Northwestern University, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
J Pers. 2010 Aug 1;78(4):1185-208. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00647.x. Epub 2010 Jun 2.
The study examines the extent to which 2 sets of personality variables-(1) dispositional traits (and their facets) within the Big Five taxonomy and (2) the adult developmental construct of generativity-are associated with psychosocial adaptation in midlife adults (N=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 generations. Multiple regression analyses showed that dispositional traits were more strongly associated with individual well-being than was generativity, but generativity was much more strongly associated with positive 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 competence, achievement striving, dutifulness, altruism, and trust and negatively related to vulnerability, anxiety, depressiveness, and modesty.
本研究考察了两组人格变量与中年成年人（N=128）的心理社会适应之间的关联程度，这两组人格变量分别是：（1）大五人格分类中的特质（及其方面）和（2）成年发展的生成性。生成性被理解为成年人对促进后代福祉的关注和承诺。多元回归分析表明，特质与个体幸福感的关联比生成性更紧密，但生成性与积极的社会参与的关联比特质更紧密。特质和生成性之间的相关性表明，高度有生成性的成年人在外向性和开放性的大多数方面都表现出色。对于其他三个特质，生成性与能力、成就追求、尽责、利他主义和信任的方面呈正相关，与脆弱性、焦虑、抑郁和谦虚的方面呈负相关。
