Social and Psychological Determinants of Adaptation
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Aging & Human Development
- Vol. 9 (2) , 115-126
- https://doi.org/10.2190/q883-de3p-8ym8-9nk8
Abstract
Social and psychological frameworks used to explain adaptation are examined. Findings from a study of three ethnic groups, Irish, Italian, and Polish Americans, aged forty to eighty are presented to test the effects of life stage, social surround, and personality on adaptation.Keywords
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