Generativity vs. Stagnation: Erikson’s Stage and What It Means for Growing Up

Most conversations about Erikson’s stages focus on the early years—the developmental building blocks that shape childhood and adolescence. But one of the framework’s most underappreciated stages belongs to adulthood, and its effects ripple directly into the lives of teenagers in ways that rarely get discussed. Generativity vs. stagnation is Erikson’s seventh psychosocial stage, and while […]