Effect of generativity on reorganization of time perspective in adulthood

• Project/Area Number: 24530835
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Chuo University
• Principal Investigator: Tsuzuki Manabu 中央大学, 文学部, 教授 (90149477)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: ジェネラティビティ / 時間的展望 / 成人期 / 老年期 / 世代 / 生涯発達 / アイデンティティ / インターネット調査 / 横断的データ / 大人の感覚 / 世代性 / 世代間交流

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examined on the process of reorganizing their time perspective through exchanging activities with people of other generations from the viewpoint of developmental psychology. Empirical data was collected to clarify the influence of the development of generativity on the formation of time perspective. Participants were 10 different age groups, from 20 to 24 years old, 25 to 29 years old, 30 to 34 years old, 35 to 39 years old, 40 to 44 years old, 45 to 49 years old, 50 to 54 years old, 55 to 59 years old, 60 to 64 years old, 65 to 69 years old. Internet survey was conducted for 200 males and 200 females for each group, covering 4,000 in total. Obtained results suggested that developmental relationship between time perspective and generativity ranged from 20 to 60 years old.