1st Edition
Personality and Family Development An Intergenerational Longitudinal Comparison
340 Pages
by
Psychology Press
340 Pages
by
Psychology Press
344 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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This unique volume presents the results of a study of 200 German families over a period of 16 years from 1976 to 1992. This study--the findings of which yield a host of new insights into the dynamics of cross-generational personality and family development--is based on an ecopsychological framework comprising four levels of developmental analyses: * individual level --personality development,... Read more
Contents: R. Radler, Foreword. Preface. Families in Context. Personality Development Across the Generations. Critical Life Events and Coping With Stress. Changes in Childrearing. Relations Between Parents and Their Adult Children. Marital or Partner Relations in Parents and Children. Changes in Family Climate. Perception of Changes in Society. Final Comments.
Biography
Klaus Schneewind, Klaus A. Schneewind, Stefan Ruppert
"Schneewind and Ruppert's well-written (and well-translated) monograph offers us rich and unique glimpses of familial, generational, and developmental relationships among members of some 200 families spanning nearly two decades. This impressive work examines differences between the generational cohorts, the influences of critical life events, and, to some degree, effects of historical zeitgeist and cultural context."
—APA Review of Books
