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How does inquisitiveness matter for generativity and happiness?

Inquisitiveness (curiosity & acceptance to something and someone different) is the main engine for one person to initiate some relation, and the literature has established that maintaining nice relationships with friends, family and general others contributes to generativity and happiness. Howev...

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Aged, 80 and over
Biology and Life Sciences
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Curiosity
Earth Sciences
Engineering and Technology
Experiments
Female
Gender
Happiness
Human relations
Humans
Hypotheses
Intergenerational Relations
Learning
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate statistical analysis
People and Places
Personality
Personality traits
Population density
Psychological aspects
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Questionnaires
Social Sciences
Sociodemographics
Surveys and Questionnaires
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