The Creative Benefits Scale: Connecting Generativity to Life Satisfaction

被引:19
作者
Adams-Price, Carolyn E. [1 ,2 ]
Nadorff, Danielle K. [1 ]
Morse, Linda W. [2 ]
Davis, Katherine T. [2 ]
Stearns, Melanie A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Mississippi State Univ, Dept Psychol, POB 6161, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA
[2] Mississippi State Univ, Natl Strateg Planning & Anal Res Ctr, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA
关键词
aging; creativity; generativity; leisure activity; life satisfaction; ERIKSONS ADULT STAGE; OLDER-ADULTS; SERIOUS LEISURE; FIT INDEXES; HEALTH; IMPACT; ARTS; MODEL; AGE;
D O I
10.1177/0091415017699939
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Long-term participation in creative activities has benefits for middle-aged and older people that may improve their adaptation to later life. We first investigated the factor structure of the Creative Benefits Scale and then used it to construct a model to help explain the connection between generativity and life satisfaction in adults who participated in creative hobbies. Participants included 546 adults between the ages of 40 and 88 (Mean=58.30 years) who completed measures of life satisfaction, generativity, and the Creative Benefits Scale with its factors of Identity, Calming, Spirituality, and Recognition. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the connection of age with life satisfaction in older adults and to explore the effects of creativity on this relation. The proposed model of life satisfaction, incorporating age, creativity, and generativity, fit the data well, indicating that creativity may help explain the link between the generativity and life satisfaction.
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页码:242 / 265
页数:24
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