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Middle Adulthood

Middle Adulthood is a developmental stage within the family life cycle, characterized by individuals typically ranging from approximately 40 to 65 years of age, during which primary tasks include managing career and family responsibilities, supporting adolescent and emerging adult children, and adapting to physiological and psychological changes associated with aging.

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2017–2026

348

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Midlife

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Regional Brain Changes in Aging Healthy Adults: General Trends, Individual Differences and Modifiers

Naftali Raz, Ulman Lindenberger, Karen M. Rodrigue et al. · Cerebral Cortex · 2005 · 2.9K citations · Full text

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A conception of adult development.

Daniel J. Levinson · American Psychologist · 1986 · 1.3K citations

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Development of personality in early and middle adulthood: Set like plaster or persistent change?

Sanjay Srivastava, Oliver P. John, Samuel D. Gosling et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2003 · 1.2K citations

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Changes in physical activity patterns in the United States, by sex and cross-sectional age

Carl J. Caspersen, Mark A. Pereira, K M Curran · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2000 · 1.2K citations

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Personality and job satisfaction: The mediating role of job characteristics.

Timothy A. Judge, Joyce E. Bono, Edwin A. Locke · Journal of Applied Psychology · 2000 · 1.1K citations

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Authors

3.9K

  1. DM
    Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones

    Northwestern University, United States

    25 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. JP
    Jared P. Reis

    National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, United States

    18 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. DR
    David R. Jacobs

    University of Minnesota, United States

    18 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. KL
    Kiang Liu

    Northwestern University, United States

    19 publications · 2K citations

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  5. CE
    Cora E. Lewis

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States

    18 publications · 1.7K citations

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Institutions

1.3K

  1. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    36 h-index

    154 publications

    12.6K citations

  2. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    28 h-index

    68 publications

    4K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    28 h-index

    58 publications

    8K citations

  4. University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, United States

    24 h-index

    55 publications

    5.7K citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    24 h-index

    76 publications

    3.9K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    24 h-index

    76 publications

    9.1K citations

  7. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    22 h-index

    72 publications

    4.4K citations

  8. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

    Bethesda, United States

    22 h-index

    61 publications

    8.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Psychology and Aging

    30 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    30 publications · 6.5K citations

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  3. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    24 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. Developmental Psychology

    24 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    24 publications · 873 citations

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