The Development of Generativity across Adulthood

Feliciano Villar is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Barcelona. His research focuses on the psychology of aging, and particularly on the determinants and social and personal consequences of older people's participation in and contributions to their families and communities. He is the author of several books and over 100 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, and has been a visiting research scholar at institutions include the University of Oxford, Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Twente, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Heather L. Lawford is Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Development at Bishop's University. She received her Master's from Wilfrid Laurier University and her PhD from Concordia University, after which she pursued a post-doctoral fellowship at Brock University. Since 2017 she has also served as Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement at the Students Commission of Canada, where she partners with youth and community leaders in putting research on youth generativity and engagement into action. Michael W. Pratt is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. His research interests include a range of topics in developmental psychology including generativity, the life story, parenting and grandparenting, and environmentalism and the future of the planet. He also spearheaded a longitudinal transition to adulthood study called 'The Futures Study' that spanned over 15 years and resulted in number of important publications. He is the co-author, with M. Kyle Matsuba, of The Life Story, Domains of Identity, and Personality Development in Emerging Adulthood (OUP, 2018).

Part I. Theories and Methods from a Life Course Perspective
1: Feliciano Villar, Rodrigo Serrat, and Michael W. Pratt: Theory and Methods in Recent Research on Generativity Across Adulthood
2: Feliciano Villar: Narrative Identity and Generativity
3: Jenni Menon Mariano and Heather L. Lawford: Distinguishing Purpose and Generativity in Youth
4: Heather L. Lawford and Shmuel Shulman: Emergence and Development of Generativity in Early Adulthood
5: Feliciano Villar and Juan José Zacarés: Generativity and Ego Integrity in Later Life
Part II. Vocation and Generativity
6: Harvey L. Krahn, Nancy L. Galambos, and Matthew D. Johnson: Work, Retirement, and Generativity over the Lifespan
7: Jasmeen Sidhu, Jessica Riddell, and Heather L. Lawford: Teaching and Mentoring as a Generative Enterprise
8: Hannes Zacher and Prashant Bordia: Leadership and Generativity in Organization
9: Karima Chacur: Artistic Productivity in Older Adults and Generativity
Part III. Families, Relationships, and Generativity
10: Bill E. Peterson: Parenting and Generativity
11: Montserrat Celdrán: Grandparenting and Generativity
12: Feliciano Villar: Generativity, Care Giving, and Care Receiving in Aging Contexts
13: Heather L. Ramey and Heather L. Lawford: Friendships, Peer Relations, and Generativity
14: Sean P. Mackinnon and Taylor G. Hill: Romantic Relationships, Intimacy, and Generativity
Part IV. Social Institutions and Generativity
15: Hyun Euh and Mark Snyder: Volunteering, Civic Engagement, and Generativity
16: Rodrigo Serrat: Political Participation and Generativity across the Lifespan
17: David C. Dollahite, Loren D. Marks, and Megan Gale: Religious Generativity and Generative Devotion in Families
18: M. Kyle Matsuba, Andrea Mah, and Fanli Jia: Generativity, Environmentalism, and the Political Divide
Part V. Cultural Diversity of Generative Expressions
19: Jan Hofer and Holger Busch: Culture and Generativity
20: Megumi Tabuchi: Older People's Generativity and Perceived Respect in East Asia
21: Verónica Montes de Oca-Zavala and Francisco J. González-Cordero: Generativity, Aging, and Communities in Mexico
22: Jordan P. Lewis: An Exploration of Generativity among Alaska Native Elders: You Become an Elder by Passing on your Knowledge
Part VI. Applied and Policy Implications
23: Tara L. Gruenewald: Generativity, Health, and Wellbeing across the Adult Lifespan
24: Andrés Urrutia, Gastón Moisset de Espanés, César A. Ferrari, and Rodrigo Rapela: Generativity and Stagnation in Adulthood
25: Kate de Medeiros and Polina Ermoshkina: Generativity and the Continuum of Suffering and Flourishing in Later Life
26: Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis and Mariano Sánchez: Intergenerational Programs and Generativity
27: Feliciano Villar and Heather L. Lawford: Education and the Promotion of Generativity throughout Adulthood
28: Feliciano Villar: Active Aging, Social Policy, and Generativity
Part VII. Understanding Generativity in a Lifespan Context
29: Dan P. McAdams: Personal Reflections on Generativity across Adulthood: "What has been generated by love, necessity, or accident"