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Older women's development — a comparison of women in their 60s and 80s on a measure of Erikson's developmental tasks
Author(s)	Suzanne M Norman, Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, Lisa Ashcraft
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 54, no 1, 2002
Pages	pp 31-42
Keywords	Older women ; Young elderly ; Octogenarians ; Mental health [elderly] ; Ageing process ; Comparison ; United States of America.
Annotation	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. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-0204168203 A
Classmark	BD: BBA: BBM: D: BG: 48: 7T
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