| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 318 pages) : illustrations |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; Part 1 Introduction to the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development ; Chapter 1 How the Longitudinal Study Began; 1.1 A historical context for the study of aggression; 1.2 Positive behavior in an impulse control model and the goals of the study; 1.3 Research conditions in Finland and in the longitudinal study; Chapter 2 The Execution of the Longitudinal Study; 2.1 The research sample and the major waves of data collection. |
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2.2 Attrition and the representativeness of the sample2.3 Additional data collections; 2.4 Assessment methods; 2.5 Data analysis; Chapter 3 Reflections on the Research Process; 3.1 The evaluation of choices; 3.2 Recommendations for launching a longitudinal study; 3.3 What is development?; Part 2 The development of personality and psychological functioning; Chapter 4 Theoretical Frameworks for the Study of Socioemotional Development; 4.1 From cognitive control of impulses to self-control; 4.2 Updated framework; 4.3 Three layers of personality for organizing research findings. |
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Chapter 5 The Person as Social Actor5.1 Questions to be answered; 5.2 Socioemotional behavior in childhood and adolescence; 5.3 Children grow and adult styles of life emerge; 5.4 Maturation, adjustment, or growth in adult personality; 5.5 Childhood socioemotional behaviors as predictors of adult personality characteristics; Chapter 6 The Person as Motivated Agent; 6.1 The transition to adulthood; 6.2 The length and timing of one's education; 6.3 Goals and values; Chapter 7 The Person as Autobiographical Author and an "Experiencer" of Life; 7.1 A holistic approach to personality. |
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7.2 Self-reflections7.3 Turning points; Chapter 8 Personality and Psychological Functioning; 8.1 Personality and well-being; 8.2 The model for personality and psychological functioning; 8.3 Explanations for the associations between personality traits and psychological functioning; Part 3 The development of social functioning; Chapter 9 Social Development and Social Functioning; 9.1 Conceptual approaches to social functioning; 9.2 The spheres of life ; 9.3 Processes in social functioning ; Chapter 10 Problems in Social Functioning; 10.1 Antisocial development; 10.2 Accumulation of problems. |
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10.3 Offender groups compared Chapter 11 Health Behavior; 11.1 Substance use; 11.2 Health risks; 11.3 Temperance in adulthood; Chapter 12 The Family and Its Care Functions; 12.1 A partnership in the family; 12.2 Parenting ; 12.3 Relationships in the chain of generations; Chapter 13 Work as a Sphere of Life; 13.1 Occupational status and career line in women and men; 13.2 Success in career path; 13.3 Job insecurity; 13.4 Work-family balance; 13.5 Recovery from work and the content of free time; Part 4 Epilogue; Chapter 14 Navigating Through the Spheres of Life; 14.1 Middle age: a prime time. |
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14.2 Midlife transition. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Local Note |
Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis eBooks: Open Access |
| Subject |
Middle age -- Longitudinal studies.
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Aging -- Longitudinal studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Aging. (OCoLC)fst00800293
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Middle age. (OCoLC)fst01020353
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Longitudinal studies. (OCoLC)fst01423812
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| Added Author |
Kokko, Katja, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pulkkinen, Lea. Human Development from Middle Childhood to Middle Adulthood : Growing Up to be Middle-Aged. London : Taylor and Francis, ©2017 9781138840140 |
| ISBN |
9781315732947 (ebook) |
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1315732947 (ebook) |
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9781138840140 (hardcover) |
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1138840149 (hardcover) |
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9781138840157 (paperback) |
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1138840157 (paperback) |
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9781317556480 |
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1317556488 |
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9781317556497 |
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1317556496 |
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9781317556473 |
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131755647X |
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