The Adaptive Value of Feeling in Control during Midlife.

By Margie E. Lachman, K. Firth. 2019

183 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology

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In Behavioral Neuroscience

1. S. Etezadi
2. D. Pushkar
3. Margie E. Lachman
4. M. Zimmer‐Gembeck
5. Ellen A. Skinner

In Social Psychology

1. Ellen A. Skinner
2. J. Heckhausen
3. M. Zimmer‐Gembeck
4. C. Wrosch
5. S. Etezadi
6. D. Pushkar
7. Margie E. Lachman
8. Richard Schulz

Citations in the corpus

• Perceived Control and the Development of Coping (2010, background): “Work during adulthood and old age has not been able to identify specifi c age-graded changes in perceived control (Aldwin, 2007 ; Baltes & Baltes, 1986 ; Lachman & Prenda-Firth, 2004 ; Wolinsky et., 2003 ; Zarit, Pearlin, & Schaie, 2003 ).”
• Development in midlife. (2004, background): “To the extent that one has some control over outcomes, one also may take responsibility or blame when things do not go well (Lachman & Firth 2004).”
• A Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development (2010, background): “…levels Lang and Heckhausen (2001) Negative correlation between age of adult (young vs. middle-aged vs. older) and perceived control of development Lachman and Firth (2004) 25–75-year-old adults (MIDUS): stable sense of personal mastery, older adults perceive greater constraints to control but…”
• Why are Wise People Happier? An Explanatory Model of Wisdom and Emotional Well-Being in Older Adults (2013, result): “Similar findings have also been reported in a sample of older adults: those with higher perceived control reported greater life satisfaction accompanied by a more optimistic view of the future (Lachman and Firth 2004).”
• Two Concepts or Two Approaches? A Bifactor Analysis of Psychological and Subjective Well-Being (2013, unknown): “This is indirectly supported by Lachman and Prenda-Firth’s (2004) findings that perceived selfcontrol in health is associated with fewer acute symptoms, chronic problems, and functional limitations, whereas believing that one’s health is in the hands of doctors is associated with more acute symptoms”