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Generativity in midlife and young adults: links to agency, communion, and subjective well-being
Author(s)	Sarah Ackerman, David C Zuroff, D S Moskowitz
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 50, no 1, 2000
Pages	pp 17-41
Keywords	Mental health [elderly] ; Well being ; Young adults [20-25] ; Middle aged ; Canada.
Annotation	Three questions stimulated by Erik Erikson's theory of generativity were addressed in this study: whether generativity is associated with greater subjective well-being; whether agency and communion are additive or interactive predictors of generativity; and whether generativity plays a distinct role during the midlife period. Among 98 midlife adults, generativity was positively related to positive affectivity, satisfaction with life, and work satisfaction. Generativity was independently predicted by agentic (masculine) and communal (feminine) traits. Among 58 young adults, generativity predicted positive affect at home, and was independently predicted by agentic (power) and communal (love) interpersonal orientations. The study demonstrated that generativity has similar relations to agency and communion in young and midlife adults; however, generativity may be a stronger predictor of subjective well-being in midlife adults. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-000413402 A
Classmark	D: D:F:5HH: SD6: SE: 7S
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