What to Know
What Are Generativity and Stagnation?
Key characteristics of generativity include:
These sorts of actions are frequently realized through having andraising children.
Stagnation
Stagnation refers to the failure to find a way to contribute.
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Stagnant individuals may feel disconnected or uninvolved with their community or with society as a whole.
What Contributes to Generativity?
Here are a few to consider.
In many ways, it mirrors theautonomy vs. shame and doubt stageof early childhood.
Pride can occur through parenting, although not all people who produce offspring become supportive and giving parents.
This reflects theinitiative vs. guilt stageseen earlier during childhood.
This stage mirrors theindustry vs. inferiority stageof childhood.
Self-knowledge and self-understandinghave an important place during the latter portion of the generativity vs. stagnation stage.
Consequences of Stagnation
When people fail to achieve generativity, they instead develop a sense of stagnation.
Such feelings can have an impact on how people manage the later years of their lives.
It is important to note that the way people interpret these regrets influences their well-being.
Taking actions such as these can help improve your well-being later in life.
Caring for your children by guiding them through life is an example of generativity.
The basic virtue of generativity vs. stagnation is “care.”
as well as caring for the community or the future generation as a whole.
This could involve learning a new skill or taking on a new hobby.
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