Manfred Diehl, Hans-Werner Wahl

The Psychology of Later Life: A Contextual Perspective

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines current knowledge of adult development and aging using a unique three¿part framework that considers lifespan development, social and physical environment, and historical–cultural factors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 176mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9781433831652
• ISBN-10: 1433831651
• Artikelnr.: 58017608

Autorenporträt

Manfred Diehl, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University. He is a fellow of and served as president of APA’s Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging). Dr. Diehl serves on the editorial board of several peer-reviewed journals on aging, including Psychology and Aging and the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. In 2018, he received the Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award from the Gerontological Society of America and in 2019 the Excellence in Faculty Research Award from the Colorado School of Public Health. Manfred Diehl lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Hans-Werner Wahl, PhD, is a Senior Professor and Director of the Network Aging Research at Heidelberg University, Germany. His research interests include the influences of subjective aging and physical-technological environments on aging well and adaptational processes related to chronic functional loss. Dr. Wahl is a founding editor of the European Journal of Ageing and a member of the editorial board of The Gerontologist. He is also a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. He received the 2008 Social Gerontology Award (together with Manfred Diehl) and the 2019 IAGG-ER Advanced Scholar Award: Socio-Behavioral Sciences. Hans-Werner Wahl lives in Edingen-Neckarhausen, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Toward a Contextual Psychology of Later Life
Chapter 2. Normal Cognitive Development Into Old Age and Competencies in
Everyday Life
Chapter 3. Personality Development in Adulthood and Aging
Chapter 4. Motivation, Emotion, and Well-Being in Later Life
Chapter 5. Subjective Awareness of Aging Processes and Self-Perceptions of
Aging
Chapter 6. Risks and Potentials of Adult Development and Aging:
Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities of Successful Aging
Chapter 7. Behavioral Interventions in Adult Development and Aging
Chapter 8. Putting Behavioral Aging Research in Context: A Critical Review
and Remaining Challenges
References
Index
About the Authors