generativity
English edit
Etymology edit
generative + -ity. In the psychology sense coined by psychoanalyst Erik Erikson in 1950.
Noun edit
generativity (countable and uncountable, plural generativities)
- The ability to create or reproduce.
- (developmental psychology) The ability to transcend personal interests to provide care and concern for younger and older generations.
- Coordinate term: stagnation
- 1995, Marc H. Bornstein, editor, Handbook of Parenting, volume 2, →ISBN:
- Most broadly, Erikson (1975) considers generativity to mean any caring activity that contributes to the spirit of future generations, such as the generation of new or more mature persons, products, ideas, or works of art.