Intimacy and Crises in Adulthood.

Lowenthal, Marjorie Fiske; Weiss, Lawrence

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Publication Date: 1976

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Intimacy and Crises in Adulthood

Lowenthal, Marjorie Fiske; Weiss, Lawrence

Counseling Psychologist, 6, 1, 10-14, 76

This article posits that in the absence of overwhelming external challenge, most individuals find the motivation to live autonomous and satisfying lives only through one or more mutually intimate dyadic relationships. Some preliminary evidence in support of this thesis is presented showing marked life stage and sex differences. (Author)

Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Developmental Psychology, Human Relations, Interpersonal Relationship, Middle Aged Adults, Sex Differences, State of the Art Reviews

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