A simulation model shows how individual differences affect major life decisions
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DOI: 10.1057/s41599-020-0446-z
Abstract: Individuals are faced with a number of major decisions throughout their lives, including the choice of a suitable education, career, and life partner. Making such major life decisions is challenging, as is evidenced by substantial… read more here.
Keywords: decision; life decisions; model; simulation ... See more keywords
Social Mobility and Sense of Purpose From Midlife to Old Age: Examining the Role of Major Life Events.
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DOI: 10.1177/01640275221121588
Abstract: Purpose in life (PIL) has been linked with numerous health benefits and adaptive aging, yet it diminishes with age, possibly due to loss of social or familial roles through life transitions. Drawing from the longitudinal… read more here.
Keywords: role major; life events; age; life ... See more keywords
When do young adults stop practising a sport? An event history analysis on the impact of four major life events
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DOI: 10.1177/1012690215619204
Abstract: This article investigates the relationship between four major life events and stopping sport participation in young adulthood. We employ a neo-Weberian theoretical framework related to changes in temporal and social resources to explain how beginning… read more here.
Keywords: major life; sport; stop practising; life events ... See more keywords