Prof. Dr. Denis Gerstorf

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Denis Gerstorf erforscht die psychologische Entwicklung über die gesamte Lebensspanne, mit Schwerpunkt auf emotionale Prozesse, Wohlbefinden und Persönlichkeitsveränderungen im höheren Alter. Er nutzt Längsschnittstudien und Datenintegrationen, um zu verstehen, wie Menschen alltägliche Herausforderungen bewältigen, welche Faktoren Resilienz fördern und wie sich psychische Gesundheit in kritischen Lebensphasen verändert. Seine Methoden ermöglichen es, individuelle Unterschiede in Entwicklungsprozessen zu identifizieren und Vorhersagen über Gesundheit und Mortalität zu treffen.

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Prof. Dr. Denis Gerstorf

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Prof. Dr.

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Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät

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Institut für Psychologie

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Entwicklungs- und Pädagogische Psychologie

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• Alltagsbewältigung hochaltriger Ehepaare: Intrapersonelle und zwischenmenschliche Anpassungsdynamiken

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  Förderer: DFG Sachbeihilfe Zeitraum: 04/2016 - 12/2019 Projektleitung: Prof. Dr. Denis Gerstorf

• Altersunterschiede in der Kontextsensitivität emotionsregulatorischer Strategien

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  Förderer: DFG Sachbeihilfe Zeitraum: 08/2021 - 04/2026 Projektleitung: Prof. Dr. Denis Gerstorf

• Changes in Psychological Health Across Adulthood and Old Age

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  Zeitraum: 08/2012 - 09/2012 Projektleitung: Prof. Dr. Denis Gerstorf

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• Regional Brain Changes in Aging Healthy Adults: General Trends, Individual Differences and Modifiers

  2005

  Cerebral Cortex · 2926 Zitationen · DOI

  Brain aging research relies mostly on cross-sectional studies, which infer true changes from age differences. We present longitudinal measures of five-year change in the regional brain volumes in healthy adults. Average and individual differences in volume changes and the effects of age, sex and hypertension were assessed with latent difference score modeling. The caudate, the cerebellum, the hippocampus and the association cortices shrunk substantially. There was minimal change in the entorhinal and none in the primary visual cortex. Longitudinal measures of shrinkage exceeded cross-sectional estimates. All regions except the inferior parietal lobule showed individual differences in change. Shrinkage of the cerebellum decreased from young to middle adulthood, and increased from middle adulthood to old age. Shrinkage of the hippocampus, the entorhinal cortices, the inferior temporal cortex and the prefrontal white matter increased with age. Moreover, shrinkage in the hippocampus and the cerebellum accelerated with age. In the hippocampus, both linear and quadratic trends in incremental age-related shrinkage were limited to the hypertensive participants. Individual differences in shrinkage correlated across some regions, suggesting common causes. No sex differences in age trends except for the caudate were observed. We found no evidence of neuroprotective effects of larger brain size or educational attainment.

• Time-structured and net intraindividual variability: Tools for examining the development of dynamic characteristics and processes.

  2009

  Psychology and Aging · 422 Zitationen · DOI

  The study of intraindividual variability is the study of fluctuations, oscillations, adaptations, and "noise" in behavioral outcomes that manifest on microtime scales. This article provides a descriptive frame for the combined study of intraindividual variability and aging/development. At the conceptual level, we show that the study of intraindividual variability provides access to dynamic characteristics-construct-level descriptions of individuals' capacities for change (e.g., lability)--and to dynamic processes--the systematic changes that individuals exhibit in response to endogenous and exogenous influences (e.g., regulation). At the methodological level, we review how quantifications of net intraindividual variability and models of time-structured intraindividual variability are used to measure and describe dynamic characteristics and processes. At the research design level, we point to the benefits of measurement-burst study designs, wherein data are obtained across multiple time scales, for the study of development.

• Midlife in the 2020s: Opportunities and challenges.

  2020

  American Psychologist · 377 Zitationen · DOI

  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).

• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

  Verbund GendAge: Geschlechts-sensitive Vorbeugung kardiovaskulärer und metabolischer Krankheiten bei älteren Erwachsenen in Deutschland, Teilprojekt 2 (GendAge HU)

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• Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik

  Kurz- und langfristige Entwicklungsdynamiken und deren Bedingungsfaktoren: Selbstwertveränderung im Erwachsenenalter

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• Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

  Emotionale Reaktivität und Emotionsregulation im hohen Alter

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