Margie E. Lachman, PhD, the Minnie and Harold Fierman Professor of Psychology at Brandeis University, is director of the Lifespan Developmental Psychology Lab and the Boston Roybal Center for Active Lifestyle Interventions. With funding from the National Institute on Aging, her current work focuses on identifying modifiable factors that can protect against, minimize, or compensate for declines in cognition and health. Lachman is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and Division 20 on Adult Development and Aging of the American Psychological Association (APA). She received the Distinguished Research Achievement Award from APA Division 20 in 2003, the Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award in Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) from the GSA in 2015, and the Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award from the GSA BSS in 2021. Avron (Ron) Spiro III, PhD, is research professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health and of psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. He is a research health scientist at Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, where he serves as associate director of the Normative Aging Study at the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology and Research Information Center; study director at the Boston Cooperative Studies Coordinating Center; and codirector of the Stress, Health and Aging Research Program. Dr. Spiro is a Fellow of Divisions 5 and 20 of APA, and of the Gerontological Society of America. Susan T. Charles, PhD, is professor of psychological science and nursing science, and Associate Dean of Academic Programs in the School of Social Ecology at the University of California-Irvine. Her research examines social and socioemotional processes across the adult life span, and how they are related to cognitive, physical and mental health, with a focus on theories of socioemotional aging. She is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the Association for Psychological Science, and her work has been continually funded by the National Institutes of Health for over two decades. Shevaun D. Neupert, PhD, is professor in the Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University. Her work focuses on contextual and individual differences in processes that occur before, during, and after stressors, and the connection of these processes with health outcomes across the adult lifespan. She has received the postdoctoral research award from APA Division 20 - Adult Development and Aging, and at NC State she has received the Outstanding Graduate Professor award, designation as a University Faculty Scholar, and induction into the Academy of Outstanding Teachers. She is a fellow of APA Division 20 and the Gerontological Society of America.
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The study of adult development and aging is a rapidly growing field, as the older adult population continues to increase. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of adult development and aging, including theory and methods, biological factors and health, personality and individual differences, cognition, mental health and clinical issues, variability and diversity in development, and social and contextual factors. Each chapter provides a state-of-the-art review of a different domain of adult development and aging and applies a lifespan developmental lens to the topic, addressing aspects of continuity and change in biopsychosocial processes across multiple aspects of adult development, with an emphasis on midlife and later adulthood. Distinguished scholars and researchers included in this handbook contribute a broad variety of perspectives, approaches, and methods, demonstrating the heterogeneity and diversity of adult development and aging. The volume provides foundational research and explication of theories as well as insight into current topics of growing importance within the field, such as alternative therapies including mindfulness and meditation; technology support for aging adults; the health of LGBTQ older adults; health inequities related to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other sociocultural factors; cultural variability in aging; and addressing ageism.
