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  • establishing the next generation at work leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age leader member exchange and leadership success
    Psychology and Aging, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hannes Zacher, Kathrin Rosing, Thomas Henning, Michael Frese
    Abstract:

    In this study, the authors investigated leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age, leader-member exchange, and three criteria of leadership success (follower perceptions of leader effectiveness, follower satisfaction with leader, and follower extra effort). Data came from 128 university professors paired with one research assistant each. Results showed positive relationships between leader age and leader Generativity, and negative relationships between leader age and follower perceptions of leader effectiveness and follower extra effort. Consistent with expectations based on leadership categorization theory, leader Generativity moderated the relationships between leader age and all three criteria of leadership success, such that leaders high in Generativity were better able to maintain high levels of leadership success at higher ages than leaders low in Generativity. Finally, results of mediated moderation analyses showed that leader-member exchange quality mediated these moderating effects. The findings suggest that, in combination, leader age and the age-related construct of Generativity importantly influence leadership processes and outcomes.

  • establishing the next generation at work leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age leader member exchange and leadership success
    QUT Business School, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hannes Zacher, Kathrin Rosing, Thomas Henning, Michael Frese
    Abstract:

    In this study, the authors investigated leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age, leader-member exchange, and three criteria of leadership success (follower perceptions of leader effectiveness, follower satisfaction with leader, and follower extra effort). Data came from 128 university professors paired with one research assistant each. Results showed positive relationships between leader age and leader Generativity, and negative relationships between leader age and follower perceptions of leader effectiveness and follower extra effort. Consistent with expectations based on leadership categorization theory, leader Generativity moderated the relationships between leader age and all three criteria of leadership success, such that leaders high in Generativity were better able to maintain high levels of leadership success at higher ages than leaders low in Generativity. Finally, results of mediated moderation analyses showed that leader-member exchange quality mediated these moderating effects. The findings suggest that, in combination, leader age and the age-related construct of Generativity importantly influence leadership processes and outcomes. © 2011 American Psychological Association.

Dan P Mcadams - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • caring for the earth Generativity as a mediator for the prediction of environmental narratives from identity among activists and nonactivists
    Identity, 2014
    Co-Authors: Susan Alisat, Kyle M Matsuba, Michael W Pratt, Joan E Norris, Dan P Mcadams
    Abstract:

    Although some earlier research has highlighted both the importance of Generativity and feelings of a close personal connection with nature for environmental engagement, the role of these factors has not been studied in a narrative identity context. Thus, in this study, the interrelationships among narrative and questionnaire features of environmental identity and generative concern were evaluated using a mixed methods design. Features of environmental stories told by 54 environmental activists and a comparison sample of 56 nonactivists (aged 17 to 59 years) were examined in relation to standard self-report measures of environmental identity, behavior, and Generativity. In addition to these quantitative measures, participants told five environmental narratives that were coded for vividness, meaning making, and impact on engagement. A summary index of these narrative codes distinguished the activists and was positively related to environmental and generative questionnaire measures. A situated environmental ...

  • selfless or selfish Generativity and narcissism as components of legacy
    Journal of Adult Development, 2014
    Co-Authors: Nicky J Newton, Jennifer M Herr, Jessica I Pollack, Dan P Mcadams
    Abstract:

    Erikson’s concept of Generativity, or caring for the next generation, acknowledges the presence of narcissism or any type of self-preoccupation as potentially negative. However, other theories articulate Generativity as including features of self-involvement, such as a drive for symbolic immortality (McAdams and de St. Aubin J Pers Soc Psychol 62(6):1003–1015. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.62.6.1003 , 1992). Recent empirical research also supports this view by identifying Generativity and narcissism as both incorporating the beneficial components of agency and communion (Frimer et al. J Pers Soc Psychol 101(1):149–163. doi: 10.1037/a0023780 , 2011; Gebauer et al. J Pers Soc Psychol 103(3):854–878. doi: 10.1037/a0029629 , 2012). Moreover, creating a legacy—something left behind when one dies—entails levels of both Generativity and narcissism; thus, in the presence of Generativity, narcissism may be seen as positive rather than negative. The current study examined Generativity and narcissism, and their association with legacy, which was coded from midlife adults’ narratives concerning the future (age 55–58; N = 155). The findings indicated that a combination of high Generativity and high narcissism was associated with the highest level of composite legacy, one in which both self and other are implicated. Results are discussed in light of the potentially positive outcomes of narcissism and its synergistic properties for legacy creation when combined with Generativity.

