SAGE Reference Articles

LO 16.1. Compare Erikson’s and Levinson’s perspectives of the psychosocial tasks of middle adulthood.

Sclafani, J. (2005). Psychosocial development. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development. (pp. 1048-1051). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412952484.n506

LO 16.4. Evaluate the stability of the Big 5 personality traits.

Heggestad, E. (2007). Big five taxonomy of personality. In S. Rogelberg (Ed.), Encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology. (pp. 53-57). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412952651.n22

LO 16.5. Discuss the changing nature of friendship in middle adulthood.

Adams, R., & McCullough, B. (2009). Friendships in middle adulthood. In H. Reis, & S. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships. (pp. 731-736). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412958479.n233

LO 16.6. Discuss marital satisfaction, risks for divorce, and outcomes of divorce in midlife.

Trotter, P. (2009). Divorce, effects on adults. In H. Reis, & S. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships. (pp. 459-462). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412958479.n147