Theory and research on intergenerational relations emphasize the salient role that mothers
and their adult children play in one another's lives. However, little is known about how …

Drawing from theories of affect, role strain and stress processes, we studied the impact of
raising grandchildren on older mothers' relationships with the adult offspring whose children …

Objectives Our goal was to extend research on within-family differences in mother–child
relations in later life by focusing on 2 social structural characteristics of mothers and …

In the midst of health care crises involving older mothers and their adult daughters, health
care professionals must attend to the significance of past roles and relationships of aging …

Relationships with parents have significant implications for well‐being throughout the
lifespan. At midlife, these ties are situated within both developmental and family contexts that …

Objective This article examines the transmission of older women's relationship quality with
their mothers and fathers to their relationship quality with their own adult children in midlife …

Relationships with children are important for parents' psychological well-being, yet limited
research addresses whether and how relationships with adult children matter for aging …

This article explores whether understanding of the effects of children's problems on older
parents' well-being can be advanced by exploring differences in parent–child relationships …

Women are more involved in family ties than men, but these differences may vary across
generations as gender roles have shifted. We know little about gender patterns across …

Objectives Drawing on the intergenerational solidarity framework and life course
perspective, the authors assessed how mother-child closeness across different life stages is …