THEMES

            Autonomy/   Initiative/   Industry/   Identity/
           Shame & Doubt    Guilt    Inferiority  Confusion
 

 AGE

5 year-olds    46%          41.9%       6.4%         0.7%

 
9 year-olds   20.3%        55.7%       19.0%        1.9%
 

12 year-olds  16.1%        26.1%       44.3%        8.2%
 
 

McAdams et al. (1993)

                Scores on a generativity" questionnaire

                                         Age

                          22-27        37-42         67-72

 
Generative commitments     1.62        3.28            3.39

Generative action         26.63        31.55          28.16