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JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY
Volume 51, Issue -, Pages 54-61Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2014.04.003
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Generativity; Life course; Loyola Generativity Scale; Marriage; Childbearing
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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. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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