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  1. Coping with Life’s Finitude: The Protective Role of Death Preparation and Death Acceptance Amid Resource Loss

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, December 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  2. Depression in older Turkish immigrants and natives in Germany: a comparative analysis of risk and protective factors

    Article • BMC Public Health, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  3. Acculturation, self-regulation, and depression among Turkish older immigrants: An SEM study

    Article • International Journal of Intercultural Relations, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  4. Memento Mori? Differences in translating perceived engagement into end-of-life preparatory activities in Germany and South Korea

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, June 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  5. Sterbewünsche im Kontext stationärer Altenpflegeeinrichtungen – Belastungen und Bedürfnisse von Pflegenden sowie Aspekte für eine einrichtungsinterne Diskussion und Positionsfindung

    Article • Zeitschrift für Palliativmedizin, July 2024, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  6. Finitude and eternity: mental companions of soulful aging?

    Article • April 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  7. COVID-19 and perceiving finitude: Associations with future time perspective, death anxiety, and ideal life expectancy.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, March 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  8. Personal ideals of aging and longevity: The role of subjective discordances.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, May 2020, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  9. Housing in Old Age: Dynamical Interactions Between Neighborhood Attachment, Neighbor Annoyance, and Residential Satisfaction

    Article • Journal of Housing for the Elderly, August 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  10. Ressourcenorientierte Beratung für gesundes Altern

    Article • Public Health Forum, June 2017, De Gruyter

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  11. Paradoxical Effects of Perceived Control on Survival

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  12. Age, Self, and Identity: Structure, Stability, and Adaptive Function

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  13. Taking Diversity into Account

    Article • September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  14. How pessimism may lead to a longer life

    Article • Journal of Individual Differences, July 2016, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang, David Weiss

  15. Introduction to the Special Issue on “Aging and Migration in Europe”

    Article • GeroPsych, June 2016, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  16. The Paradoxical Role of Perceived Control in Late Life Health Behavior

    Article • PLOS One, March 2016, PLOS

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  17. Subjektive Restlebenszeit und vorsorgende Umzugsplanung in der zweiten Lebenshälfte

    Article • Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  18. Fit mit Rollator

    Article • Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  19. Control Beliefs Across Adulthood

    Article • December 2015, Wiley

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  20. Does participation in art classes influence performance on two different cognitive tasks?

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, November 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  21. Möglichkeitsräume zeigen sich in Deutungsmustern

    Article • Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  22. Outdoor motivation moderates the effects of accessibility on mobility in old age

    Article • Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  23. Cognitive Functions Buffer Age Differences in Technology Ownership

    Article • Gerontology, August 2015, Karger Publishers

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  24. Age, Self and Identity: Structure, Stability and Adaptive Function

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  25. Subjective acceleration of time experience in everyday life across adulthood.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, January 2015, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  26. Successful Aging in Societies of Long Living: The Model of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation

    Article • January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  27. Motivations of German Hospice Volunteers

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, November 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  28. Hearing Aid Use in Everyday Life: Managing Contextual Variability

    Article • Gerontology, November 2014, Karger Publishers

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  29. Attention to negative emotion is related to longitudinal social network change: The moderating effect of interdependent self-construal

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  30. The Role of Anticipated Gains and Losses on Preferences About Future Caregiving

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, October 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  31. How Art Changes Your Brain: Differential Effects of Visual Art Production and Cognitive Art Evaluation on Functional Brain Connectivity

    Article • PLOS One, July 2014, PLOS

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  32. Managing Age-Related Hearing Loss: How to Use Hearing Aids Efficiently - A Mini-Review

    Article • Gerontology, January 2014, Karger Publishers

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  33. Psychologie der Verwandtschaft

    Article • Psychologische Rundschau, July 2013, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  34. Motivation of computer based learning across adulthood

    Article • Computers in Human Behavior, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  35. Kognitive Beeinträchtigungen und Depressivität im Alter

    Article • Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, January 2013, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  36. Explicit Learning Motivation Questionnaire

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  37. Effects of personality on the transition into caregiving.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  38. Personal effort in social relationships across adulthood.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  39. Forecasting life satisfaction across adulthood: Benefits of seeing a dark future?

