Rochester Adult Longitudinal Study

The Rochester Adult Longitudinal Study (RALS) is a 50-year, 4-cohort, 1224 participant, 5-wave sequential study of Eriksonian psychosocial development in adulthood. The robust, long standing sequential design of the RALS has provided decades of contributions to the scientific understanding of Eriksonian psychosocial development in adulthood.

Learn more and check out the RALS Repository on OSF - we are always interested in new collaborations!

Relevant publications

• Lodi-Smith, J., Ponterio, E.J., Newton, N.J., Poulin, M.J., Baranski, E., Whitbourne, S.K. (2021). The co-development of generativity and well-being into early late life. Psychology and Aging, 36, 299-308. OSF

• Mitchell, L., Lodi-Smith, J., Baranski, E., & Whibourne, S.K. (2021). Implications of college-age identity resolution for intimacy, generativity, and integrity across adulthood. In press at Psychology and Aging, 36, 545-556. OSF   

• Weston, S. J., Hill, P., Cardador, T., Schwaba, T., Lodi-Smith, J., Baranski, E., & Whitbourne, S.K. (2021). The relationship between sense of purpose and career success: Examining linkages, changes, and moderators. Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 76, 78-87. OSF