  • the positive psychology of adult Generativity caring for the next generation and constructing a redemptive life
    2013
    Co-Authors: Dan P Mcadams
    Abstract:

    Nearly 75 years ago, Erik Erikson defined Generativity as an adult’s concern for, and commitment to promoting the well-being of future generations, as evidenced in parenting, teaching, mentoring, leadership, and engaging in a wide range of activities aimed at leaving a positive legacy of the self for the future. Over the past two decades, empirical psychologists have developed measures for assessing individual differences in Generativity, resulting in an impressive corpus of research findings. In this chapter, I spotlight research that expresses the flavor of positive psychology, showing how Generativity relates to effective parenting and family life, civic engagement and societal integration, prosocial features of personality, and mental health and well-being. Studies of the life narratives of highly generative American adults suggest an intimate link between conceiving of one’s own life as a redemptive story and committing oneself to the well-being of future generations.

  • environmentalism as a context for expressing identity and Generativity patterns among activists and uninvolved youth and midlife adults
    Journal of Personality, 2012
    Co-Authors: Kyle M Matsuba, Michael W Pratt, Joan E Norris, Erika Mohle, Susan Alisat, Dan P Mcadams
    Abstract:

    Previous qualitative studies have identified themes of Generativity and identity development in the interviews of environmental activists (Chan, 2009; Horwitz, 1996), suggesting their importance as motives for environmental behavior. The purpose of our study was to extend this work by identifying positive relationships between identity maturity, Generativity, and environmentalism using quantitative methodologies. To explore these relationships, we designed quasi-experimental and correlational studies. We recruited 54 environmental activists and 56 comparison individuals, half of whom were youth (mean age = 22 years) and the other half midlife adults (mean age = 43 years). Sixty-three percent of our sample was female. Participants completed several environmental, Generativity, and identity questionnaires. We found that activists and comparison individuals differed on the identity maturity, Generativity, and environmental measures overall. Further, greater identity maturity and Generativity were associated with higher environmental engagement. And Generativity was found to mediate the relation between identity maturity and environmentalism. Our findings suggest that engaging in generative behaviors may be an important part of the process in forming an environmental identity and engaging in environmental actions.

  • Generativity the big five and psychosocial adaptation in midlife adults
    Journal of Personality, 2010
    Co-Authors: Keith S Cox, Joshua Wilt, Brad Olson, Dan P Mcadams
    Abstract:

    The study examines the extent to which 2 sets of per- sonality variables—(1) dispositional traits (and their facets) within the Big Five taxonomy and (2) the adult developmental construct of genera- tivity—are associated with psychosocial adaptation in midlife adults (N 5 128), conceived as the combination of individual well-being and positive societal involvements. Generativity is conceived as an adult's concern for and commitment to promoting the well-being of future gen- erations. Multiple regression analyses showed that dispositional traits were more strongly associated with individual well-being than was gen- erativity, but Generativity was much more strongly associated with pos- itive societal engagement than were the traits. Correlations between dispositional traits and Generativity revealed that highly generative adults were elevated on most of the facets of Extraversion and Openness. For the other 3 traits, Generativity was positively related to facets of com- petence, achievement striving, dutifulness, altruism, and trust and nega- tively related to vulnerability, anxiety, depressiveness, and modesty.

