Measuring generativity in older adults: The development of new scales

GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-43

  Schoklitsch, Angela ^a   Baumann, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

generativity; older adult; scale development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CURRENT GENERATIVE CONCERN; FEMALE; GENERATIVE CONCERN IN THE LIFE REVIEW; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LOYOLA GENERATIVITY SCALE; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PAST PARENTAL GENERATIVE CONCERN; PRODUCTIVITY; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 79955583538     PISSN: 16629647     EISSN: 1662971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000030     Document Type: Article

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