Iowa State University

Iowa State University  
Institute for Social and Behavioral Research


Peter Martin

Title:   Professor and Director, Gerontology Program
Office:   Institute for Social and Behavioral Research
2625 N Loop #500 Room 588
Ames, IA 50011
Phone:   515-294-5186
Email:   pxmartin@iastate.edu
     
 

 

  
Education:
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1985
Dr. phil., Univeristy of Bonn, West Germany, 1985
Dipl. psych., Univeristy of Bonn, West Germany, 1982
B.A., Wartburg College, 1979

Selected Publications:

Martin, P. (2002).  Individual and social resources predicting well being and functioning in later years: Conceptual models, research, and practice.  Ageing International, 27, 3-29.

Martin, P., & Martin, M.  (2002).  Proximal and distal influences on development: The model of developmental adaptation.  Developmental Review, 22, 78-96.

Martin, P., Long, M. V., & Poon, L. W.  (2002).  Age changes and differences in personality traits and states of the old and very old.  Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 57B, P144-P152.

Bengtson, V. L., & Martin, P. (2001, in press). Families and intergenerational relationships in aging societies: Comparing the United States with German-speaking countries. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 34, 1-11. Martin, P., Rott, C., Poon, L. W., Courtenay, B., & Lehr, U. (2001). A molecular view of coping behavior in older adults.Journal of Aging and Health, 13, 72-91.

Martin, P., Sperling, U., Martin, M., Oster, P., & Specht-Leible, N. (2000). Was sind die Grundlagen gesunden und zufriedenen Alterns? [What are the basics of healthy and satisfying aging?] Extracta Geriatrica, 9, 12-15.

Martin, P. (2000). Altern und Zeit: Ansätze zur Theoriebildung in der Gerontologie. [Aging and time: Developing theories in gerontology]. Ethik und Sozialwissenschaften: Streitforum für Erwägungskultur, 11, 453-455.

Martin, P., Grünendahl, M., & Schmitt, M. (2000). Persönlichkeit, kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit und Gesundheit in Ost und West: Ergebnisse der Interdisziplinären Längsschnittstudie des Erwachsenenalters (ILSE). Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 33, 111-123.

Long, M. V., & Martin, P.   (2000).  Personality, relationship closeness and loneliness of oldest old adults and their children.  Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 55B, P311-P319.

Goetting, M. A., Martin, P., & Johnson, C. (2000).  Older adults and financial bequests.  The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 50, 227-244.

Research Interests:

  • Adaptation of the oldest-old
  • Personality
  • Life Events and coping
  • Mental health and aging

Teaching Interests:

  • Aging and the Family
  • Advanced Theories of Human Development and Family Studies
  • Adult Development
  • Current Issues in Life-span Studies

Professional Organizations:

  • Gerontological Society of America
  • National Council on Family Relations
  • American Psychological Association
  • International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Psychologie
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Gerontologie und Geriatrie