Lecture 16

generativity

generativity

an adult's concern for and commitment to the well-being of youth and future generations

teaching, generativity

activities such as _____ and mentoring are aimed at passing a positive legacy to the next generation, therefore showing ______

fidelity

faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support

virtue

when we resolve a psychosocial stage, we are left with a _______

long

the generativity stage is a very _______ stage

midlife

generative acts not only happen in _____

benefit

we _______ more from acting generative in midlife and we become aware we should do it also

low

people who had low identity statuses (diffusion + foreclosed) had ________ intimacy statuses (isolate + stereotype)

high

people who had high identity statuses (moratorium + achieved) had _________ intimacy statuses (pre-intimate + intimate)

next

adults who have mastered the adolescent identity and early adulthood intimacy issues develop a sense of caring responsibility for the ________ generation

nongenerative

_______ individuals experience a pervasive feeling of self-absorption, stagnation and impoverished interpersonal relations

care

generativity: ________ vs. rejectivity

generativity

a concern and investment in the growth and development of others

social

during the generativity stage, people must engage in multiple ______ spheres

others

during the generativity stage, people must extend oneself to _______

leadership

during the generativity stage, people must provide _______ and guidance

struggle, caring

Koestner showed the movie Win Win to emphasize the ______ of midlife and how people manage different role while ______ for future generations/others

interview, involvement, scope

Marcia used a semi-structured ______ to asses the level of deep _______ or concern for the growth of others + an individual's inclusivity or _______ of care-given concern

community

generativity status interviews focused on areas such as work, _____ and family

stagnant

generativity status that has a narrow scope + low involvement

conventional

generativity status that has a narrow scope (only own kids) + deep involvement

conventional

Koestner has the ________ status

pseudo-generative

generativity status that has a wide scope + low involvement

generative

generativity status that has a wide scope + deep involvement

high

if you have high identity status and high intimacy status, you will have _______ generativity status

community, generative

Tony, Koestner's friend, did a tableau vivant to recreate a classic picture, having the goal to do good for the ________ making him highly ______

concerns, acts, strivings

there are 3 components to McAdams model of generativity: -generative ______ (values) -generative ______ (behaviors) -generative ________ (goals)

correlation

there is a high _______ between generative concerns, acts and strivings

higher

parents are not necessarily _______ on generativity than people without children

examples of generative acts

read a story to a child, teaching somebody a skill, donate blood, attend a community meeting, produce a piece of art, give $ to charity, assume a leadership position in a group

experience, identity

young people who do generative things do it to gain ______ for their career, so it is more about _________

older

generativity strivings can involve caring for ______ people, not only younger people

more

during our midlife, we do _______ generative things even if there are some exceptions

identity, generative

young people who progressed on _______ and midlife people who progressed on _______ strivings had higher well being

network, support, satisfaction

people who are generative have extensive ________ of friends, more social _______ in community, and greater ________ with social relationships

church

African American who are generative are more involved in ________ activities

schooling

generative parents are more involved in their children's __________

effective

generative parents had a more _______ parenting style

A, C

children who had generative parents had higher scores on the traits of _____ and _____ during university years

positive, politics

children who had generative parents had greater ________ emotions in daily life and were more involved in _________ and religion

generativity

for successful aging, it's important to have social connectedness that involves ______

satisfaction

high generativity is associated with more _______ with life in general, marital and maternal

aging

high generativity is associated with successful ________ through identity certainty and less concern about aging

personality

high generativity is associated with positive ________ development

A, O, N

high generative people have more increase in _____, more increase in ______ and more decrease in _____

doubled

if generativity is low in the 60s, the risk of death and of physical incapacity is ______ in their 70s

A

higher generativity for parents mean higher increases in ______ during their 50s