Fagan M M, Ayers K
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1983;16(3):221-30. doi: 10.2190/4B00-Y4AM-YY7H-3E62.
In the early 1970s Levinson and his associates completed a landmark study of adult development. Based on the Interviewing and testing of forty men, Levinson proposed a comprehensive model of adult growth. Although his sample contained men of diverse occupational groups, it did not include policemen or other workers who faced physical danger in their job. We interviewed twenty-three male policemen and found that, in general, the policeman's lives corresponded to Levinson's theory. Participants experienced a series of psychosocial stages, including some stressful transitional periods, but the nature of these stages was similar to Levinson's model for some age periods (e.g., Age 30 Transition), and not for others (e.g., Midlife Transition).
20世纪70年代初，莱文森和他的同事们完成了一项具有里程碑意义的成人发展研究。基于对40名男性的访谈和测试，莱文森提出了一个全面的成人成长模型。尽管他的样本包含了不同职业群体的男性，但没有包括警察或其他在工作中面临身体危险的工人。我们采访了23名男警察，发现一般来说，警察的生活与莱文森的理论相符。参与者经历了一系列心理社会阶段，包括一些压力较大的过渡时期，但这些阶段的性质在某些年龄段（如30岁过渡期）与莱文森的模型相似，而在其他年龄段（如中年过渡期）则不然。
