Identity, Intimacy, and Generativity in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Test of the Psychosocial Model

Lawford, Heather L.; Astrologo, Lisa; Ramey, Heather L.; Linden-Andersen, Stine

doi:10.1080/15283488.2019.1697271

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“…Sample items include "I try to be creative in most things that I do", "I have important skills that I try to teach others", "People come to me for advice". LGS showed good psychometric properties in previous research with younger samples [26,47]. Cronbach's alpha for this sample was 0.81.…”

Section: Generativity Concernmentioning

confidence: 51%

“…and therefore, the possibility of significantly contributing to the wellbeing of others may be accentuated [23,24]. While it is true that some young adults to begin to grapple with generative issues [25,26], in the case of other young adults, the emerging identity, most likely accompanied by materialistic goals, may become one factor that increases the risk of becoming a compulsive buying [27].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition to goals, another construct that encompasses a variety of elements of a motivational nature (interest or concern, commitment, other-oriented action), and which has been recently analysed in samples of young adults [26,47] is generativity. In this regard, it should be noted that while the notion of generativity initially appears in Erikson's Theory of Development [48], it is the theoretical model of generativity put forward by McAdams and de St. Aubin [49] that is currently an important reference in this field of study [50].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, in recent decades, in some samples of late adolescence and emerging adulthood, generativity has become an object of research in its own right and has been related to such thematic issues as well-being [56], activity engagement [57], impact of mentoring [58], personal identity narratives [59], friendship quality [60], community involvement [24], feeling connected to others [47] and identity [26].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Life Aspirations, Generativity and Compulsive Buying in University Students

Otero-López¹,

Santiago²,

Castro³

2021

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The study of goal-oriented behaviour, because of its undeniable repercussions on physical and mental health, is one of the target topics of contemporary research. However, the content of life aspirations, emphasised from the self-determination theory, has received little attention from the field of compulsive buying although it plays an important role in the regulation of behaviour and well-being. Generativity, the personal construct that captures the intentions and/or the need to contribute (leave a legacy) to others, has never been analysed with respect to compulsive buying although it has been the source of interest of related fields (responsible consumption). Accordingly, this study seeks to shed light on the role of both constructs (life aspirations and generativity) in compulsive buying among university students. The sample consisted of 1093 Spanish university students classified either as non-compulsive buyers or compulsive buyers. Estimated prevalence of compulsive buying was 7.9%. The results of Student’s test confirm that, besides gender (women report greater propensity to the phenomenon), compulsive buyers score higher and show statistically significant differences with respect to non-compulsive buyers in all extrinsic goals (financial success, image, popularity and conformity) and hedonism. Non-compulsive buyers show significantly higher scores for the intrinsic goals of self-acceptance, affiliation and community feeling and also report a higher generative concern. The logistic regression analysis confirms that being female and the life aspirations of image, popularity and hedonism act as risk factors in compulsive buying in university students while generativity and the importance granted to the intrinsic goals of self-acceptance and affiliation are protective factors. Potential lines of action for this worrying phenomenon are discussed in the light of the findings.

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Section: Generativity Concernmentioning

confidence: 51%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Life Aspirations, Generativity and Compulsive Buying in University Students

Otero-López¹,

Santiago²,

Castro³

2021

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“…Moreover, his work on identity, the stage most closely associated with adolescence, suggests generativity has clear ties with adolescents' core identity work, including "feeling essential in moving something along toward an open future" (Erikson, 1988, p.10). Empirically, a number of studies have linked identity with generativity in younger populations (Beaumont & Pratt, 2011;Busch & Hofer, 2011;Lawford, Astrologo, Ramey, & Linden-Andersen, 2017;Lawford & Ramey, 2015;Matsuba, Pratt, Norris, Mohle, Alisat, & McAdams, 2012). For example, in Lawford and Ramey's (2015) study of youths' personal stories about out-of-school activities, generative youth tended to tell stories that carried greater insight about the larger implications of their experiences.…”

Section: Generativity In Adolescencementioning

confidence: 99%