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Late Adulthood

Late Adulthood is a developmental stage within the human life span characterized by the period beginning around age 65 and distinguished by biological, cognitive, and psychosocial changes associated with aging and the final phase of life.

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Emerging adulthood: A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties.

Jeffrey Jensen Arnett · American Psychologist · 2000 · 15.3K citations

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Theoretical propositions of life-span developmental psychology: On the dynamics between growth and decline.

Paul B. Baltes · Developmental Psychology · 1987 · 2.6K citations

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Loneliness as a specific risk factor for depressive symptoms: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.

John T. Cacioppo, Mary Elizabeth Hughes, Linda J. Waite et al. · Psychology and Aging · 2006 · 2.4K citations

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The Life Review: An Interpretation of Reminiscence in the Aged

Robert N. Butler · Psychiatry · 1963 · 1.9K citations

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Growing Old: The Process of Disengagement.

Gordon F. Streib, Elaine Cumming, William E. Henry et al. · American Sociological Review · 1962 · 1.9K citations

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Authors

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  1. DG
    Denis Gerstorf

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    58 publications · 3.9K citations

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  2. HW
    Hans‐Werner Wahl

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    27 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. NR
    Nilám Ram

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    34 publications · 2K citations

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  4. JH
    Jutta Heckhausen

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    23 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. JS
    Jacqui Smith

    Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany

    24 publications · 2.8K citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    51 h-index

    194 publications

    18.9K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Human Development

    Berlin, Germany

    45 h-index

    133 publications

    18.6K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    43 h-index

    134 publications

    9.1K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    42 h-index

    206 publications

    17.5K citations

  5. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    34 h-index

    78 publications

    11.1K citations

  6. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    33 h-index

    90 publications

    6.3K citations

  7. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    32 h-index

    122 publications

    6.7K citations

  8. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    31 h-index

    116 publications

    6.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Psychology and Aging

    227 publications · 24.8K citations

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  2. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    182 publications · 14.2K citations

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  3. Developmental Psychology

    81 publications · 11.9K citations

    46

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  4. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

    77 publications · 5.6K citations

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  5. Journal of Gerontology

    71 publications · 4.6K citations

    40

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