ReviewThe American psychologist
Midlife in the 2020s: Opportunities and challenges.
Review in The American psychologist. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05033184 (Effectiveness of a Brief Internet-delivered Behaviour Change Intervention Among Healthy Middle-aged Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 166 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of a Brief Internet-delivered Behaviour Change Intervention Among Healthy Middle-aged Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
166 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 351 citations in OpenAlex.
- The socioecological model levels, behavior change mechanisms, and behavior change techniques to improve accelerometer-measured physical activity among Hispanic women: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- The mediating effect of resilience and self-efficacy between physical activity and wellbeing: a meta-analytic structural equation modeling.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The barriers and enablers to accessing sexual health and sexual well-being services for midlife women (aged 40-65 years) in high-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Beyond strength: dietary nitrate augments self-selected functional mobility after resistance training in middle-aged adults.GeroScience · 2026Trial
- Does Social Intelligence Training Improve Daily Well-Being and Responsiveness to Daily Negative and Positive Events in Custodial Grandmothers?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Trial
- Are Daily Well-Being and Emotional Reactivity to Stressors Modifiable in Midlife?: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Social Intelligence Training Program.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Trial
- The Dynamics of Daily Life in Custodial Grandmothers.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Trial
- Exploring the dynamic biopsychosocial health needs of middle-aged adults living alone: a qualitative study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Mind-Body Exercise, Cognitive Reappraisal, Brooding, and Psychological Distress Among Middle-Aged Women.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sex hormones and menopause hormone therapy predict muscle strength across the lifespan.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2026Article
- African American Attitudes Toward Supporting Older Adults: Differences by Lifecourse Stage.Sociological focus · 2026Article
- Associations between other-directed ageism, subjective views on aging, and mental health among middle-aged Japanese adults: a cross-sectional path analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- The Enablers and Barriers to Accessing Women's Health and Wellbeing Services for Women Aged 40-65 Years: A Qualitative Study.Community health equity research & policy · 2026Article
- Personality development from early to middle adulthood in the general population and those with mental health difficulties.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Teachers' Well-Being and Health in Germany: Representative Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Beyond "normative" loss: social context, loss integration, and adaptation to parental bereavement in midlife.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Insights into middle-aged men (40-70) who died by suicide: a nationwide mixed methods study in the Netherlands.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Inequalities, eating practices and beliefs among transgender women in Colombia: Mixed approaches in research.Dialogues in health · 2026Article
- Functional limitations and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: differentiating emotional loneliness and social loneliness.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Population Perspectives on Nurturing Relational Health from Early Life: A Systematic Review Series.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Article
106 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Development is a cumulative, lifelong process, but strikingly little is known about development in midlife. As a consequence, many misconceptions exist about the nature of midlife and the developmental milestones and challenges faced by middle-aged adults. We first review dominant views and empirical research that has debunked false narratives. Next, we discuss major opportunities and challenges of midlife. This includes the unique constellation of roles and life transitions that are distinct from earlier and later life phases as well as shifting trends in mental and physical health and in family composition. We additionally highlight the importance of (historical shifts in) intergenerational dynamics of middle-aged adults with their aging parents, adult children, and grandchildren; financial vulnerabilities that emerge and often accrue from economic failures and labor market volatility; the shrinking social and health care safety net; and the rising costs of raising children. In doing so, we discuss issues of diversity and note similarities and differences in midlife experiences across race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. We consider midlife as a pivotal period that includes a focus on balancing gains and losses, linking earlier and later life periods, and bridging generations. Finally, we propose possibilities for promoting reversibility and resilience with interventions and policy changes. The suggested agenda for future research promises to reconceptualize midlife as a key period of life, with a concerted effort to focus on the diversity of midlife experiences in order to meet the unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the 2020s and beyond. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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