title: Words have consequences.
authors.affiliation: Center for Life Course and Longitudinal Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. dfa2@psu.edu
authors.forename: Duane F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Alwin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011593:Psychology, Social