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Almeida, D. M., McDonald, D. A., Havens, J., & Schervish, P. (2001). Temporal patterns in social responsibility. In A. Rossi (Ed.), Caring and doing for others: Social responsibility in the domains of family, work, and community (pp. 135-156). Chicago, IL, US: University of Chicago Press.
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An, J.S., & Cooney, T.M. (2006). Psychological well-being in mid to late life: The role of generativity development and parent-child relationshps across the lifespan. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 30(5), 410-421.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1177/0165025406071489

Choi, N., & Jing-Ann Chou, R. (2010). Time and money volunteering among older adults: The relationship between past and current volunteering and correlates of change and stability. Ageing and Society, 30(4), 559-581.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1017/S0144686X0999064X

Choi, N., & Kim, J. (2011). The effect of time volunteering and charitable donations in later life on psychological wellbeing. Ageing and Society, 31(4), 590-611.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1017/S0144686X10001224

Colby, A., Sippola, L., & Phelps, E. (2001). Social responsibility and paid work in contemporary American life. In A. Rossi (Ed.), Caring and doing for others: Social responsibility in the domains of family, work, and community (pp. 463-501). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Einolf, C. (2013). Daily spiritual experiences and prosocial behavior. Social Indicators Research, 110(1), 71-87.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1007/s11205-011-9917-3

Einolf, C. J. (2010). Does extensivity form part of the altruistic personality? An empirical test of Oliner and Oliner's theory. Social Science Research, 39(1), 142-151.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.02.003

Einolf, C. J. (2009). Will the boomers volunteer during retirement? Comparing the baby boom, silent, and long civic cohorts. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 38(2), 181-199.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1177/0899764008315182

Einolf, C. J. (2011). Gender differences in the correlates of volunteering and charitable giving. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 40(6), 1092-1112.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1177/0899764010385949

Einolf, C. J. (2011). The link between religion and helping others: The role of values, ideas, and language. Sociology of Religion, 72(4), 435-455.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1093/socrel/srr017

Einolf, C. J. (2014). Stability and change in generative concern: Evidence from a longitudinal survey. Journal of Research in Personality, 51, 54-61.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.jrp.2014.04.003

Fassbender, K., Wiebe, A., & Bates, T. C. (2019). Physical and cultural inheritance enhance agency, but what are the origins of this concern to establish a legacy? A nationally-representative twin study of Erikson's concept of generativity. Behavior Genetics, 49(2), 244-257.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1007/s10519-018-9943-x

Fleeson, W. (2001). Judgments of one's own overall contribution to the welfare of others: Life-course trajectories and predictors. In A. S. Rossi (Ed.), Caring and Doing for Others: Social Responsibility in the Domains of Family, Work, and Community (pp. 75-96). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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Frazier, P.A., & Kaler, M.E. (2006). Assessing the validity of self-reported stress-related growth. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(5, Special Issue: Benefit Finding), 859-869.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.859

Fujiwara, T. (2009). Is altruistic behavior associated with major depression onset? PLoS One, 4(2), Article e4557.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0004557

Fujiwara, T., & Kawachi, I. (2008). A prospective study of individual-level social capital and major depression in the United States. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 62, 627-633.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1136/jech.2007.064261

Fujiwara, T., & Kawachi, I. (2008). Social capital and health. A study of adult twins in the U.S. American journal of preventive medicine, 35(2), 139-144.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.04.015

Fujiwara, T., & Lee, C. (2008). Association of parental psychiatric morbidity with their altruistic behaviors and sense of obligation to children in the United States. Clinical Medicine: Psychiatry, 2008(1), 25-35.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.4137/CMPsy.S883

Fujiwara, T., & Lee, C.K. (2008). The impact of altruistic behaviors for children and grandchildren on major depression among parents and grandparents in the United States: A prospective study. Journal of Affective disorders, 107, 29-36.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2007.08.016

Fujiwara, T., & Ryff, C. D. (2018). Social capital, altruistic behavior, and mental health. In C. D. Ryff & R. F. Krueger (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of integrative health science. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Fujiwara, Takeo (2007). The role of altruistic behavior in generalized anxiety disorder and major depression among adults in the United States. Journal of Affective Disorders, 101(1-3), pp. 219-225.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2006.11.024

Greenfield, E. A. (2009). Felt obligation to help others as a protective factor against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline in middle and later life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 64B(6), 723-732.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1093/geronb/gbp074

Greenfield, E. A., & Marks, N. (2004). Formal volunteering as a protective factor for older adults' psychological well-being. Journals of Gerontology: Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 59B(5), S258-S264.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1093/geronb/59.5.S258

Grossman, M. R., & Gruenewald, T. L. (2017). Caregiving and perceived generativity: A positive and protective aspect of providing care? Clinical Gerontologist, 40(5), 435-447.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1080/07317115.2017.1317686

Gruenewald, T. L., Liao, D. H., & Seeman, T. E. (2012). Contributing to others, contributing to oneself: Perceptions of generativity and health in later life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 67(6), 660-665.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1093/geronb/gbs034

Hart, D., Southerland, N., & Atkins, R. (2002). Community service and adult development. In J. Demick & C. Andreoletti (Eds.), Handbook of Adult Development (pp. 585-597). New York: Springer US.

