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A motivational theory of life-span development.

2010· review· en· 1,457 citations· W1981018100 on OpenAlex· 10.1037/a0017668

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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 life-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.

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Venue
Psychological Review
Topic
Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
Field
Psychology
Canadian institutions
Concordia University
Funders
National Center on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesNational Institute of Nursing ResearchNational Institute of Mental HealthNational Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteNational Institute on AgingSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of CanadaNational Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesCanadian Institutes of Health Research
Keywords
Life spanEmpirical researchPsychologySet (abstract data type)Span (engineering)Development theoryControl (management)Cognitive psychologyComputer scienceEpistemologyArtificial intelligence
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