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Transformations of Life Structure and Personal Paradigm During the Midlife Transition

Donald Wolfe

Case Western Reserve University

Dennis O'Connor

Le Moyne College, Department of Business Administration, Le Moyne Heights, Syracuse, New York 13214.

Marcy Crary

Bentley College

In this exploratory study, data were collected from 64 men and women experiencing midlife transitions. Transformations of life structure during the phases of midlife transition were noted. Some changes (degree of conflict, temporariness, and fulfillment potential) were best accounted for by the act of progressing through the steps of this major transition in life; other changes in life structure (complexity, flexibility, and self-determination) were better accounted for by an internal process of paradigm shifting.

Human Relations, Vol. 43, No. 10, 957-973 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/001872679004301002
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