Mid Life Crisis Among Chinese Men and Women
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MIDLIFE CRISIS IN CHINESE MEN AND WOMEN
By: Shek, D.T.L. (1996). Journal of Psychology, 130(1), 109-119.
Introduction
Mid Life is the developmental period that begins at approximately 40-45 years of age and extends to about 60-65 years of age. Though the age boundaries was not set in stone, we will consider middle adulthood as the developmental period that begins 40 years and extend to 60 years of age. This is a time of declining physical skills and expanding responsibility; become more conscious of the young-old polarity and the shrinking amount of time left in life; a point when individuals seek to transmit something meaningful to the next generation; Reach and maintain satisfaction in their careers
Midlife as the period when there would be a “struggle” between Generativity vs Stagnation (Erickson, 1968). Erickson 8 life span stages. Generativity: is to assist young generation in developing and leading useful lives for example; give birth, parenting, teaching, leading doing things that benefit to the community Stagnation: The feeling of having done nothing to help the next generation. Career and work are the most important things at this stage, along with family.
Inactivity and meaninglessness are common fears during this stage. Midlife is full of changes, twists and turns; the path is not fixed (Gilbert Brim, 1992). The midlife transition (not “crisis”) was one in a set of changes over time, related to stages of personality development (Levinson, Darrow, Klein, Levinson, & McKee, 1978).
According to Vaillant, 1997, the forties are a decade of reassessing and recording the truth about the adolescent and adulthood years. Midlife as a crisis, believing that the middle-aged adult is suspended between the past and the future, trying to cope with this gap that threatens life’s continuity (Levinson, 1978)
Background
The portrayal of people in middle adulthood have a "midlife crisis" often appears in the press and media
MIDLIFE CRISIS IN CHINESE MEN AND WOMEN
By: Shek, D.T.L. (1996). Journal of Psychology, 130(1), 109-119.
Introduction
Mid Life is the developmental period that begins at approximately 40-45 years of age and extends to about 60-65 years of age. Though the age boundaries was not set in stone, we will consider middle adulthood as the developmental period that begins 40 years and extend to 60 years of age. This is a time of declining physical skills and expanding responsibility; become more conscious of the young-old polarity and the shrinking amount of time left in life; a point when individuals seek to transmit something meaningful to the next generation; Reach and maintain satisfaction in their careers
Midlife as the period when there would be a “struggle” between Generativity vs Stagnation (Erickson, 1968). Erickson 8 life span stages. Generativity: is to assist young generation in developing and leading useful lives for example; give birth, parenting, teaching, leading doing things that benefit to the community Stagnation: The feeling of having done nothing to help the next generation. Career and work are the most important things at this stage, along with family.
Inactivity and meaninglessness are common fears during this stage. Midlife is full of changes, twists and turns; the path is not fixed (Gilbert Brim, 1992). The midlife transition (not “crisis”) was one in a set of changes over time, related to stages of personality development (Levinson, Darrow, Klein, Levinson, & McKee, 1978).
According to Vaillant, 1997, the forties are a decade of reassessing and recording the truth about the adolescent and adulthood years. Midlife as a crisis, believing that the middle-aged adult is suspended between the past and the future, trying to cope with this gap that threatens life’s continuity (Levinson, 1978)
Background
The portrayal of people in middle adulthood have a "midlife crisis" often appears in the press and media
References: Elaine Wethington (2000) Expecting Stress: Americans and the “Midlife Crisis” Motivation and Emotion, Vol. 24, No. 2, 200