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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
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Kroger, Jane; Haslett, Stephen J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1991
Examined whether ego identity status transition pathways and change rates differ significantly across domains of identity development from adolescence through middle adulthood. Interviews with 100 middle-aged adults regarding development of values in vocation, religion, politics, gender roles, and relationships identified 8 subgroups which varied…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Middle Aged Adults
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Lamme, Simone; Baars, Jan – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1993
Contends that developmental, determinist, and contextualist psychologists, although all studying reminiscence in older adults, have not fully acknowledged the role the environment plays in establishing reminiscent behavior in elderly people. Suggests including sociological life course theory in the analyses and interpretation of this behavior.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Older Adults
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Lieblich, Amia – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1986
Investigated life history of American career women (N=24) at midlife. The transitions experienced by these women during their lifetimes were categorized into "masculine" or "feminine" types. It was found that they were distributed about equally between the two types of transitions, thus excluding a simple biological approach.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Employed Women, Foreign Countries, Middle Aged Adults
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Dixon, Roger A.; Backman, Lars – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1993
Describes conceptualization of compensation that applies to life span cognitive development, in general, and aging of prose processing skills, in particular. Presents model of forms and processes of compensation that directs attention to developing dynamics of cognitive skills and compensatory mechanisms. Outlines three main approaches to research…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style
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Cohen-Shalev, Amir; Rapoport, Aviva – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1993
Considers question of shifts in artistic and literary style from lifespan developmental perspective, focusing on change during midlife. Using Samuel Beckett as example, demonstrates relationship between his abrupt shift to playwriting and his entrance into midlife. Notes that theories of lifespan personality development suggest parallels between…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Developmental Stages, Dramatics, Foreign Countries
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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
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Falconi, Anne; Mullet, Etienne – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
The study was aimed at characterizing the exact algebraic structure of the love schema in order to trace possible changes in the conceptualization of love throughout the adult life cycle, notably as regards the weight attributed to the three components of love: passion, intimacy, and commitment. The methodological framework was the Functional…
Descriptors: Algebra, Sexuality, Intimacy, Responsibility
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Braun, Peter; Sweet, Robert – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1984
Examined four large surveys to establish the existence of passages. Results indicated that age groups and their associated passages can be identified. The passages appear to progress with time, but are not stable across cultures. Suggests that the generational event theory provides a better model for explanation. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change
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Abra, Jock – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Examines a variety of personal qualities usually found in creative people. Discusses many theories of creativity representing a variety of intellectual traditions, most of which predict aging decrements of some sort. Suggests that the creativity decline may vary, or that creativity may change rather than decline with age, with differing stylistic…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Creative Development
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Coupland, Justine; Coupland, Nikolas – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1994
Considers traditional approaches to identity across life span, then presents discursive perspective showing how, during interaction, individuals actively construct age-salient identities for themselves and others through talk. Conversational processes of age-identity management are explored in corpus of geriatric medical outpatient consultations.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Geriatrics
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Thomas, L. Eugene – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1991
Interviewed Hindu religious renunciates living in Varanasi and Pondicherry, India. Analysis of excerpts from three representative interviews indicated that these men rated as highly mature by Western developmental models, but Western correlates of life satisfaction were not found to hold for these men. Considers implications for Western aging,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Death, Foreign Countries, Interviews
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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
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Norman, Dennis K.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Explores sex differences and life span patterns in interpersonal relationships in people (N=62) from the United States and India. Found females, especially between ages 19 and 31, mentioned a higher number of relationships. American subjects mentioned parents and immediate family most often, while subjects from India mentioned extended kin.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Aging (Individuals), Comparative Analysis
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Nilsson, Margareta; Sarvimaki, Anneli; Ekman, Sirkka-Liisa – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
The aim of the study was to highlight the oldest old people's view of their future from a perspective of philosophy of life. Data was collected by means of life story interviews with 15 persons. The analysis was performed by utilizing a phenomenological hermeneutic method and the interpretation was guided by the conceptual framework of philosophy…
Descriptors: Older Adults, World Views, Interviews, Time Perspective
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