Hannes Zacher - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • reducing age bias and turnover intentions by enhancing intergenerational contact quality in the workplace the role of opportunities for Generativity and development
    QUT Business School, 2015
    Co-Authors: Helene Henry, Hannes Zacher, Donatienne Desmette
    Abstract:

    Based on socio-emotional selectivity and self-categorization theories, we developed and tested a model on how the interplay between employee age and opportunities for Generativity and development predicts age bias and turnover intentions via intergenerational contact quality in the workplace. We hypothesized indirect effects of opportunities for Generativity on outcomes through intergenerational contact quality among older workers only, whereas we expected that the indirect effects of opportunities for development are stronger for young compared with older workers. Data came from 321 employees in Belgium who responded to an online questionnaire. Results showed that age moderated the relationships of opportunities for Generativity and development with intergenerational contact quality consistent with the expected patterns. Furthermore, age moderated the indirect effects of opportunities for Generativity and development on age bias through intergenerational contact quality, but not on turnover intentions. Implications for future research and practical suggestions for managing intergenerational contact at work are discussed.

  • stepping into my shoes Generativity as a mediator of the relationship between business owners age and family succession
    Ageing & Society, 2012
    Co-Authors: Hannes Zacher, Antje Schmitt, Michael Marcus Gielnik
    Abstract:

    The authors investigated Generativity – the concern in establishing and guiding the next generation – as a mediator of the relationship between family business owners' age and succession in family businesses. Data came from 155 family business owners in Germany from different industries between the ages of 26 and 83 years. Results showed that age was positively related to Generativity, and that Generativity, in turn, positively influenced an objective measure of family succession. Generativity fully mediated the positive relationship between age and family succession. The findings suggest that Generativity is an important psycho-social construct for understanding ageing, careers and succession in family business settings.

  • establishing the next generation at work leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age leader member exchange and leadership success
    Psychology and Aging, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hannes Zacher, Kathrin Rosing, Thomas Henning, Michael Frese
    Abstract:

    In this study, the authors investigated leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age, leader-member exchange, and three criteria of leadership success (follower perceptions of leader effectiveness, follower satisfaction with leader, and follower extra effort). Data came from 128 university professors paired with one research assistant each. Results showed positive relationships between leader age and leader Generativity, and negative relationships between leader age and follower perceptions of leader effectiveness and follower extra effort. Consistent with expectations based on leadership categorization theory, leader Generativity moderated the relationships between leader age and all three criteria of leadership success, such that leaders high in Generativity were better able to maintain high levels of leadership success at higher ages than leaders low in Generativity. Finally, results of mediated moderation analyses showed that leader-member exchange quality mediated these moderating effects. The findings suggest that, in combination, leader age and the age-related construct of Generativity importantly influence leadership processes and outcomes.

  • establishing the next generation at work leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age leader member exchange and leadership success
    QUT Business School, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hannes Zacher, Kathrin Rosing, Thomas Henning, Michael Frese
    Abstract:

    In this study, the authors investigated leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age, leader-member exchange, and three criteria of leadership success (follower perceptions of leader effectiveness, follower satisfaction with leader, and follower extra effort). Data came from 128 university professors paired with one research assistant each. Results showed positive relationships between leader age and leader Generativity, and negative relationships between leader age and follower perceptions of leader effectiveness and follower extra effort. Consistent with expectations based on leadership categorization theory, leader Generativity moderated the relationships between leader age and all three criteria of leadership success, such that leaders high in Generativity were better able to maintain high levels of leadership success at higher ages than leaders low in Generativity. Finally, results of mediated moderation analyses showed that leader-member exchange quality mediated these moderating effects. The findings suggest that, in combination, leader age and the age-related construct of Generativity importantly influence leadership processes and outcomes. © 2011 American Psychological Association.