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang, David Weiss

  40. Sparmotive von jungen, mittelalten und älteren Erwachsenen

    Article • Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  41. The Two Faces of Age Identity 1Action editor of this article was Dieter Ferring.

    Article • GeroPsych, January 2012, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang, David Weiss

  42. Adapting to Unavoidable Loss During Adulthood

    Article • GeroPsych, January 2012, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  43. Geropsychology Across Europe

    Article • GeroPsych, January 2012, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  44. “They” are old but “I” feel younger: Age-group dissociation as a self-protective strategy in old age.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang, David Weiss

  45. Evaluation of a Drive Assistance Function for Older Adults

    Article • IFAC Proceedings Volumes, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  46. What Do Cognitive Complaints in a Sample of Memory Clinic Outpatients Reflect?

    Article • GeroPsych, December 2011, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Professor Daniel Zimprich, Dr Frieder R Lang

  47. Principles of Interpersonal Competence and Motivation

    Article • September 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  48. Short assessment of the Big Five: robust across survey methods except telephone interviewing

    Article • Behavior Research Methods, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  49. Principles of Relationship Differentiation

    Article • European Psychologist, January 2011, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang, Franz J. Neyer

  50. Changes in peripheral social partners and loneliness over time: The moderating role of interdependence.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  51. Adult parent-child relationships through the lens of social relations analyses: Prosocial personality and reciprocity of support

    Article • European Journal of Personality, December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  52. The frailty syndrome in general practitioner care

    Article • Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  53. Editorial

    Article • GeroPsych, March 2010, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  54. Benefits of Negative Social Exchanges for Emotional Closeness

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, August 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  55. Interpersonal functioning across the lifespan: Two principles of relationship regulation

    Article • Advances in Life Course Research, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  56. Dizziness in an older community dwelling population: A multifactorial syndrome

    Article • The journal of nutrition health & aging, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  57. Predictors for occasional and recurrent falls in community-dwelling older people

    Article • Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  58. Aging Well Together – A Mini-Review

    Article • Gerontology, January 2009, Karger Publishers

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  59. Thinking about my generation: Adaptive effects of a dual age identity in later adulthood.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 2009, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang, David Weiss

  60. Kinder? Küche? Karriere? – Dringlichkeit des Kinderwunsches, Geschlechtsrollenorientierung und Aufgabenverteilung in kinderlosen Partnerschaften

    Article • Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie, July 2008, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  61. Cultural Specificity of Socioemotional Selectivity: Age Differences in Social Network Composition Among Germans and Hong Kong Chinese

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, May 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  62. Soziale Beziehungen als Anlage und Umwelt

    Article • January 2008, De Gruyter

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  63. Psychologische Alternsforschung: Beiträge und Perspektiven

    Article • Psychologische Rundschau, January 2008, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  64. Self-construal moderates age differences in social network characteristics.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 2008, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  65. Patientenverfügungen in Deutschland: Bedingungen für ihre Verbreitung und Gründe der Ablehnung

    Article • DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, November 2007, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  66. Desired Lifetime and End-of-Life Desires Across Adulthood From 20 to 90: A Dual-Source Information Model

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, September 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  67. Gender differences in social network characteristics and psychological well-being among Hong Kong Chinese: The role of future time perspective and adherence to Renqing

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  68. Psychological Aging: A Contextual View

    Article • January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  69. Editorial to the special section on intergenerational relations

    Article • European Journal of Ageing, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  70. Der Big Five-Ansatz der Persönlichkeitsforschung: Instrumente und Vorgehen

    Article • January 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  71. Kooperationsnetzwerke und Karrieren an deutschen Hochschulen

