Eric Schmitt
Professor
Psychology
Heidelberg University
Germany
Biography
1990 Diplom (M.A. equivalent) in Psychology, University of Heidelberg. 1993 Ph.D., University of Greifswald. 2000 Qualified as a university lecturer (Habilitation), University of Heidelberg
Research Interest
Age stereotypes Coping Intergenerational relationships
Publications
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Kruse, A., & Schmitt, E. (2006). Adult education. In J. E. Birren (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gerontology (2nd ed., pp. 312-332). Oxford: Elsevier.
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Kruse, A., & Schmitt, E. (2006). A multidimensional scale for the measurement of agreement with agestereotypes and the salience of age in social interaction. Ageing & Society, 26, 393-411.
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Schmitt, E. (2008). Altersbilder und die Verwirklichung von Potenzialen des Alters [Age stereotypes and the realisation of potentials in old age]. In A. Kruse (Ed.), Weiterbildung in der zweiten Lebenshälfte. Multidisziplinäre Antworten auf Herausforderungen des demografischen Wandels (pp. 49-66). Bertelsmann: Bielefeld.
