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The Creative Benefits Scale: Connecting Generativity to Life Satisfaction
Carolyn E Adams-Price1,2, Danielle K Nadorff1, Linda W Morse2
11 Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, MS, USA.
International Journal of Aging & Human Development
|March 30, 2017
Summary
Engaging in creative activities benefits middle-aged and older adults, enhancing their adaptation to later life. Creativity helps explain the link between generativity and life satisfaction in adults.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Gerontology
- Sociology
Background:
- Long-term engagement in creative activities offers benefits for middle-aged and older adults.
- These benefits may enhance adaptation to later life stages.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the factor structure of the Creative Benefits Scale.
- To construct a model explaining the link between generativity and life satisfaction in adults participating in creative hobbies.
Main Methods:
- The study involved 546 adults aged 40-88 (mean age 58.30).
- Participants completed measures of life satisfaction, generativity, and the Creative Benefits Scale (factors: Identity, Calming, Spirituality, Recognition).
- Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze relationships.
Main Results:
- The factor structure of the Creative Benefits Scale was examined.
- A model incorporating age, creativity, and generativity demonstrated a good fit with the data.
- Creativity was found to potentially mediate the relationship between generativity and life satisfaction.
Conclusions:
- Creative activities contribute to psychological well-being in older adults.
- Creativity plays a role in the relationship between generativity and life satisfaction.
- The findings suggest creativity is a significant factor in successful aging.
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