The Japanese Journal of Personality
Online ISSN : 1349-6174
Print ISSN : 1348-8406
ISSN-L : 1348-8406
The Structure of Generativity and the Gender Differences in Middle Age
Junko SagaraYuko Ito
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2017 Volume 26 Issue 1 Pages 92-94

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The structure of a scale of generativity was examined and gender differences were investigated among 649 men and women in their forties and fifties in Japan. Results indicated that generativity consists of two factors: generative consciousness and the will to make social contributions. Gender difference was seen in both factors: men had higher generative consciousness while women had higher will to make social contributions. These results suggested that the difference in the social share due to gender influenced the state of generativity among middle-aged people in Japan.

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