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The Impact of Generativity on Maintaining Higher-Level Functional Capacity of Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study in Japan

Generativity is defined as an individual’s concern for and actions dedicated toward the well-being of others, especially youth and subsequent generations. It is a key stage of psychological development from midlife to older age and can be a guiding concept for promoting engagement of older adults in...

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Autores principales: Nonaka, Kumiko, Murayama, Hiroshi, Murayama, Yoh, Murayama, Sachiko, Kuraoka, Masataka, Nemoto, Yuta, Kobayashi, Erika, Fujiwara, Yoshinori
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297619
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116015
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author Nonaka, Kumiko
Murayama, Hiroshi
Murayama, Yoh
Murayama, Sachiko
Kuraoka, Masataka
Nemoto, Yuta
Kobayashi, Erika
Fujiwara, Yoshinori
author_facet Nonaka, Kumiko
Murayama, Hiroshi
Murayama, Yoh
Murayama, Sachiko
Kuraoka, Masataka
Nemoto, Yuta
Kobayashi, Erika
Fujiwara, Yoshinori
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description Generativity is defined as an individual’s concern for and actions dedicated toward the well-being of others, especially youth and subsequent generations. It is a key stage of psychological development from midlife to older age and can be a guiding concept for promoting engagement of older adults in productive and contributive activities, which benefit their well-being. This study examined the longitudinal association between generativity and higher-level functional capacity (HLFC) decline in older Japanese adults. The two-year longitudinal data of 879 older adults aged 65–84 years were analyzed. Participants’ HLFC and generativity were assessed using the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Index of Competence and the Revised Japanese version of the Generativity Scale, respectively. The binary logistic regression analysis results showed that a higher generativity score was negatively associated with HLFC decline, indicating that generativity effectively prevents HLFC decline over 2 years. On adding the interaction term between generativity and sex to examine whether the protective effect of generativity differed by sex, we found that generativity was especially effective in protecting the HLFC decline in men with higher generativity. The study results highlight the importance of promoting engagement of older adults in generative activities to maintain their HLFC.
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spelling pubmed-102523392023-06-10 The Impact of Generativity on Maintaining Higher-Level Functional Capacity of Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study in Japan Nonaka, Kumiko Murayama, Hiroshi Murayama, Yoh Murayama, Sachiko Kuraoka, Masataka Nemoto, Yuta Kobayashi, Erika Fujiwara, Yoshinori Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Generativity is defined as an individual’s concern for and actions dedicated toward the well-being of others, especially youth and subsequent generations. It is a key stage of psychological development from midlife to older age and can be a guiding concept for promoting engagement of older adults in productive and contributive activities, which benefit their well-being. This study examined the longitudinal association between generativity and higher-level functional capacity (HLFC) decline in older Japanese adults. The two-year longitudinal data of 879 older adults aged 65–84 years were analyzed. Participants’ HLFC and generativity were assessed using the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Index of Competence and the Revised Japanese version of the Generativity Scale, respectively. The binary logistic regression analysis results showed that a higher generativity score was negatively associated with HLFC decline, indicating that generativity effectively prevents HLFC decline over 2 years. On adding the interaction term between generativity and sex to examine whether the protective effect of generativity differed by sex, we found that generativity was especially effective in protecting the HLFC decline in men with higher generativity. The study results highlight the importance of promoting engagement of older adults in generative activities to maintain their HLFC. MDPI 2023-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC10252339/ /pubmed/37297619 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116015 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Nonaka, Kumiko
Murayama, Hiroshi
Murayama, Yoh
Murayama, Sachiko
Kuraoka, Masataka
Nemoto, Yuta
Kobayashi, Erika
Fujiwara, Yoshinori
The Impact of Generativity on Maintaining Higher-Level Functional Capacity of Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study in Japan
title The Impact of Generativity on Maintaining Higher-Level Functional Capacity of Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study in Japan
title_full The Impact of Generativity on Maintaining Higher-Level Functional Capacity of Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study in Japan
title_fullStr The Impact of Generativity on Maintaining Higher-Level Functional Capacity of Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study in Japan
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Generativity on Maintaining Higher-Level Functional Capacity of Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study in Japan
title_short The Impact of Generativity on Maintaining Higher-Level Functional Capacity of Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study in Japan
title_sort impact of generativity on maintaining higher-level functional capacity of older adults: a longitudinal study in japan
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297619
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116015
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