The intersection of life stage and social events

Personality and life outcomes

Bibliographic Data

ID6206670
AuthorsLauren E Duncan (0000-0003-0075-1456, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Gail Agronick, Gail S Agronick
Year1995
Volume69
Issue3
Pages558-568
Publication date1995-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.69.3.558
PMID7562395
OpenAlexW2054355341
LanguageEN
Citations received61
References cited6

Two studies examined the intersection of life stage with the experience of social events. Study 1 tested whether social events coinciding with early adulthood are more meaningful to individuals than events during other life stages (K. Mannheim, 1972; A. J. Stewart & J. M. Healy, 1989). In 4 of 5 samples of college-educated women (3 age cohorts), the hypothesis was supported. Study 2 examined the impact of the women's movement on the personalities and careers of women who experienced the movement during early adulthood versus early middle adulthood. Women in both cohorts who found the movement meaningful attained higher education, work status, and income levels; were employed in upwardly mobile careers; and were more assertive and self-confident at midlife than women who found the movement less important. Consistent with hypotheses, finding the women's movement meaningful was associated with personality change in the older cohort.

Assertiveness · Cohort · Developmental psychology · Intersection (aeronautics) · Personality · Personality psychology · Social life · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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