The Wisdom of Experience: Autobiographical Narratives across Adulthood

Autor/inn/en	Gluck, Judith; Bluck, Susan; Baron, Jacqueline; McAdams, Dan P.
Titel	The Wisdom of Experience: Autobiographical Narratives across Adulthood
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29 (2005) 3, S.197-208 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/01650250444000504
Schlagwörter	Social Science Research; Autobiographies; Relationship; Age Differences; Cognitive Processes; Self Motivation; Emotional Intelligence; Social Cognition; Lifelong Learning; Heuristics; Metacognition; Experience; Empathy; Social Support Groups; Self Determination; Assertiveness; Self Concept; Adjustment (to Environment) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Wechselbeziehung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Emotionale Intelligenz; Soziale Kognition; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Heuristik; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Erfahrung; Empathie; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Selbstbestimmung; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	This research uses an autobiographical approach to examine the relation of age to several aspects of wisdom. In Study 1 (N = 86), adolescents', young adults', and older adults' wisdom narratives were content-coded for the types of life situations mentioned and the forms that wisdom took. Types of life situations reported (e.g., life decisions) were the same across age groups. Three different forms of wisdom emerged (empathy and support; self-determination and assertion; balance and flexibility) and their frequency differed with age. In Study 2, middle-aged and older adults' (N = 51) autobiographical wisdom narratives were also analysed for type of situation and form of wisdom, but with the addition of two comparison life events: being foolish and having a very positive experience. Most findings replicated Study 1. Unlike Study 1, however, regardless of age, Study 2 participants largely showed the wisdom form, empathy and support. Results are discussed in terms of variations in individuals' implicit theories of wisdom as applied to their own lives. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure, and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10