Stability and change in generative concern: Evidence from a longitudinal survey |
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| Institution: | 1. PLAPIQUI, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), CONICET, Camino La Carrindanga km 7, Bahía Blanca 8000, Argentina;2. Departamento de Matemática, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina;1. Netherlands Veterans Institute, Doorn, the Netherlands;2. Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, United Kingdom;3. Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, PE, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Longitudinal data taken at a ten-year interval from a large, nationally representative sample were used to examine stability and change in generative concern, as measured by a reduced form of the Loyola Generativity Scale (LGS). Rank-order stability over a ten year period was high (r > .6) among those respondents 30 or older at the time of first measurement. Mean scores on the LGS increased for men aged 24–29 and decreased for men and women aged 60–69, but the size of these changes was small. First marriage and childbearing were not associated with an increase in LGS scores. The evidence suggests both life-long stability and a small mid-life peak in generative concern. |
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| Keywords: | Generativity Life course Loyola Generativity Scale Marriage Childbearing |
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