Hartanto, A., Yee-Man Lau, I., & Yong, J. C. (2020). Culture moderates the link between perceived obligation and biological health risk: Evidence of culturally distinct pathways for positive health outcomes. Social Science & Medicine, 244, Article 112644.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112644

Homan, K. J., Greenberg, J. S., & Mailick, M. R. (2020). Generativity and well-being of midlife and aging parents with children with developmental or mental health problems. Research on Aging, 42(3-4), 95-104.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1177/0164027519884759

Hughes, D. L. (2001). Cultural and contextual correlates of obligation to family and community among urban black and latino adults. In A. S. Rossi (Ed.), Caring and doing for others: Social responsibility in the domains of family, work, and community (pp. 179-224). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Kessler, R. C., Gilman, S. E., Thornton, L. M., & Kendler, K. S. (2004). Health, well-being, and social responsibility in the MIDUS twin and sibling subsamples. In O. G. Brim, C. D. Ryff, & R. C. Kessler (Eds.), How healthy are we?: A national study of well-being at midlife (pp. 124-152). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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Keyes, C. L. M., & Ryff, C. D. (1998). Generativity in adult lives: Social structural contours and quality of life consequences. In D. P. McAdams & E. de St. Aubin (Eds.), Generativity and adult development: How and why we care for the next generation (pp. 227-263). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1037/10288-007

Markus, H. R., Plaut, V. C., & Lachman, M. E. (2004). Well-being in America: Core features and regional patterns. In O. G. Brim, C. D. Ryff & R. C. Kessler (Eds.), How healthy are we?: A national study of well-being at midlife (pp. 614-650). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Marshall, G., & Taniguchi, H. (2012). Good jobs, good deeds: The gender-specific influences of job characteristics on volunteering. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations, 23(1), 213-235.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1007/s11266-011-9188-2

Newman, K. S. (2001). Local caring: Social capital and social responsibility in New York's minority neighborhoods. In A. Rossi (Ed.), Caring and doing for others: Social responsibility in the domains of family, work, and community (pp. 157-177). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Plaut, V. C., Markus, H. R., & Lachman, M. E. (2002). Place matters: Consensual features and regional variation in American well-being and self. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(1), 160-184.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.83.1.160

Rossi, A. S. (2004). Social responsibility to family and community. In O.G. Brim, C.D. Ryff, & R.C. Kessler (Eds.), How healthy are we?: A national study of well-being at midlife (pp. 550-585). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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Rossi, A. S. (2001). Domains and dimensions of social responsibility: A sociodemographic profile. In A.S. Rossi (Ed.), Caring and doing for others: Social responsibility in the domains of family, work, and community (pp. 97-134). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Rossi, A. S. (2001). Developmental roots of adult social responsibility. In A.S. Rossi (Ed.), Caring and doing for others: Social responsibility in the domains of family, work, and community (pp. 227-320). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Rossi, A. S. (2001). The impact of family problems on social responsibility. In A.S. Rossi (Ed.), Caring and doing for others: Social responsibility in the domains of family, work, and community (pp. 321-347). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Rossi, A. S. (2001). The interplay between work and family and its impact on community service. In A.S. Rossi (Ed.), Caring and doing for others: Social responsibility in the domains of family, work, and community (pp. 427-462). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Rothrauff, T., & Cooney, T. M. (2008). The role of generativity in psychological well-being: Does it differ for childless adults and parents? Journal of Adult Development, 15(3), 148-159.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1007/s10804-008-9046-7

Ryff, C. D., & Kim, E. S. (2020). Extending research linking purpose in life to health: The challenges of inequality, the potential of the arts, and the imperative of virtue. In A. L. Burrow & P. Hill (Eds.), The ecology of purposeful living across the lifespan (pp. 29-58). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-52078-6_3

Schnittker, J., & Behrman, J. R. (2012). Learning to do well or learning to do good? Estimating the effects of schooling on civic engagement, social cohesion, and labor market outcomes in the presence of endowments. Social Science Research, 41(2), 306-320.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.11.010

Serrat, R., Villar, F., Pratt, M. W., & Stukas, A. A. (2018). On the quality of adjustment to retirement: The longitudinal role of personality traits and generativity. Journal of Personality, 86(3), 435-449.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1111/jopy.12326

Siahpush, M., Tibbits, M., Maloney, S., Johansson, P., Grimm, B., Nguyen, M., Soliman, G. A., Wani, R. J., & Singh, G. K (2020). Smoking households give less to charity. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 49(3), 589-610.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1177/0899764019883950

Son, J., & Wilson, J. (2010). Genetic variation in volunteerism. Sociological Quarterly, 51(1), 46-64.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1111/j.1533-8525.2009.01167.x

Son, J., & Wilson, J. (2011). Generativity and volunteering. Sociological Forum, 26(3), 644-667.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1111/j.1573-7861.2011.01266.x

Son, J., & Wilson, J. (2012). Volunteer work and hedonic, eudemonic, and social well-being. Sociological Forum, 27(3), 658-681.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1111/j.1573-7861.2012.01340.x

Son, J., & Wilson, J. (2012). Using normative theory to explain the effect of religion and education on volunteering. Sociological Perspectives, 55(3), 474-499.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1525/sop.2012.55.3.473

Stark, E., & Poppler, P. (2017). Gray, idiosyncratic, and generative: Fathoming the new old workforce. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 17(6), 10-24.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.33423/jop.v17i6.1509

Taniguchi, H. (2006). Men's and women's volunteering: Gender differences in the effects of employment and family characteristics. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 35(1), 83-101.
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Taniguchi, H., & Thomas, L. (2011). The influences of religious attitudes on volunteering. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations, 22(2), 335-355.
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View publication via DOI: DOI:10.1007/s11266-010-9158-0

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