Multiple Paths of Midlife Development

Foreword
Anne Colby
Preface
Margie E. Lachman, Jacquelyn Boone James.
1: Charting the Course of Midlife Development: An Overview
Margie E. Lachman, Jacquelyn Boone James.
2: The Self in Middle Age
Ravenna Helson
3: Stability and Change in the Transition to Midlife: A Longitudinal Study of Midlife Adults
Carol E. Franz
4: Do Aspects of Gender Identity Change from Early to Middle Adulthood? Disentangling Age, Cohort, and Period Effects
Rebecca A. Parker, Carolyn M. Aldwin.
5: Themes of Power and Affiliation across Time
Jacquelyn Boone James, Corinne J. Lewkowicz.
6: Concern with Others at Midlife: Care, Comfort, or Compromise?
Toni Antonucci, Hiroko Akiyama.
7: A Longitudinal Analysis of Midlife Interpersonal Relationships and Well-Being
Elizabeth L. Paul
8: The Generativity of Employed Mothers in Multiple Roles: 1979 and 1991
Shelley M. MacDermid, Gabriela Heilbrun, Laura Gillespie DeHaan.
9: Promoting Health and Minimizing Stress in Midlife
Ilene C. Siegler
10: Psychosocial Correlates of Women's Self-Rated Physical Health in Middle Adulthood
Sandra P. Thomas
11: Crisis, Challenge, and Stability in the Middle Years
David A. Chiriboga
12: Gender, Employment, and Psychological Well-Being: Historical and Life Course Perspectives
Rosalind C. Barnett
13: Antecedent Life Events and Consequences for Homemakers and Women Employed in Atypical, Typical, and Androgynous Professions
Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, Jessica Gomel.
14: Women's Career Commitment Patterns and Personality Development
Elizabeth A. Vandewater, Abigail J. Stewart.
15: An Individual Differences Approach to Midlife Career Adjustment: An Exploratory Study
Frederick T. L. Leong, Kristin A. Boyle.
Appendix: Data Sets Used for Secondary Analysis
Contributors
Name Index
Subject Index