- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Human Development and Culture
- Dedication
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editor
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Cultural-Developmental Scholarship for a Global World: An Introduction
- Ethical Considerations in Research on Human Development and Culture
- Human Development in Today’s Globalizing World: Implications for Self and Identity
- Migration Between and Within Countries: Implications for Families and Acculturation
- Indigenous Social Science at the Intersection with Human Development: Implications for and Lessons from African Ecocultures
- Charting Infant Development: Milestones Along the Way
- Comparative and Developmental Anthropology: Studying the Origins of Cultural Variability in Cognitive Function
- The Emergence and Development of Language Across Cultures
- Early Emotional Development in Cultural Perspective
- The Evolution of Attachment Theory and Cultures of Human Attachment in Infancy and Early Childhood
- Early Contexts of Learning: Family and Community Socialization During Infancy and Toddlerhood
- Childhood Practices Across Cultures: Play and Household Work
- Cognition in Childhood Across Cultures
- Cultural Manifestation of Intelligence in Formal and Informal Learning Environments During Childhood
- Moral Reasoning: Developmental Emergence and Life Course Pathways Among Cultures
- The Interaction Between Culture and the Development of Creativity
- Parental Ethnotheories and the Development of Family Relationships in Early and Middle Childhood
- In and Out of the Classroom: The Intersection of Learning and Schooling Across Cultural Communities
- Gender Across Cultures: Sex and Socialization in Childhood
- Leaving Childhood: The Nature and Meaning of Adolescent Transition Rituals
- Adolescent Risk and Resiliences Across Cultures
- Global Concerns in Adolescent Health with a Case Study of India
- Cultural Roots of Values, Morals, and Religious Orientations in Adolescent Development
- Identity, Politics, and the Cultural Psychology of Adolescence
- Family in Adolescence: Relatedness and Autonomy Across Cultures
- Cultural Templates for Child and Adolescent Friendships
- Education and the Youth Phase: Patterns, Purposes, and Problems in Global Perspective
- Child Labor: Homes, Streets, Armies, Factories, and Stores
- Adolescent Civic Development Across Cultures
- The Cultural Psychology of Emerging Adulthood
- The Intersection of Culture, Health, and Risk Behaviors in Emerging and Young Adults
- New Media, Social Change, and Human Development from Adolescence Through the Transition to Adulthood
- Social Mobility in the Transition to Adulthood: Educational Systems, Career Entry, and Individual Agency
- Work and Work Migration Within and Across Countries in Emerging and Young Adulthood
- Love, Sex, and Marriage Across Cultures
- Dual and Communal Parenting: Implications in Young Adulthood
- Fathering Diversity Within Societies
- Cognition in Adulthood Across Cultures
- Midlife Narratives Across Cultures: Decline or Pinnacle?
- Explorations in Generativity and Culture
- Adult Development in Japan and the United States: Comparing Theories and Findings About Growth, Maturity, and Well-Being
- Community Leadership and Non-attachment in Later Adulthood
- Death and Bereavement in Later Adulthood: Cultural Beliefs, Behaviors, and Emotions
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This chapter examines early conceptual formulations of adult development in the U.S. and contrasts them with notably different conceptions of aging in Japan. Empirical research in both cultural contexts points to evidence of psychological change in personality traits, well-being, affect with aging in the U.S., whereas Japanese studies have linked the well-being of older persons to life roles and activities as well as examined the concept of ikigai (what makes life worthy). Gender differences are an emerging part of the story, especially in Japan. The authors delineate multiple avenues for future research to broaden the scope of scientific inquiries on adult development and aging in Japan as well as promote greater exchange between cultural psychologists and adult developmentalists. More work is also called for to link adult developmental changes to health and to examine historical changes in experiences of aging.
Keywords: adult development, successful aging, roleless role, filial piety, ikigai, personality, well-being, affect, health, history
Carol Ryff, Department of Psychology and Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Jennifer Morozink Boylan, Center for Women's Health Research, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Christopher L. Coe, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Mayumi Karasawa, Department of Comparative Psychology, Tokyo Women’s Christian University, Japan
Norito Kawakami, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
Shinobu Kitayama, The Culture and Cognition Program, University of Michigan
Chiemi Kan, Department of Mental Health, University of Tokyo
Gayle D. Love, Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Cynthia Levine, Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Hazel R. Markus, Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Yuri Miyamoto, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jun Nakahara, Department of Psychology, Tokyo Women's Christian University
Jiyoung Park, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Human Development and Culture
- Dedication
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editor
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Cultural-Developmental Scholarship for a Global World: An Introduction
- Ethical Considerations in Research on Human Development and Culture
- Human Development in Today’s Globalizing World: Implications for Self and Identity
- Migration Between and Within Countries: Implications for Families and Acculturation
- Indigenous Social Science at the Intersection with Human Development: Implications for and Lessons from African Ecocultures
- Charting Infant Development: Milestones Along the Way
- Comparative and Developmental Anthropology: Studying the Origins of Cultural Variability in Cognitive Function
- The Emergence and Development of Language Across Cultures
- Early Emotional Development in Cultural Perspective
- The Evolution of Attachment Theory and Cultures of Human Attachment in Infancy and Early Childhood
- Early Contexts of Learning: Family and Community Socialization During Infancy and Toddlerhood
- Childhood Practices Across Cultures: Play and Household Work
- Cognition in Childhood Across Cultures
- Cultural Manifestation of Intelligence in Formal and Informal Learning Environments During Childhood
- Moral Reasoning: Developmental Emergence and Life Course Pathways Among Cultures
- The Interaction Between Culture and the Development of Creativity
- Parental Ethnotheories and the Development of Family Relationships in Early and Middle Childhood
- In and Out of the Classroom: The Intersection of Learning and Schooling Across Cultural Communities
- Gender Across Cultures: Sex and Socialization in Childhood
- Leaving Childhood: The Nature and Meaning of Adolescent Transition Rituals
- Adolescent Risk and Resiliences Across Cultures
- Global Concerns in Adolescent Health with a Case Study of India
- Cultural Roots of Values, Morals, and Religious Orientations in Adolescent Development
- Identity, Politics, and the Cultural Psychology of Adolescence
- Family in Adolescence: Relatedness and Autonomy Across Cultures
- Cultural Templates for Child and Adolescent Friendships
- Education and the Youth Phase: Patterns, Purposes, and Problems in Global Perspective
- Child Labor: Homes, Streets, Armies, Factories, and Stores
- Adolescent Civic Development Across Cultures
- The Cultural Psychology of Emerging Adulthood
- The Intersection of Culture, Health, and Risk Behaviors in Emerging and Young Adults
- New Media, Social Change, and Human Development from Adolescence Through the Transition to Adulthood
- Social Mobility in the Transition to Adulthood: Educational Systems, Career Entry, and Individual Agency
- Work and Work Migration Within and Across Countries in Emerging and Young Adulthood
- Love, Sex, and Marriage Across Cultures
- Dual and Communal Parenting: Implications in Young Adulthood
- Fathering Diversity Within Societies
- Cognition in Adulthood Across Cultures
- Midlife Narratives Across Cultures: Decline or Pinnacle?
- Explorations in Generativity and Culture
- Adult Development in Japan and the United States: Comparing Theories and Findings About Growth, Maturity, and Well-Being
- Community Leadership and Non-attachment in Later Adulthood
- Death and Bereavement in Later Adulthood: Cultural Beliefs, Behaviors, and Emotions
- Index
