In the life story, autobiographical remembering and self-understanding are combined to
create a coherent account of one's past. A gap is demonstrated between developmental …

A life-span theory of development is presented that is based on the concepts of primary and
secondary control. Primary control refers to behaviors directed at the external environment …

Exposure to carefully selected information on social networking sites (SNSs) showing a
flawless self and an ideal life has been found to harm young individuals' self-esteem and …

This is the third English edition of Motivation and Action, an extensively revised version of
the second English edition and fifth German edition, with four entirely new chapters. All …

Far more attention has been paid to emotion regulation in childhood than in adulthood and
old age. However, a growing body of empirical research suggests that the emotion domain …

Concepts and Theories of Human Development is the most comprehensive and in-depth
overview of the foundational theoretical contributions to understanding human development …

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

Humans are able to reflect on and interpret their own aging. Thus, as individuals grow older,
calendar age may become increasingly a subjective variable. This theoretical paper …

This chapter describes positive youth development (PYD) as an emerging arena of applied
developmental science. We show how PYD is both rooted in the theoretical traditions of …

At every point in the lifespan, individual differences in a sense of control are strong
predictors of motivation, coping and success and failure in a wide range of domains. What …