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Generativity Among Elderly in a Rural Area of Maharashtra, India: Correlates and Relationship With Quality of Life Approved

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Østbye, Truls, Clancy, Shayna, Stankevitz, Kayla, Malhotra, Rahul, Ogundare, Olajumoke, Shah, Vinod, Pati, Sanghamitra, Boddicker-Young, Porsche +1 more·2018·Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.1177/1010539518772191
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Generativity, “a concern for others and a need to contribute something to the next generation,” is a dimension of successful aging in and of itself, but also predicts other positive health outcomes. We examine its manifestations and correlates among elderly in rural India and assess the association between generativity and quality of life (QoL). Three hundred and forty-eight rural Indian elderly completed an interviewer-assisted questionnaire assessing generativity, QoL, and other personal and familial factors. Regression models were used to examine potential correlates of generativity and the relationship between generativity and QoL. Higher education, inheritance income, more living children, and a son/daughter living in the home predicted higher levels of generativity. Higher levels of generativity were associated with higher QoL. There are both personal and familial correlates of generativity, and family relationships are important for generative development. Family-oriented interventions to increase generativity among elderly Indians could improve QoL.

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  • The Loyola Generativity Scale has been validated across various populations and contexts and has been used in previous research among the elderly in South Asia.

    “The LGS has been validated across various populations and contexts and has been used in previous research among the elderly in South Asia (Østbye et al., 2018; Rahmaniah & Krisnatuti, 2016).”

    From Generativity and Engagement in Grandparenting Activities Among Older Adults in Northern Sri Lanka (2023) · cites this paper as Østbye et al., 2018

  • Generative beliefs have been linked to a positive experience of aging, life satisfaction, and well-being for older adults.

    “Generative beliefs have been linked to a positive experience of aging, life satisfaction, and well-being for older adults (Cheng, 2009; Østbye et al., 2018; Thiele & Whelan, 2008; Ying et al., 2020).”

    From Generativity and Engagement in Grandparenting Activities Among Older Adults in Northern Sri Lanka (2023) · cites this paper as Østbye et al., 2018

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Authors
Østbye, T., Clancy, S., Stankevitz, K., Malhotra, R., Ogundare, O., Shah, V., Pati, S., Boddicker-Young, P., & Maselko, J.
Affiliations
  • National University of Singapore (SG)
  • Duke University (US)
  • Janaseva Foundation, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Public Health Foundation of India (IN)
Corresponding author
Østbye, Truls
ORCID
Venue
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2018-04
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
276-285
ISSN
  • 1010-5395 (ISSN-L)
  • 1941-2479
DOI
10.1177/1010539518772191
OpenAlex
W2805258388
Cited by
14
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1
FWCI
0.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
correction (2018-09-28)
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • Public Health Foundation of India
  • School of Medicine, Duke University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Keywords
generativity, quality of life, older adults, successful aging, rural elderly, family relationships, family-centered intervention, number of living children, living with children, Maharashtra
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, India, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Rural Population, Socioeconomic Factors, Intergenerational Relations

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