Codevelopment of Well-Being and Developmental Progress in Central Life Domains During Established Adulthood

Adaptive development through adulthood entails developmental progress within multiple domains of life, such as health, work, and family. Adult status these life is often solidified during established (30–45 years age). Developmental central reflected in high perceived control satisfaction, which should coincide with improved well-being. To test this proposition, we examined how codevelops well-being adulthood. Multilevel growth model analyses were conducted using data from the Midlife United States study (MIDUS I, II, III) for participants who completed at least two assessments when they between ages 30 45 (n = 614). The results indicated that adults reported levels domain their romantic partner child relationships, well moderate prosocial financial progress. While overall declined adulthood, higher positive changes linked With few exceptions, demographic characteristics (age, sex, education, income) did not linkages. Cumulatively, suggest a stage individuals extent coinciding