Personality and Family Development

<p>This unique volume presents the results of a study of 200 German families over a period of 16 years from 1976 to 1992. This study--the findings of which yield a host of new insights into the dynamics of cross-generational personality and family development--is based on an ecopsychological framework comprising four levels of developmental analyses:<br> * individual level--personality development critical life events and corresponding coping strategies;<br> * dyadic relationships level--changes in parent-child relationships across time and development of marital relationships;<br> * family relationship level--development of family climate and its impact on current dyadic relationships; and<br> * contextual/ecological level--perceived changes in societal conditions corresponding patterns of personality and coping strategies. <br><br> The authors focus on the important ideas and keep methodological details to a minimum in the text. Technical issues having to do with data analysis etc. are discussed in an appendix.</p>