Generativity: A Form of Unconditional Love

Altruism and Health: Perspectives from Empirical Research

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Vaillant, George E ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c American College of Psychiatrists   (United States)

Author keywords

Community building; Generativity; Physical health; Social privilege; Study of adult development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920114358     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195182910.003.0014     Document Type: Chapter

References (28)

1. American Psychiatric Association. (1980). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
2. Benes, F. M. (1998). Human brain growth spans decades. American Journal of Psychiatry, 155:1489.
3. Brown S., Nesse, R. M., Vonokur, A. D., & Smith, D. N. (2003). Providing social supports may be more beneficial than receiving it. Psychological Science, 14:320-327.
4. Erikson, E. (1950). Childhood and society. New York: Norton.
5. Fredrickson, B. L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology. American Psychologist, 56:218-226.
6. Glueck, S., & Glueck, E. (1950). Unraveling juvenile delinquency. New York:Commonwealth Fund.
7. Glueck, S., & Glueck, E. (1968). Delinquents and nondelinquents in perspective. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
8. Heath, C. (1945). What people are. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
9. Hollingshead, A. B., & Redlich, F. C. (1958). Social class and mental illness. New York:Wiley.
10. Kotre, J. (1984). Outliving the self. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
11. Loevinger, J. (1976). Ego development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
12. Oman, D., Thoresen, C. E., & McMahon, K. (1999). Volunteerism and mortality among the community-dwelling elderly. Journal of Health Psychology, 4:301-316.
13. Schwartz, C, Meisenhelder, J. B., Ma, Y., & Reed, G. (2003). Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health. Psychosomatic Medicine, 65:778-785.
14. Vaillant, G. E. (1974). Natural history of male psychological health: II. Some antecedents of healthy adult adjustment. Archives of General Psychiatry, 31:15-22.
15. Vaillant, G. E. (1977). Adaptation to life. Boston: Little Brown.
16. Vaillant, G. E. (1979). Natural history of male psychological health: Effects of mental health on physical health. New England Journal of Medicine, 301:1249-1254.
17. Vaillant, G. E. (1991). The association of ancestral longevity with successful aging. Journal of Gerontology, 46:292-298.
18. Vaillant, G. E. (1992). Ego mechanisms of defense: A guide for clinicians and researchers. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
19. Vaillant, G. E. (1993). The wisdom of the ego. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
20. Vaillant, G. E. (1995). Natural history of alcoholism revisited. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
21. Vaillant, G. E. (2000). Adaptive mental mechanisms: Their role in a positive psychology. American Psychologist, 5:89-98.
22. Vaillant, G. E. (2002). Aging well. Boston: Little Brown.
23. Vaillant, G. E., & Davis, J. T. (2000). Social/emotional intelligence and midlife resilience in schoolboys with low tested intelligence. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 70:215-222.
24. Vaillant, G. E., Meyer, S. E., Mukamal, K., & Soldz, S. (1998). Are social supports in late midlife a cause or a result of successful physical aging? Psychological Medicine, 28:1159-1168.
25. Vaillant, G. E., & Milofsky, E. S. (1980). Natural history of male psychological health: IX. Empirical evidence for Erikson's model of the life cycle. American Journal of Psychiatry, 137:1348-1359.
26. Vaillant, G. E., & Vaillant, C. O. (1981). Natural history of male psychological health: X. Work as a predictor of positive mental health. American Journal of Psychiatry, 38:1433-1440.
27. Vaillant, G. E., & Vaillant, C. O. (1990). Natural history of male psychological health: X. A 45-year study of successful aging at age 65. American Journal of Psychiatry, 147:31-37.
28. Wechsler, D. (1939). The measurement of adult intelligence. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins.