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Generativity in Later Life: Perceived Respect From Younger Generations as a Determinant of Goal Disengagement and Psychological Well-being
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It was hypothesized that actions to benefit the next generation would not lead to well-being unless they are perceived to be valued and respected and that the lack of perceived respect would further lead to disengagement from generative goals. Older persons responded to measures of generative concern, action, perceived respect, and psychological well-being at 2 time points 12 months apart. Structural equation modeling showed that at both time points, the effect of action on well-being was completely mediated by perceived respect. Moreover, a lack of perceived respect at baseline predicted a decrease in generative concern 12 months later, suggesting that, in later life, continuing concern is partly dependent on the attitudes of younger generations. When their attitudes are unfavorable, a downward spiral in generativity development and well-being is possible.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cheng, S.-T.
- Affiliations
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Cheng, S.-T.
- ORCID
- Cheng, S.-T.
- Venue
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Volume
- 64B
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 45-54
- ISSN
- 1079-5014 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5368
- PMC
- PMC2654990
- OpenAlex
- W2161156243
- Cited by
- 162
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Cambridge
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- generativity, old age, perceived respect, younger generation, generative concern, goal disengagement, psychological well-being, older adults, intergenerational attitudes
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Community Participation, Creativity, Culture, Decision Making, Female, Goals, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Prejudice, Quality of Life, Set, Psychology, Social Perception, Social Support, Intergenerational Relations
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