Respect Your Elders

Generativity and Life Satisfaction in Caregiving Grandparents

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ID21423309
AuthorsRachel Scott (0000-0001-5847-3378, Mississippi State University), Rachel K Scott (0000-0002-1519-9222, Clinical Psychology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA), Danielle K Nadorff (0000-0001-7091-0614, Clinical Psychology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA, corresponding author), Melissa A Barnett (0000-0002-8182-4620, Family Studies and Human Development, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA), Melissa Barnett (Family Studies and Human Development, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA), Loriena A Yancura (University of Hawaii System), Loriena Yancura (0000-0001-8267-7813, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Hawai’i at Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, USA)
Year2023
Volume96
Issue3
Pages335-349
Publication date2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of Aging and Human Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-4150 • E-ISSN: 1541-3535
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00914150221092128
PMID35404172
OpenAlexW4223535810
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited29

Erikson's theory of psychosocial development defines generativity as the drive to benefit future generations and leave a legacy. Generativity has been shown to predict life satisfaction, but generative concern and action can be impacted by factors such as perceived respect from younger generations. This study utilized caregiving grandparents aged 40 and older to assess the extent to which perceived respect mediated the relation between generativity and life satisfaction. Perceived respect from a grandchild mediated the relation between generative concern expressed by caregiving grandparents and life satisfaction after controlling for demographic variables that have been shown to influence heterogeneity and overall well-being in caregiving grandparent samples. These findings suggest that the relation between life satisfaction and generativity in grandparents may depend, in part, on perceived respect from grandchildren, intimating that the implications of generativity may be influenced by the perceived appreciation of its recipients

Developmental psychology · Erikson's stages of psychosocial development · Generative grammar · Generativity · Grandchild · Grandparent · Life satisfaction · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Aging and Gerontology Research · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology

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