Lifespan Development
Lifespan development is a field of psychological inquiry that examines the biological, cognitive, and psychosocial changes and constancies occurring throughout the entire course of human life from conception to death.
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Lifespan Developmental Psychology
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The Evolution of Life-histories
Tim G. Benton, S.C. Stearne · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1993 · 12.4K citations
The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress
Jack P. Shonkoff, Andrew S. Garner, Ben Siegel et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2011 · 5K citations
Leonard I. Pearlin, Elizabeth G. Menaghan, Morton A. Lieberman et al. · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 1981 · 4.5K citations
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Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany
42 publications · 7.2K citations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
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599 publications
72.5K citations
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Berlin, Germany
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289 publications
45K citations

Pennsylvania State University
State College, United States
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399 publications
33.6K citations
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
69 h-index
314 publications
34.1K citations
University College London
London, United Kingdom
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558 publications
60K citations
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
67 h-index
429 publications
65.6K citations
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, United States
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Duke University
Durham, United States
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See also Lifespan Development | |
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Life Stages | Cognitive Decline Identity Formation Early Childhood Sensitive Developmental Windows |
Developmental Domains | Cognitive Development Social Development Emotional Development Self-concept Motor Development Developmental Cascades Subjective Wellbeing Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities Sensitive Developmental Windows |
Major Theories | |
Research Methods | Structural Equation Modeling Longitudinal Research Continuous-time Time Series Models Monte Carlo Methods |
Influencing Factors | Social Policy Gene-environment Correlation Family Dynamics Socioeconomic Background Regulation Developmental Programming |