Self-Regulation and Milestones of Adult Development: Intimacy and Generativity

Autor/inn/en	Busch, Holger; Hofer, Jan
Titel	Self-Regulation and Milestones of Adult Development: Intimacy and Generativity
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 48 (2012) 1, S.282-293 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0025521
Schlagwörter	Adult Development; Well Being; Intimacy; Young Adults; Correlation; Self Control; Metacognition; Attention Control; Longitudinal Studies; Beliefs; Theories; Developmental Stages; Self Esteem; Foreign Countries; Measures (Individuals); College Students; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erwachsenwerden; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Intimität; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Korrelation; Selbstbeherrschung; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Aufmerksamkeitstest; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Belief; Glaube; Theory; Theorie; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Ausland; Messdaten; Collegestudent; Deutschland
Abstract	In 2 separate studies, the idea is tested that the positive association between self-regulatory capacities and well-being is partly explained by the positive effect self-regulation has on the successful resolution of developmental crises in Eriksonian terms. In Study 1, attentional control, intimacy, and subjective well-being are assessed in 177 young adults. Results show that attentional control fosters intimacy, which in turn is beneficial to subjective well-being. Study 2 has a longitudinal design: Action control, generativity, purpose in life, and Machiavellianism are measured in 163 adults with an interval of 18 months between the 2 testing occasions. Action control is found to promote the development of generative concern, which in turn increases purpose in life. The latter association, however, is further qualified by Machiavellian attitudes. Results are discussed with respect to the role of self-regulation in development and to belief in the species, which Erikson postulated to be active in the development of generativity. (Contains 1 figure, 5 tables, and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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