Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials: Are Strengths Decreasing?
How do these groups view their best personal qualities? We found remarkable consistency across the generations in terms of character strengths identity. We also found some interesting differences among the generations.
Generations examined across the following birth years
• Traditionalists (aka, “Silents,” born between 1925-1946)
• Baby Boomers (born between 1947-1964)
• Generation X (born between 1965-1980)
• Millennials (aka, “Gen Y,” born between 1981-2000)
What are the strengths that uniquely characterize your generation? Or your parent’s generation?
• Love appeared in the top 5 of only one generation – Gen X.
• Humor appeared in the top 5 of only Millennials.
• Traditionalists were uniquely high in both Curiosity and Love of Learning compared to all the others.
• Gratitude was a top 5 strength for both Traditionalists and Boomers.
• Teamwork and Hope were highest among Millennials.
From generation to generation, scores for Curiosity, Love of Learning, Gratitude, Appreciation of Beauty/Excellence, and Forgiveness all steadily decreased!
The diminishment of Forgiveness (link is external)raises some concerns. What does it mean for society if we are more susceptible to holding grudges?
Humor (link is external)was the only strength to steadily and consistently increase from generation to generation in both raw score and rank-order. This is where social media supports us. Humor can be wonderfully expressed through the communication of videos, stories, and images with silly and funny twists. It is a constant stream of engagement and joy for those who are plugged in.
Humor brings smiles and laughter and is a lubricant for positive social relationships. This, coupled with the consistently high strengths of kindness and fairness, two strengths that are “other-oriented” in nature, bodes well for connecting with others and building relationships. After all, many scientists now view the building of positive relationships as the most important pathway for greater well-being.
Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials: Are Strengths Decreasing?How do these groups view their best personal qualities? We found remarkable consistency across the generations in terms of character strengths identity. We also found some interesting differences among the generations.Generations examined across the following birth years• Traditionalists (aka, “Silents,” born between 1925-1946)• Baby Boomers (born between 1947-1964)• Generation X (born between 1965-1980)• Millennials (aka, “Gen Y,” born between 1981-2000)What are the strengths that uniquely characterize your generation? Or your parent’s generation?• Love appeared in the top 5 of only one generation – Gen X.• Humor appeared in the top 5 of only Millennials.• Traditionalists were uniquely high in both Curiosity and Love of Learning compared to all the others.• Gratitude was a top 5 strength for both Traditionalists and Boomers.• Teamwork and Hope were highest among Millennials.From generation to generation, scores for Curiosity, Love of Learning, Gratitude, Appreciation of Beauty/Excellence, and Forgiveness all steadily decreased! The diminishment of Forgiveness (link is external)raises some concerns. What does it mean for society if we are more susceptible to holding grudges? Humor (link is external)was the only strength to steadily and consistently increase from generation to generation in both raw score and rank-order. This is where social media supports us. Humor can be wonderfully expressed through the communication of videos, stories, and images with silly and funny twists. It is a constant stream of engagement and joy for those who are plugged in.Humor brings smiles and laughter and is a lubricant for positive social relationships. This, coupled with the consistently high strengths of kindness and fairness, two strengths that are “other-oriented” in nature, bodes well for connecting with others and building relationships. After all, many scientists now view the building of positive relationships as the most important pathway for greater well-being.
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