Predictors and Characteristics of Erikson's Life Cycle Model among Men: A 32-Year Longitudinal Study

To assess Erikson's life cycle model, 86 men, initially selected for health, were prospectively studied at age 21, and reassessed 32 years later at age 53. Using the Vaillant and Milofsky (1980) modification of Erikson's model, 48 men (56%) achieved generativity, an advanced developmental...

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Chicago
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Developmental psychology
Developmental Stages
Discipline
Family Characteristics
Family Environment
Friendship
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Health behavior
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Home environment
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Interpersonal Relationship
Life Change Events
Life cycles
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Males
Marital Satisfaction
Men
Men - psychology
Mens health
Mental Health
Mentors
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Older Adults
Parent Child Relationship
Parents & parenting
Personal Satisfaction
Predictor Variables
Predictors
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social Behavior
Social Class
Social classes
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms
USA
Young Adults
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