Successful aging : perspectives from the behavioral sciences / edited by Paul B. Baltes and Margret M. Baltes.
| Other author | Baltes, Paul B. |
| Other author | Baltes, Margret M. |
| Other author | European Network on Longitudinal Studies on Individual Development. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. |
| Description | xv, 397 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | European Network on Longitudinal Studies on Individual Development (Series) ; 4 |
| Contents | Psychological perspectives on successful aging : the model of selective optimization with compensation / Paul B. Baltes and Margret M. Baltes -- Medical perspectives upon successful aging / James F. Fries -- Successful aging in a post-retired society / David L. Featherman, Jacqui Smith, and James G. Peterson -- The optimization of cognitive functioning in old age : predictions based on cohort-sequential and logitudinal data / K. Warner Schaie -- The optimization of episodic remembering in old age / Lars Bäckman, Timo Mäntylä, and Agneta Herlitz -- Peak performance and age : an examination of peak performance in sports / K. Anders Ericsson -- Personal control over development and quality of life perspectives in adulthood / Jochen Brandtstädter and Bernhard Baltes-G |
| Contents | Successful mastery of bereavement and widowhood : a life-course perspective / Camille B. Wortman and Roxane Cohen Silver -- The Bonn longitudinal study of aging : coping, life adjustment, and life satisfaction / Georg Rudinger and Hans Thomae -- Risk and protective factors in the transition to young adulthood / Barbara Maughan and Lorna Champion -- Avoiding negative life outcomes : evidence from a forty-five year study / George E. Vaillant -- Developmental behavioral genetics and successful aging / Nancy L. Pedersen and Jennifer R. Harris. |
| General note | Texts emanate from workshops organized by the European Network on Longitudinal Studies on Individual Development. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 90034827 |
| ISBN | 0521374545 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1061.S845 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |