Validation of the Generative Motives Scale to Measure Generativity among Mid-Older Grandparent Caregivers in Urban China
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AbstractThe study aims to test the psychometric properties of the Generative Motives Scale (GMS) among mid-older grandparent caregivers in urban China. Multistage cluster random sampling yielded a total of 618 grandparent caregivers (mean age=60.46 years, 74.9% female) of children from nine kindergartens. We used EFA and CFA to determine the factor structure and checked measurement invariance across gender, age, and migration status subgroups. The revised GMS with three subscales of Symbolic Immortality, Feeling Needed, and Meeting Expectations had high reliability (α =0.93) and sufcient validity (measurement invariant in subsamples). Also, migrant grandparent caregivers showed signifcantly lower generative motives scores than locals. Overall, this study contributed to the cross-cultural study of generativity theory and grandparenting practice by validating a reliable instrument on generative motives among mid-older grandparent caregivers in urban China.
Acceptance Date28/09/2023
All Author(s) ListGUO Haoyi, NGAI Steven Sek Yum, SUN Tao
Journal nameJournal of Adult Development
Year2024
Month12
Volume Number31
PublisherSpringer
Pages372 - 382
ISSN1068-0667
eISSN1573-3440
LanguagesEnglish-United Kingdom
KeywordsGenerative motives, Generativity, Grandparent caregivers, Scale validation, Urban China