Part I. Theory and Methods Chapter 1. Current Psychological Theories and Models of Aging Susan T. Charles and Joseph A. Mikels Chapter 2. Developmental Methodology: Macro Perspectives Kevin J. Grimm and Matt L. Miller Chapter 3. Understanding Development Over Micro-Timescales Stacey B. Scott, Samantha S. Corley, and Kelly A. Romano Chapter 4. Childhood Socioeconomic Antecedents of Adult Health and Aging in a Rapidly Changing World: Toward a Theoretically Rooted Actionable Knowledge Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell and Colby Leonard Chapter 5. Studying Adult Development and Aging the Long Way: 100 Years of U.S. Longitudinal Studies of Aging Avron Spiro and Robert J. Waldinger Chapter 6. Open Science, Replication, and Reproducibility in Psychological Aging Research: The Case of Emotion Research Derek M. Isaacowitz and Hannah E. Wolfe Part II. Biological Factors and Health Chapter 7. Biological Aging Tara Gruenewald Chapter 8. Health-Promoting Behaviors and Lifestyles in Adulthood Nicholas A. Turiano, Damaris Aschwanden, and Sarah J. Miller Chapter 9. Age-Related Changes to Sensation and Perception Jennifer L. Campos, Karen Z.H. Li, Natalie A. Phillips, M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, and Walter Wittich Chapter 10. Stress and Biological Aging Agus Surachman, Elissa Hamlat, and Elissa Epel Chapter 11. Genetics and Epigenetics in Adulthood and Aging Chandra A. Reynolds Part III. Personality and Individual Differences Chapter 12. Personality Change and Development in Adulthood Daniel K. Mroczek, Eileen K. Graham, Tomiko Yoneda, and Jing Luo Chapter 13. Psychosocial Factors and Health: Toward a Psychosocial Prescription for Healthy Aging Margie E. Lachman and Shevaun D. Neupert Chapter 14. Subjective Views of Aging Manfred Diehl Chapter 15. Motivation and Goal Development Across the Adult Lifespan: Goal Engagement, Disengagement, and Adjustment Jutta Heckhausen, Carsten Wrosch, Jacob Shane, and Richard Schulz Chapter 16. Emotion Regulation Across Adulthood: From Me to Us Claudia M. Haase Chapter 17. The Daily Stress of Adult Development David M. Almeida, Jennifer Piazza, Jacquie Mogle, Kelly E. Cichy, and Robert S. Stawski Part IV. Cognition Chapter 18. Cognitive Changes in Adulthood and Aging Christopher Hertzog Chapter 19. Peering into the Mind of the Perceiver: Age Differences in Social Cognitive Abilities Anne C. Krendl and Lucas J. Hamilton Chapter 20. Wisdom and Age: A Complex Association Ute Kunzmann Chapter 21. Multiple Facets of Brain Aging: Associations With Age-Related Cognitive Changes Lars Nyberg and Nina Karalija Chapter 22. Neurocognitive Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, and Related Disorders Daniel A. Nation Chapter 23. Cognitive Resilience and Reserve Laura B. Zahodne and Kiana A. Scambray Part V. Mental Health and Clinical Issues Chapter 24. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health in Adulthood and Aging Robert F. Krueger, Colin D. Freilich, and Susan C. South Chapter 25. Depression and Anxiety in Adulthood Amy Fiske, Montgomery T. Owsiany, Amanda R. W. Steiner, and Julie Loebach Wetherell Chapter 26. Deciphering Resilience: Disentangling its Core Elements, Conceptual Frameworks for its Study, and Promising Directions for Future Research Frank J. Infurna and Nutifafa Eugene Yaw Dey Chapter 27. Clinical Geropsychology Rebecca S. Allen, Shayne S.-H. Lin, Timothy K. Ly, and Michael R. Buxton Chapter 28. Alternative Therapies, Mindfulness, and Meditation Paul Verhaeghen, Grazia Mirabito, and Shelley N. Aikman Part VI. Variability and Diversity in Development Chapter 29. Why Historical Context Matters for Adult Development and Aging Johanna Drewlies, Nilam Ram, and Denis Gerstorf Chapter 30. Variability and Diversity in Adult Development: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Nicole Long Ki Fung, Hongmei Lin, Hanyu Zhang, and Helene H. Fung Chapter 31. Racial/Ethnic Health Inequities in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Adolfo G. Cuevas, Ruijia Chen, Danielle M. Krobath, Patrick J. Smith, Michael V. Stanton, Agus Surachman, and Haowei Wang Chapter 32. Health and Well-Being in Queer Older Adults: Overcoming a Lifetime of Stigma Toni L. Bisconti, Michael T. Vale, and Aimee Trunko Part VII. Social and Contextual Factors Chapter 33. Worker Aging and Retirement Mo Wang, Zhefan Huang, Chengquan Huang, and Junhui Yang Chapter 34. Close Ties, Weak Ties, and Social Integration Across Adulthood Karen L. Fingerman, Nicole Richards, and Susan T. Charles Chapter 35. A Cross-Cultural, Life Course Approach to Understanding Ageism Liat Ayalon Chapter 36. Family Caregiving: Theory, Research, and Practice Steven H. Zarit and Allison R. Heid Chapter 37. The Impact of Religion and Congregational Social Support on Well-Being and Mental Health in Adulthood and Old Age Robert Joseph Taylor, Ann W. Nguyen, Meredith O. Hope, and Linda M. Chatters Chapter 38. Loneliness: Age Differences in Measurement, Risk Factors, and Associations With Health Louise C. Hawkley, Susanne Buecker, and Maike Luhmann Chapter 39. Technology Support for Aging Adults Sara J. Czaja and Walter R. Boot Chapter 40. Aging in Context: A Synthesis of Accumulated Conceptualizations, Insights From Empirical Research, and Their Implications Hans-Werner Wahl and Denis Gerstorf