Unraveling the Complexity of Midlife: A Mixed Methods Study Among Czech Middle‑Aged Adults

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10804-023-09460-9" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10804-023-09460-9</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10804-023-09460-9" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10804-023-09460-9</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Unraveling the Complexity of Midlife: A Mixed Methods Study Among Czech Middle‑Aged Adults

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Psychological research on middle adulthood has focused on simple trends such as midlife decline or growth. More recent research has developed a more dynamic and contextual view of this period. However, developing such a view of midlife requires an appropriate theoretical and methodological framework. In this study, we used the framework of the dialogical self theory to analyze interviews with 98 participants aged 40–59 about midlife. The analysis categorized the interviews and identified five patterns that characterize the midlife lived experience: dialogical-reflective, discontinuous (predominantly men), integrated (predominantly women), traumatic, and monologic (men only). The validity of these patterns was checked by testing relationships with the Positive and Negative Schedule and the Ego Integrity Scale. We concluded that each pattern characterizing the midlife lived experience represents a particular midlife psychology that is variously associated with the simple trends such as midlife growth, midlife decline, or a balance between these opposites. At the same time, the patterns of the midlife lived experience were rooted in expectations typical of Czech society. In particular, gender-related social expectations played an important role in shaping the midlife experience of women and men.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Unraveling the Complexity of Midlife: A Mixed Methods Study Among Czech Middle‑Aged Adults

Popis výsledku anglicky

Psychological research on middle adulthood has focused on simple trends such as midlife decline or growth. More recent research has developed a more dynamic and contextual view of this period. However, developing such a view of midlife requires an appropriate theoretical and methodological framework. In this study, we used the framework of the dialogical self theory to analyze interviews with 98 participants aged 40–59 about midlife. The analysis categorized the interviews and identified five patterns that characterize the midlife lived experience: dialogical-reflective, discontinuous (predominantly men), integrated (predominantly women), traumatic, and monologic (men only). The validity of these patterns was checked by testing relationships with the Positive and Negative Schedule and the Ego Integrity Scale. We concluded that each pattern characterizing the midlife lived experience represents a particular midlife psychology that is variously associated with the simple trends such as midlife growth, midlife decline, or a balance between these opposites. At the same time, the patterns of the midlife lived experience were rooted in expectations typical of Czech society. In particular, gender-related social expectations played an important role in shaping the midlife experience of women and men.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA20-08583S" target="_blank" >GA20-08583S: Krize, prožívání a růst ve středním věku</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Adult Development

ISSN

1068-0667

e-ISSN

1573-3440

Svazek periodika

31

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

156-169

Kód UT WoS článku

001051807700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85168598439