Do autonomy and inquisitiveness contribute to SDGs? Implications from the matrilineal island of Palau

How do question-answer exchanges among generations matter for children’s happiness?

“…Second, GCS-R has a positive effect on the participants' SH at 1% significance only in model 1. Previous studies with adults find the effect of generativity on subjective happiness statistically significant in a robust manner [11,49,70], while this study with children finds the effect statistically insignificant, except for model 1. Areas exhibit 1% and 5% statistical significance with a negative sign in models 1 to 4, implying that the urban participants tend to decrease their SH by −0.834 * −0.698, as compared with the non-urban participants.…”

“…Inquisitiveness and adults' positive responses are identified as the main determinants of children's subjective happiness, and our regression models show generativity as insignificant. Generativity is the characteristic that helps and leads the next generation to grow [8][9][10][11]. Childhood is also important as a preparatory process for generativity, but for children, it is more critical to arouse and satisfy inquisitiveness through good relationships with adults than with the problems of future generations.…”

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“…Second, GCS-R has a positive effect on the participants' SH at 1% significance only in model 1. Previous studies with adults find the effect of generativity on subjective happiness statistically significant in a robust manner [11,49,70], while this study with children finds the effect statistically insignificant, except for model 1. Areas exhibit 1% and 5% statistical significance with a negative sign in models 1 to 4, implying that the urban participants tend to decrease their SH by −0.834 * −0.698, as compared with the non-urban participants.…”

“…Inquisitiveness and adults' positive responses are identified as the main determinants of children's subjective happiness, and our regression models show generativity as insignificant. Generativity is the characteristic that helps and leads the next generation to grow [8][9][10][11]. Childhood is also important as a preparatory process for generativity, but for children, it is more critical to arouse and satisfy inquisitiveness through good relationships with adults than with the problems of future generations.…”

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“…For instance, Frazier et al [7] examine adult-child conversational exchanges by focusing on young children's questions and responses and claims that such communications provide essential bases for children's future life, especially their growth through human interactions. Regarding the role of adults in responding to children's curiosity, "generativity" has been known as the characteristic that helps the next generation grow and lead to a sustainable society [8][9][10][11].…”