ABSTRACT Recently, there has been increasing interest in understanding generativity, defined as concern for future generations as a legacy of the self, in adolescence and young adulthood. In Erikson’s model of psychosocial development, generativity was the seventh task following identity and intimacy. Although studies to date have found links between early generative concern and identity and intimacy, few studies have examined these associations simultaneously. An examination of the unique and shared relevance of identity and intimacy to early generativity would further our understanding of Erikson’s model of psychosocial development. In this study, we report on a cross-sectional study of adolescents (N = 160) and young adults (N = 237) who completed measures of generative concern, identity style, and intimacy (represented as caregiving behaviors with friends). Results indicate that both identity and, to a lesser extent, caregiving were relevant to early generativity, with no differences between samples. These findings further support Erikson’s original theory establishing links between generativity, identity, and intimacy.

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青春期和青年时期的身份、亲密和生成能力：社会心理模型的测试

摘要 最近，人们对理解生成性越来越感兴趣，生成性被定义为对后代的关注，作为自我的遗产，在青春期和年轻的成年期。在埃里克森的社会心理发展模型中，生成性是继身份和亲密关系之后的第七项任务。尽管迄今为止的研究已经发现早期生成性关注与身份和亲密之间的联系，但很少有研究同时检查这些关联。对身份和亲密关系与早期生成的独特和共享相关性的检查将进一步我们对埃里克森心理社会发展模型的理解。在这项研究中，我们报告了一项对青少年（N = 160）和年轻人（N = 237）的横断面研究，他们完成了生成性关注、身份风格、和亲密（表现为与朋友的照顾行为）。结果表明，身份和在较小程度上的照顾都与早期生育有关，样本之间没有差异。这些发现进一步支持了埃里克森的原创理论，即在生成性、身份和亲密性之间建立联系。