The Relationship of Developmental Tasks to Life Satisfaction, Moral Reasoning, and Occupational Attainment at Age 28

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 5 - Trang 239-254 - 1998
Ruth A. Schiller1,2
1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
2Center for the Study of Ethical Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Tóm tắt

This study was conducted to empirically investigate the relationship of several developmental tasks to the developmental outcomes of Life Satisfaction, Moral Reasoning, and Occupational Attainment at age 28. Structured retrospective interviews of 62 Midwestern men and women in their late twenties were converted to variable scores and submitted to quantitative analyses. The results indicated differing patterns of influence on each of the outcomes, clarifying the relative importance of each developmental task, and also highlighting the multi-faceted nature of human development.

Tài liệu tham khảo

Carden, A. D. (1990). Mentoring and adult career development: The evolution of a theory. The Counseling Psychologist, 18, 275–299. Clausen, J. S. (1991). Adolescent competence and the shaping of the life course. American Journal of Sociology, 4, 805–842. Deemer, D. (1986). Moral judgment and life experience. Unpublished dissertation, University of Minnesota. Erikson, E. H. (1963). Childhood and society. New York: Norton. Erikson, E. H. (1968). Identity: Youth and crisis. New York: Norton. Glick, P., & Norton, A. (1977). Marrying, divorcing, and living together today. Population Bulletin, 32, 1–40. Gooden, W., & Toye, R. (1984). Occupational dream, relation to parents and depression in the early adult transition. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 40, 945–954. Havighurst, R. (1952). Developmental tasks and education. New York: McKay. Jenks, J., Kahane, J., Bobinski, V., & Piermarini, T. (1979). The relationship between perceived college student satisfaction and goal-directedness. Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 11, 99–104. Josselson, R. (1987). Finding herself: Pathways to identity development in women. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Kegan, R. (1982). The evolving self. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Kinnier, R. T., & Metha, A. T. (1989). Regrets and priorities at three stages of life. Counseling and Values, 33, 182–193. Lee, G. (1977). Age of marriage and marital satisfaction. A multivariate analysis with implications for marital stability. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 39, 493–501. Levinson, D. J., Darrow, C. N., Klein, E. B., Levinson, M. H., & McKee, B. (1978). The Seasons of a man's Life. New York: Ballantine Books. Levinson, D. J., (1996). The seasons of a woman's life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Loevinger, J. (1976). Ego development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Marcia, J. E. (1980). Identity in adolescence. In J. Adelson (Ed.), Handbook of adolescent psychology. New York: Wiley. Reiss, A. J. (1961). Occupations and social status. New York: Free Press. Rest, J. R. (1979). Development in judging moral issues. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Rest, J. R. (1986). Moral development: Advances in research and theory. New York: Praeger. Rest, J., Cooper, D., Coder, R., Masanz, J., & Anderson, D. (1974). Judging the important issues in moral dilemmas—An objective test of development. Developmental Psychology, 10(4), 491–501. Roberts, P., & Newton, P. (1987). Levinsonian studies of women's adult development. Psychology and Aging, 2, 154–163. Roscoe, B., & Peterson, K. L. (1984). Older adolescents: A self-report of engagement in developmental tasks. Adolescence, 19, 391–396. Ryff, C. D. (1989). Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 1069–1081. Schafer, R. B., & Keith, P. M. (1983). Marital interaction problems and depression. Journal of Social Service Research, 6, 89–101. Schiller, R. A. (1996). The relationship of developmental tasks and gender to life satisfaction, moral reasoning and occupational attainment at age 28. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota (Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, Inc.) Tyler, F. B., Gease, E. I., Moran, J. A., & Gatz, M. J. (1982). Individual psychosocial competence and aging. Academic Psychology Bulletin, 4, 503–512.