title: Developmental regulation across the life span: toward a new synthesis.
abstract: How can individuals regulate their own development to live happy, healthy, and productive lives? Major theories of developmental regulation across the life span have been proposed (e.g., dual-process model of assimilation and accommodation; motivational theory of life-span development; model of selection, optimization, and compensation), but they have rarely been integrated. We provide an integration of key processes and predictions postulated by the 3 theories. Moreover, we present evidence from 2 age-heterogeneous, cross-sectional studies showing that the different processes of developmental regulation proposed by the different theories center around 3 key processes (i.e., goal engagement, goal disengagement, and metaregulation), which are positively associated with age and well-being. We conclude by proposing an agenda for future research.
authors: Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California, Berkeley, 4143 Tolman Hall 5050, Berkeley, CA 94720-5050, USA. claudia.haase@berkeley.edu
authors: Claudia M
authors: CM
authors: Haase
authors: Jutta
authors: J
authors: Heckhausen
authors: Carsten
authors: C
authors: Wrosch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D055815:Young Adult