A motivational theory of life-span development.
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- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychological Review
- Vol. 117 (1), 32-60
- https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017668
Abstract
This article had four goals. First, the authors identified a set of general challenges and questions that a life-span theory of development should address. Second, they presented a comprehensive account of their Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development. They integrated the model of optimization in primary and secondary control and the action-phase model of developmental regulation with their original fife-span theory of control to present a comprehensive theory of development. Third, they reviewed the relevant empirical literature testing key propositions of the Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development. Finally, because the conceptual reach of their theory goes far beyond the current empirical base, they pointed out areas that deserve further and more focused empirical inquiry.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NR08272; NR09573)
- National Institute on Aging (AG15321; AG026010)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH071944)
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (MD000207)
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (HL076852; HL076858)
- National Science Foundation (EEEC-0540856)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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