Action & self-development : theory and research through the life span /: theory and research through the life span. (©1999)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Action and self-development
• Further Information: Note: Jochen Brandtstädter, Richard M. Lerner, editors.
• Other Names: Brandtstädter, Jochen; Lerner, Richard M
• Contents: Introduction : Development, action, and intentionality / Jochen Brandtstädter and Richard M. Lerner -- Revisiting Individuals as producers of their development : from dynamic interactionism to developmental systems / Richard M. Lerner and Ted Walls -- The self in action and development : cultural, biosocial, and ontogenetic bases of intentional self-development / Jochen Brandtstädter -- Selectivity in life-span development : biological and societal canalizations and individuals' developmental goals / Jutta Heckhausen and Richard Schulz -- Freedom isn't free : power, alienation, and the consequences of action / Dale Dannefer -- The dynamic codevelopment of intentionality, self, and social relations / Michael F. Mascolo, Kurt W. Fischer, and Robert A. Neimeyer -- The pursuit of personal goals : a motivational approach to well-being and life adjustment / Joachim C. Brunstein, Oliver C. Schultheiss, and Günter W. Maier -- Personal projects and social ecology : themes and variations across the life span / Brian R. Little -- Life planning : anticipating future life goals and managing personal development / Jacqui Smith -- The process of meaning construction : dissecting the flow of semiotic activity / Ingrid E. Josephs, Jaan Valsiner, and Seth E. Surgan -- A motivational-volitional perspective on identity development / Peter M. Gollwitzer [and others] -- Free fantasies about the future and the emergence of developmental goals / Gabriele Oettingen -- Psychological control in later life : implications for life-span development / Helene H. Fung, Ronald P. Abeles, and Laura L. Carstensen -- Intentional self-development through adulthood and later life : tenacious pursuit and flexible adjustment of goals / Jochen Brandtstädter, Dirk Wentura, and Klaus Rothermund -- Successful development and aging : the role of selection, optimization, and compensation / Alexandra M. Freund, Karen Z.H. Li, and Paul B. Baltes -- Emotional learning and mechanisms of intentional psychological change / Karen S. Quigley and Lisa Feldman Barrett -- Action regulation, coping, and development / Ellen A. Skinner.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 1999
• Copyright Date: 1999
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 540 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 155.2/5; Intentionalism; Action theory; Maturation (Psychology); Developmental psychology; Self-culture -- Psychological aspects; Intentionnalité (Psychologie); Action, Théorie de l'; Maturation (Psychologie); PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality; Action theory; Intentionalism; Maturation (Psychology); Zelfontwikkeling; Levensloop; Handlungstheorie; Intentionalität; Selbstverwirklichung; Aufsatzsammlung; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452261997; 1452261997; 9781452204802; 1452204802
• Related ISBNs: 0761915435; 9780761915430
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.