the speaker's own…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Communication Problems

Steitz, Jean A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Examined the effects of social age status and gender on perception of control of work, home, and school situations. Adults perceived the greatest control through the ability to influence powerful others. Adult females perceived greater influence than adolescent or retired females but the same as males of any age. (Author/JA)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences

Ishii-Kuntz, Masako – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1990
Used a national probability sample of adults (N=3,536) to examine the effect of social interaction on psychological well-being across stages of adulthood. Determined quality of social interaction measured by satisfaction with family life and friendship related positively to well-being of adults in all age groups. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences, Family Relationship

Lynch, Mervin D.; Lynch, Carol Lee – Journal of Research in Education, 1991
The developmental model of self-concept proposed by M. Lynch and M. Levy (1982) is extended through the entire adult life cycle. Self-concept is seen as a set of cognitive rules that have affective or cognitive consequences and that operate like the ego functions proposed by Freud. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adult Development, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
Kastenbaum, Robert, Ed. – 1993
This encyclopedia contains 106 articles on adult development that were written by more than 75 specialists in such diverse fields as anthropology, communication, education, health sciences, history, and psychology. In a guide to related topics that is presented at the beginning of the encyclopedia, the 106 articles are grouped under the following…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences
Thomas, Jeanne L. – 1992
This textbook is designed to introduce undergraduates to the scientific study of aging in adults. Among the topics covered in the book's 15 chapters are: approaches to the study of adult development and aging (research methodology and related issues, a life-span perspective, ethical issues); theories in the study of adult development (models of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences