ch 14 part 2 reviews Flashcards
The Berkeley Longitudinal Studies :
Did not support either stability or change
Stable: Intellectually oriented, self-confident, and open to new experiences
Change: nurturant or hostile, self-control
valiant s Studies
Healthy behaviors at 50s predicted mortality & happiness at 70s/80s
catogory of valiant s Studies :
categories (happy-well, sad-sick, dead)
No evidence to support the view that personality traits become completely fixed at a certain age in adulthood this is conclusion of :
Stability and Change
More stability in personality in midlife than early adulthood
People become more adept at interacting with their environment in ways that promote stability
Cumulative personality model
___________associated with being married
Longevity
Gray divorce
Married fewer years, less marital quality, did not own a home, had financial problems
the rate of divorce :25-39
40-49 :
50 :
21%
14%
109 %
______made right decisions, positive outlook on life
3/4 individual
Beliefs of declining marital satisfaction after children leave the home
Empty nest syndrome
Young adult children return home to save money/recover from career setback
Refilling the nest
back-to-bedroom)
Boomerang kids or B2B
Grandparenting
Contact: Grandmothers more than grandfathers
Satisfaction – easier than parenting
Differing functions in families and in cultures or in situations
“Parenting Role”
Relationships between two generations are usually ____
ambivalent
____of today’s adults have at least one living sibling
85%
