title: Generativity and Interaction Between the Old and Young: The Role of Perceived Respect and Perceived Rejection.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the relationships among development of generativity, generative acts, and psychological well-being in old age and the possible mediating effects of perceived rejection and respect from younger generations. We hypothesized that generative action would not lead to well-being unless responding elders perceived respect from younger generations, and, further, that perceived respect would predict the development of generativity.
  
  
  METHODS
  In Study 1, we sampled 252 older persons to verify our hypothetical model in a cross-sectional survey. We assessed generative concern, generative action, perceived rejection from younger people, and psychological well-being. In Study 2, the same measures and a new scale to measure perceived respect from younger people were administered in a longitudinal survey. Four hundred older adults responded at 2 time points, 12 months apart.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Path analysis showed that the effect of generative action on ill-being was mediated by perceived rejection and respect from younger generations. Perceived respect from younger generations at baseline predicted an increase in generative concern 12 months later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that positive intergenerational interaction leads to generativity development and better well-being in old age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Psychological Science, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. m.tabuchi@kwansei.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabuchi
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Psychological Science, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Asako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Psychological Science, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gondo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007564:Japan; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D012938:Social Perception; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Generative acts; Generativity; Intergenerational interaction; Old age; Perceived respect from younger generations