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Peer reviewedSnarey, John; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
A longitudinal study investigated variations in the coping patterns of 52 married men who experienced infertility problems in their first marriage. Styles of coping considered were initial substitutes, subsequent parenting resolutions, and final marital outcomes and the impact of these variations on the men's subsequent success in achieving…
Descriptors: Adults, Coping, Family Problems, Males
Lykes, M. Brinton – 1984
Critics of a dominant model of the person, which emphasizes autonomy and independence, have called for an alternative, more social, conceptualization of the self. To describe and validate social individuality as an alternative conceptualization of the self, 84 adults (54 females, 30 males), from a range of social classes and including persons…
Descriptors: Adults, Females, Feminism, Group Behavior
Peer reviewedMcClimens, Alex – Journal of Learning Disabilities (United Kingdom), 2002
This article discusses the use of personal narrative in social science research and in helping individuals with learning difficulties renegotiate their sense of identity. One woman's story of her life is used to illustrate the corrosive effects of institutionalization in identity formation. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Biographies, Individual Psychology, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedBrandtstader, Jochen; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Addresses the impact of perceived control over personal development on the perception and emotional evaluation of developmental achievements and prospects in adulthood. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Aging (Individuals), Middle Aged Adults
1983
Although gifted children have been the subject of investigation for 60 years, little information is available on gifted adults, particularly in regard to life satisfaction. To investigate life satisfaction in adults who as children were labeled as gifted, 298 adults, with a mean age of 27, completed a Likert-type instrument measuring degree of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adults, Expectation, Individual Development
Download full textGerber, Paul J.; Ginsberg, Rick J. – 1990
This study sought to answer the question of how people with learning disabilities have become highly successful in various fields. It sought to identify alterable variables, that is, the behaviors that can be cultivated and shaped, that contribute to high levels of vocational success. A group of 46 highly successful adults with a history of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Attitudes, Behavior Change
Miller, Melvin E., Ed.; Cook-Greuter, Susanne R., Ed. – 2000
This book contains 11 papers on creativity, spirituality, and transcendence as paths to integrity and wisdom in the mature self. The book begins with the paper "Introduction--Creativity in Adulthood: Personal Maturity and Openness to Extraordinary Sources of Inspiration" (Susanne R. Cook-Greuter, Melvin E. Miller). The next four papers,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