Thomas Henning - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • establishing the next generation at work leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age leader member exchange and leadership success
    Psychology and Aging, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hannes Zacher, Kathrin Rosing, Thomas Henning, Michael Frese
    Abstract:

    In this study, the authors investigated leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age, leader-member exchange, and three criteria of leadership success (follower perceptions of leader effectiveness, follower satisfaction with leader, and follower extra effort). Data came from 128 university professors paired with one research assistant each. Results showed positive relationships between leader age and leader Generativity, and negative relationships between leader age and follower perceptions of leader effectiveness and follower extra effort. Consistent with expectations based on leadership categorization theory, leader Generativity moderated the relationships between leader age and all three criteria of leadership success, such that leaders high in Generativity were better able to maintain high levels of leadership success at higher ages than leaders low in Generativity. Finally, results of mediated moderation analyses showed that leader-member exchange quality mediated these moderating effects. The findings suggest that, in combination, leader age and the age-related construct of Generativity importantly influence leadership processes and outcomes.

  • establishing the next generation at work leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age leader member exchange and leadership success
    QUT Business School, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hannes Zacher, Kathrin Rosing, Thomas Henning, Michael Frese
    Abstract:

    In this study, the authors investigated leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age, leader-member exchange, and three criteria of leadership success (follower perceptions of leader effectiveness, follower satisfaction with leader, and follower extra effort). Data came from 128 university professors paired with one research assistant each. Results showed positive relationships between leader age and leader Generativity, and negative relationships between leader age and follower perceptions of leader effectiveness and follower extra effort. Consistent with expectations based on leadership categorization theory, leader Generativity moderated the relationships between leader age and all three criteria of leadership success, such that leaders high in Generativity were better able to maintain high levels of leadership success at higher ages than leaders low in Generativity. Finally, results of mediated moderation analyses showed that leader-member exchange quality mediated these moderating effects. The findings suggest that, in combination, leader age and the age-related construct of Generativity importantly influence leadership processes and outcomes. © 2011 American Psychological Association.

Kathrin Rosing - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • establishing the next generation at work leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age leader member exchange and leadership success
    Psychology and Aging, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hannes Zacher, Kathrin Rosing, Thomas Henning, Michael Frese
    Abstract:

    In this study, the authors investigated leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age, leader-member exchange, and three criteria of leadership success (follower perceptions of leader effectiveness, follower satisfaction with leader, and follower extra effort). Data came from 128 university professors paired with one research assistant each. Results showed positive relationships between leader age and leader Generativity, and negative relationships between leader age and follower perceptions of leader effectiveness and follower extra effort. Consistent with expectations based on leadership categorization theory, leader Generativity moderated the relationships between leader age and all three criteria of leadership success, such that leaders high in Generativity were better able to maintain high levels of leadership success at higher ages than leaders low in Generativity. Finally, results of mediated moderation analyses showed that leader-member exchange quality mediated these moderating effects. The findings suggest that, in combination, leader age and the age-related construct of Generativity importantly influence leadership processes and outcomes.

  • establishing the next generation at work leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age leader member exchange and leadership success
    QUT Business School, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hannes Zacher, Kathrin Rosing, Thomas Henning, Michael Frese
    Abstract:

    In this study, the authors investigated leader Generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age, leader-member exchange, and three criteria of leadership success (follower perceptions of leader effectiveness, follower satisfaction with leader, and follower extra effort). Data came from 128 university professors paired with one research assistant each. Results showed positive relationships between leader age and leader Generativity, and negative relationships between leader age and follower perceptions of leader effectiveness and follower extra effort. Consistent with expectations based on leadership categorization theory, leader Generativity moderated the relationships between leader age and all three criteria of leadership success, such that leaders high in Generativity were better able to maintain high levels of leadership success at higher ages than leaders low in Generativity. Finally, results of mediated moderation analyses showed that leader-member exchange quality mediated these moderating effects. The findings suggest that, in combination, leader age and the age-related construct of Generativity importantly influence leadership processes and outcomes. © 2011 American Psychological Association.