Older women's development: a comparison of women in their 60s and 80s on a measure of Erikson's developmental tasks.

Full Abstract

This study compared older women from two age groups in order to refine and extend our understanding of women's development across the life span. Forty-one women from two cohorts aged 60 to 70 and 80 to 90 completed the Measures of Psychosocial Development (MPD), a quantitative measure of Erikson's developmental stages. Age group differences in the resolution of Erikson's identity and trust developmental tasks were found. In addition, these two groups differed on the three summary scales: totals across the positive subscales, negative subscales, and resolution subscales respectively. Implications for women's late life development and possible interventions are discussed.

Author information

Author/s: Norman, Suzanne M (SM); McCluskey-Fawcett, Kathleen (K); Ashcraft, Lisa (L);

Affiliation: Xavier University, Psychology Dept., Cincinnati, OH 45207-6511, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: International journal of aging & human development (Int J Aging Hum Dev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 54 (issue 1) : pp 31-41

Dates: Created 2002/05/10; Completed 2002/09/25; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12003499, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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