Stage Seven (Middle adulthood):
Generativity
versus
Stagnation
–
Middle Adulthood: 40
-
60 yrs. Financially
secured, well rounded in experience. Those
who fully fulfilled will start to give back.
–
Generativity
: Interest in guiding the next
generation, giving back. Be a mentor.
–
Stagnation
: When one is only concerned with
one’s own needs and comforts because the
earlier stages were not fulfilled.