▪ Abstract The focus of this review is on theory and research of lifespan (lifespan
developmental) psychology. The theoretical analysis integrates evolutionary and …

Life-span developmental psychology involves the study of constancy and change in
behavior throughout the life course. One aspect of life-span research has been the …

Life-span developmental psychology deais with the study of individual development
(ontogenesis) from conception into old age (P. Baltes & Goulet, 1970; P. Baltes & Reese …

Some model characteristics of a life-span approach to the study of psychological
development are reviewed and discussed. Focusing on a selected set of model attributes …

Developmental Psychology, also known as Human Development or Lifespan Development,
is the scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from …

The authors' goal is to provide a review of the evidence on developmental trajectories and
adaptive functions of self, personality, and social cognition across adulthood. They adapt a …

In this chapter, we embed the unifying concept of this volume, psychological compensation,
within the framework of life-span developmental psychology. The model of selective …

Drawing on both evolutionary and ontogenetic perspectives, the basic biological–genetic
and social–cultural architecture of human development is outlined. Three principles are …

What are the changes we see over the life-span? How can we explain them? And how do
we account for individual differences? This volume continues to examine these questions …

Life-span developmental psychology intersects with sociology at the point where social
systems, whether they be small groups or nations, deal with the biological and social …