Mastering developmental transitions in young and middle adulthood: The interplay of openness to experience and traditional gender ideology on women's self-efficacy and subjective well-being

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1774-1784

  Weiss, David ^a   Freund, Alexandra M ^a   Wiese, Bettina S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Developmental transition; Gender ideology; Openness to experience; Self efficacy and subjective well being; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INDIVIDUALITY; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SWITZERLAND; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SWITZERLAND; UNCERTAINTY; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874329374     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028893     Document Type: Article

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