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Peer reviewedSchulz, Richard; And Others – Journal of Social Issues, 1991
Research suggests that primary control increases as humans develop from infancy through middle age and then decreases in old age. To minimize losses, individuals rely on cognitively based secondary control processes in middle and old age. Literature on adult control processes is reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adult Development, Adults
