Midlife as a pivotal period in the life course: Balancing growth and decline at the crossroads of youth and old age

ME Lachman, S Teshale… - International journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
We provide evidence for multidirectionality, variability, and plasticity in the nature and
direction of change in physical health, cognitive functioning, and well-being during the …

The relevance of control beliefs for health and aging

ME Lachman, SD Neupert, S Agrigoroaei - Handbook of the psychology of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Adults and those in later life with a high sense of control appear better
off on many indicators of health and well-being. However, those who have a lower sense of …

Perceived control across the adult lifespan: Longitudinal changes in global control and daily stressor control.

ES Cerino, ST Charles, J Mogle, J Rush… - Developmental …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Perceived control is an important psychosocial resource for health and well-being across the
lifespan. Global control (ie, overall perceived control) decreases over time in studies …

Engagement with six major life domains during the transition to retirement: Stability and change for better or worse.

JM Hamm, J Heckhausen, J Shane, FJ Infurna… - Psychology and …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Active engagement with multiple life domains (cross-domain engagement) is associated
with adaptation throughout the adult life span. However, less is known about the role of …

Growth in perceived control across 25 years from the late teens to midlife: The role of personal and parents' education.

DI Vargas Lascano, NL Galambos… - Developmental …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
This study examined trajectories of perceived control and their association with parents'
education and personal educational experience (educational attainment and years of full …

The CARES taxonomy: Five psychological qualities of adulthood

M Wright, S von Stumm - 2023 - psyarxiv.com
Adulthood has been traditionally inferred from the attainment of socio-demographic roles
such as having a professional career, being married, and rearing children. Yet, in today's …

Mastery and depressive symptoms: How does mastery influence the impact of stressors from midlife to old age?

M Nicolaisen, T Moum… - Journal of Aging and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The objective of this research is to study depressive symptoms (DS) among adults
aged 40 to 79 years and examine how mastery influences the impact of sociodemographic …

Longitudinal associations between perceived control and health for American and Japanese aging adults

M Toyama, HR Fuller - The Gerontologist, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Research suggests longitudinal and reciprocal
relationships between perceived control over life circumstances and health for Western …

Longitudinal associations of conscientiousness and neuroticism with perceived mastery and constraints for aging adults

M Toyama, HR Fuller, JM Hektner - Research on Aging, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
It has not been well understood how conscientiousness and neuroticism are associated with
two related but distinct dimensions of perceived control (ie, perceived mastery and …

Mastering the canvas of life: Identifying the antecedents of sense of control using a lagged exposure‐wide approach

ES Kim, Y Chen, JH Hong, ME Lachman… - … : Health and Well …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Accumulating studies have documented strong associations between a higher sense of
control and improved health and well‐being outcomes. However, less is known about the …