    Article • KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, September 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  72. Die Bevorzugung von genetischen Verwandten im Lebenslauf

    Article • Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, January 2004, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  73. Social Motivation across the Life Span

    Article • November 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  74. Coming Together: A Perspective on Relationships across the Life Span

    Article • November 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  75. Growing Together

    Article • November 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  76. Teilnahmewahrscheinlichkeit und Stichprobenselektivität in altersvergleichenden Erhebungen

    Article • Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie, July 2003, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  77. Die Gestaltung und Regulation sozialer Beziehungen im Lebenslauf: Eine entwicklungspsychologische Perspektive

    Article • Berliner Journal für Soziologie, June 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  78. The Origins of Human Nature: Evolutionary Developmental Psychology David F. Bjorklund & Anthony D. Pellegrini, Washington/DC: American Psychological Association, 444 pp. ISBN 1557988781, US$39.95

    Article • Evolution and Human Behavior, March 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  79. Blood is thicker than water: Kinship orientation across adulthood.

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, January 2003, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  80. Adult Children's Supportive Behaviors and Older Parents' Subjective Well-Being-A Developmental Perspective on Intergenerational Relationships

    Article • Journal of Social Issues, December 2002, Wiley

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  81. Adapting to Aging Losses: Do Resources Facilitate Strategies of Selection, Compensation, and Optimization in Everyday Functioning?

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, November 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  82. Time counts: Future time perspective, goals, and social relationships.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 2002, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  83. Time counts: Future time perspective, goals, and social relationships.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 2002, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  84. Regulation of Social Relationships in Later Adulthood

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, November 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  85. Testgüte und psychometrische Äquivalenz der deutschen Version des Big Five Inventory (BFI) bei jungen, mittelalten und alten Erwachsenen

    Article • Diagnostica, July 2001, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  86. Age-Related Patterns in Social Networks among European Americans and African Americans: Implications for Socioemotional Selectivity across the Life Span

    Article • The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, April 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  87. Perceived control over development and subjective well-being: Differential benefits across adulthood.

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, January 2001, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  88. Endings and Continuity of Social Relationships: Maximizing Intrinsic Benefits within Personal Networks when Feeling Near to Death

    Article • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, April 2000, SAGE Publications

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  89. Verfügbarkeit und Leistungen verwandtschaftlicher Beziehungen im Alter

    Article • January 1998, De Gruyter

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  90. Depression bei Hochbetagten

    Article • Der Nervenarzt, January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  91. Social Relationships and Adaptation in Late Life

    Article • January 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  92. Perspectives on Socioemotional Selectivity in Late Life: How Personality and Social Context Do (and Do Not) Make a Difference

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, January 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  93. Being with People and Being Alone in Late Life: Costs and Benefits for Everyday Functioning

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Development, November 1997, SAGE Publications

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  94. Social self-efficacy and short-term variability in social relationships: The MacArthur Successful Aging Studies.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 1997, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  95. Social self-efficacy and short-term variability in social relationships: The MacArthur Successful Aging Studies.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 1997, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  96. Everyday functioning and successful aging: The impact of resources.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 1997, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  97. Everyday functioning and successful aging: The impact of resources.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 1997, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  98. Social Construction and Old Age: Normative Conceptions and Interpersonal Processes

    Article • January 1996, SAGE Publications

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  99. Close emotional relationships in late life: Further support for proactive aging in the social domain.

    Article • Psychology and Aging, January 1994, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  100. Graphic Closeness Scale

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  101. Graphic Interdependence Scale

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  102. Graphic Balance Scale

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  103. Identification With One’s Generation Measure

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  104. Identity Shift Measure

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  105. Forecasting Life Satisfaction Across Adulthood: Benefits of Seeing a Dark Future?

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Dr Frieder R Lang

  106. The young and the old in the city: Developing intergenerational relationships in urban environments

    Article • De Gruyter

    Dr Frieder R Lang