| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages) : illustrations |
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Midlife development in a life course context / Phyllis Moen and Elaine Wethington -- The developing self in midlife -- Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Loren Angiullo Connolly -- The midlife crisis revisited / Stanley D. Rosenberg, Harriet J. Rosenberg, and Michael P. Farrell -- Health and disease in midlife / Susan S. Merrill and Lois M. Verbrugge -- Women's health at midlife / Nancy E. Avis -- Cardiovascular health: a challenge for midlife / Ilene C. Siegler [and others] -- Psychological well-being in midlife / Corey Lee M. Keyes and Carol D. Ryff -- The sense of control in midlife / Margaret Clark-Plaskie and Margie E. Lachman -- Gender roles and gender identity in midlife / Margaret Hellie Huyck -- Intellectual functioning in midlife / Sherry L. Willis and K. Warner Schaie -- A life-span framework for assessing the impact of work on white-collar workers / Bruce J. Avolio and John J. Sosik -- Middle age: new thoughts, new directions / James D. Reid and Sherry L. Willis |
| Summary |
There is a growing body of scientific knowledge regarding development during the middle years which has so far been relegated to discipline-specific texts and journals (e.g., clinical psychology and endocrinology). Life in the Middle consolidates main findings across disciplines, with a life-span perspective regarding mid-life. Coverage includes individual development in middle age from the psychological and biological perspectives as well as the sociocultural context in which middle-aged individuals live and work, including physical health in mid-life, psychological well-being, cognitive devel |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Middle age -- Psychological aspects.
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Middle age -- Social aspects
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Middle-aged persons -- Psychology.
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Adaptability (Psychology)
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Life change events.
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Middle age.
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Middle Aged -- psychology
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Health Status
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Life Change Events
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Middle Aged
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Women's Health
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middle age (life stage)
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Adulthood & Aging.
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Women -- Health and hygiene
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Middle age
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Life change events
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Adaptability (Psychology)
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Middle age -- Psychological aspects
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Middle age -- Social aspects
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Middle-aged persons -- Psychology
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Middelbare leeftijd.
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Psychosociale ontwikkeling.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Willis, Sherry L., 1947-
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Reid, James D
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| ISBN |
9780080525679 |
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0080525679 |
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1280927038 |
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9781280927034 |
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9786610927036 |
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6610927030 |
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