Researchers Have Discovered That the Midlife Transition Between Early and Middle

question 3

Multiple Choice

Researchers have discovered that the midlife transition between early and middle adulthood is characterized by unusually high levels of

• A) job dissatisfaction and career change.
• B) marital dissatisfaction and divorce.
• C) anxiety and emotional instability.
• D) none of these feelings or events.

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