scholarly journals PREDICTORS OF MIDDLE AGED WOMEN`S PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING: ATTITUDES TOWARD PARENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatyana L. Krukova ◽  
Maria V. Saporovskaia ◽  
Maria E. Voronina
Keyword(s):  
Middle Age ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Middle Adulthood ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Aging Parents ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Developmental Theories

The analysis of developmental theories of well-being in middle adulthood, concerning women is presented in the paper. The research is based on  Ryff`s (1996) conception relating <em>psychological well-being</em> to eudemonic lifestyle as most confirmed. Empirical results reveal how middle aged women`s attitudes toward parents impact on their psychological well-being through 4 basic adult attachment types. Special focus is made on correlations of emotional autonomy from parents, guilt and well-being. The guilt of responsibility is enhanced in middle age, being a mechanism motivating a woman to realize the eudemonic lifestyle (self-realization through care, first of all for aging parents and growing up children).

scholarly journals Profound vision loss impairs psychological well-being in young and middle-aged individuals

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 417-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Garcia ◽  
Matin Khoshnevis ◽  
Jesse Gale ◽  
Starleen Frousiakis ◽  
Tiffany Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vision Loss ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Psychological Well Being

The effects of obligation on relationships and well-being over time in middle adulthood

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 479-489
Author(s):  
Jeewon Oh ◽  
William J. Chopik ◽  
Amy K. Nuttall
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Middle Adulthood ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Friend Support ◽  
Middle Aged Adults ◽  
Over Time

Previous research has offered mixed evidence on whether obligation in relationships benefits or harms individuals and their relationships. Given that few studies are prospective and consider multiple close relationships, we used 18-year longitudinal data to model whether obligation is associated with differences in relational and individual well-being over time. Because prior mixed findings may be attributed to differential influences of obligation across development, we also considered age. Light obligation predicted higher levels of relational and individual well-being; substantive obligation sometimes predicted lower levels of well-being. Both types of obligation mostly did not predict changes in relationships and well-being over time except substantive obligation predicted slower increases in friend support. The associations between light and substantive obligation were largely uniform across age. The only exception was for substantive obligation and friend support; substantive obligation was associated with a slower increase in friend support only for younger adults (<39 years old). This study extends previous research by examining obligation among middle-aged adults, addressing a critical developmental gap in this literature. Findings suggest that understanding people’s obligations toward close others is important not only for their own well-being but also their relationships in adulthood.

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