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View article: Finding the Balance to Quiet the Striving: The Difference Between Successful Aging and Wise Aging
Finding the Balance to Quiet the Striving: The Difference Between Successful Aging and Wise Aging Open
This paper draws on wisdom and lifespan development research to propose a conception of “wise aging,” which may become particularly relevant in very old age as people’s capacities for successful aging decline. We propose that 3 types of ba…
View article: Wisdom and aging
Wisdom and aging Open
How is wisdom related to aging? While many people associate wisdom with advanced age, becoming wise clearly requires more than "just" growing old - accumulated life experience is an important foundation for wisdom, but not all highly wise …
View article: SPSS Data Sets
SPSS Data Sets Open
SPSS data sets of all quantitative data (including coded categories from qualitative analyses of interview transcripts) for Studies 1 to 4. Researchers interested in re-analyzing the interview transcripts (which are also in German) should …
View article: The Wisdom Researchers and the Elephant: An Integrative Model of Wise Behavior
The Wisdom Researchers and the Elephant: An Integrative Model of Wise Behavior Open
This article proposes an integrative model of wise behavior in real life. While current research findings depend considerably on how wisdom is conceptualized and measured, there are strong conceptual commonalities across psychological wisd…
View article: SPSS Data Sets (Study 1&2)
SPSS Data Sets (Study 1&2) Open
SPSS Data Sets Study 1 & 2(Glück, J. & Scherpf, A. (2022). Intelligence and wisdom: Age-Related Differences and Nonlinear Relationships. Manuscript submitted for publication (copy on file with author).
View article: How to save the World: Replacing “Giftedness” with “Giftingness” based on individual strengths and interests
How to save the World: Replacing “Giftedness” with “Giftingness” based on individual strengths and interests Open
This paper is framed as an email conversation between the authors, a lifespan developmental psychologist with expertise in the field of wisdom and an educational scientist with expertise in the field of giftedness. We discuss how giftednes…
View article: The Important Difference Between Psychologists’ Labs and Real Life: Evaluating the Validity of Models of Wisdom
The Important Difference Between Psychologists’ Labs and Real Life: Evaluating the Validity of Models of Wisdom Open
Having studied wisdom for over twenty years now, I think I have learned quite a bit from my own research. If someone describes a difficult life problem to me, I can produce a response that would pr...
View article: Wisdom and value orientations: Just a projection of our own beliefs?
Wisdom and value orientations: Just a projection of our own beliefs? Open
Objectives This paper investigated which value orientations (1) people associate with wisdom and (2) are actually correlated with measures of wisdom. Conceptions of wisdom suggest benevolence and universalism as likely candidates. Method I…
View article: Respect, attentiveness, and growth: wisdom and beliefs about good relationships
Respect, attentiveness, and growth: wisdom and beliefs about good relationships Open
The results support the notion that wisdom is related to how participants regulate long-term relationships. We consider them as a promising first step in a research program investigating the dynamic interrelation between wisdom and intimat…
View article: INTERGENERATIONAL STORYTELLING AS A MEDIUM FOR THE SOCIAL TRANSMISSION OF LIVED WISDOM
INTERGENERATIONAL STORYTELLING AS A MEDIUM FOR THE SOCIAL TRANSMISSION OF LIVED WISDOM Open
Despite a growing body of knowledge on wisdom, little is known about how wisdom is socially transmitted between people. In the current study, we investigated the possibility that grandparents use intergenerational storytelling to transmit …
View article: More on the MORE Life Experience Model: What We Have Learned (So Far)
More on the MORE Life Experience Model: What We Have Learned (So Far) Open
We have all had difficult times and challenges in our lives, and most of us feel that we learned something from those experiences. At the same time, few people actually become wise in the course of their lives - while most of us become (or…
View article: How selfish is a thirsty man? A pilot study on comparing sharing behavior with primary and secondary rewards
How selfish is a thirsty man? A pilot study on comparing sharing behavior with primary and secondary rewards Open
Human social interactions in daily life involve sharing various types of rewards. Previous research evolving around issues of selfish versus altruistic behavior indicates that when individuals share rewards like money with powerless others…
View article: Measuring Wisdom: Existing Approaches, Continuing Challenges, and New Developments
Measuring Wisdom: Existing Approaches, Continuing Challenges, and New Developments Open
The question how wisdom can best be measured is still open to debate. Currently, there are two groups of wisdom measures: open-ended performance measures and self-report measures. This overview article describes the most popular current me…
View article: Psychological
Psychological Open
PS) publishes articles on development in adulthood and old age that advance the psychological science of aging processes and outcomes
View article: Hard-earned wisdom: Exploratory processing of difficult life experience is positively associated with wisdom.
Hard-earned wisdom: Exploratory processing of difficult life experience is positively associated with wisdom. Open
Laypersons and experts believe that wisdom is cultivated through a diverse range of positive and negative life experiences. Yet, not all individuals with life experience are wise. We propose that one possible determinant of growth in wisdo…
View article: What Do You Think You Are Measuring? A Mixed-Methods Procedure for Assessing the Content Validity of Test Items and Theory-Based Scaling
What Do You Think You Are Measuring? A Mixed-Methods Procedure for Assessing the Content Validity of Test Items and Theory-Based Scaling Open
The valid measurement of latent constructs is crucial for psychological research. Here, we present a mixed-methods procedure for improving the precision of construct definitions, determining the content validity of items, evaluating the re…
View article: Psychological
Psychological Open
PS) publishes articles on development in adulthood and old age that advance the psychological science of aging processes and outcomes