Improvement/Maintenance and Reorientation as Central Features of Coping with Major Life Change and Loss: Contributions of Three Life-Span Theories

Autor/inn/en	Boerner, Kathrin; Jopp, Daniela
Titel	Improvement/Maintenance and Reorientation as Central Features of Coping with Major Life Change and Loss: Contributions of Three Life-Span Theories
Quelle	In: Human Development, 50 (2007) 4, S.171-195 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-716X
DOI	10.1159/000103358
Schlagwörter	Improvement; Maintenance; Orientation; Coping; Models; Theories; Developmental Psychology; Behavioral Science Research; Individual Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitätssteigerung; Orientierung; Bewältigung; Analogiemodell; Theory; Theorie; Entwicklungspsychologie; Individuelle Entwicklung
Abstract	This article focuses on the common and unique contributions of three major life-span theories in addressing improvement/maintenance and reorientation, which represent central processes of coping with major life change and loss. For this purpose, we review and compare the dual-process model of assimilative and accommodative coping, the model of selection, optimization, and compensation, and the life-span theory of control. Although these theories share many basic assumptions about developmental regulation, each theory also has unique elements and offers varying degrees of refinement regarding particular aspects. To facilitate research on improvement/maintenance and reorientation guided by these theories, we identify conceptual overlap as well as delineate differential features with respect to key definitions, predictions, and related empirical evidence. We conclude with recommendations and suggestions for future research. (Author).
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