ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Generativity and Agency: Do Gender and Age Matter?

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Industrial/Organizational Psychology

  • Rachel Sutton
    Wichita State University
  • Meghan Davenport
    Rice University
  • Margaret Beier
    Rice University

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to examine whether there were gender differences in generative and agentic goals. The study found a significant negative relationship between age and agency and an overall positive correlation between agency and generativity. The study showed no gender differences in generativity or agency.

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