Research on the role of how individual functioning and development are contextually
embedded has a long and rich tradition in a variety of disciplines. However, the multitude of …

A variety of different disciplines in the study of aging have long acknowledged that individual
functioning and development are profoundly shaped by the contexts people live in. The …

The current article presents a theoretical framework of the short-and long-term processes
underlying personality development throughout adulthood. The newly developed TESSERA …

You are about to begin a fascinating journey over the last 100 years. This book describes
various ideas that psychologists and other scientists have advanced to explain the human …

In an aging world, there is increased need to identify places and characteristics of places
that promote health among older adults. This study examines whether there are rural-urban …

This chapter provides a lifespan perspective on subjective well-being. First, evidence for
stability and change in subjective well-being across the lifespan is considered with attention …

Well-being has recently been a focus for both social policies and academic studies. Along
different dimensions (eg, objective vs. subjective; hedonic vs. eudaimonic) of well-being, the …

Thema der advokatorischen Ethik (vgl. Brumlik 2017) sind die Prinzipien des bildenden,
erziehenden und beschützenden Umgangs mündiger Menschen mit Menschen die …

Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate the variation
of subjective well-being experienced by Germans over the last two decades testing the role …

Recent research has repeatedly demonstrated that well-being typically evinces precipitous
deterioration close to the end of life. However, the determinants of individual differences in …