Intergenerational solidarity and intragenerational relations between adult siblings

K Hank, A Steinbach - Social science research, 2018 - Elsevier
Few studies have yet investigated how intergenerational solidarity between parents and
adult children is associated with intragenerational relations between siblings. Theoretically …

Just the two of us? How parents influence adult children's marital quality

C Reczek, H Liu, D Umberson - Journal of Marriage and Family, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We work from a life‐course perspective to explore how relationships with parents affect adult
children's marital quality. We further ask whether the effects of parents on adult children's …

Grandmother—grandchild relationship quality predicts psychological adjustment among youth from divorced families

CE Henderson, B Hayslip Jr… - Journal of Family …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates maternal grandmother—grandchild relationship quality as a predictor
of psychological adjustment among youth from divorced families. Three hundred twenty-four …

Parent–child contact, closeness, and conflict across the transition to adulthood

S Fang, NL Galambos… - Journal of Marriage and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examined whether youth and parent perceptions of parent–child
contact, closeness, and conflict change during the transition to adulthood, and how …

Intergenerational relations across 4 years: Well-being is affected by quality, not by support exchange

EM Merz, C Schuengel, HJ Schulze - The Gerontologist, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: Providing support to an aging parent may pose challenges to adult children but
also provide an opportunity to “give back” to loved ones. The current study investigated …

Trajectories of relationship supportiveness after childbirth: Does marriage matter?

MJ Carlson, AG VanOrman - Social Science Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Relationship quality for married couples typically declines after the birth of a (first) child, as
parenthood brings new identities, stresses, and responsibilities for mothers and fathers. Yet …

Positive and negative emotional feelings and behaviors in mother-daughter ties in late life.

ES Lefkowitz, KL Fingerman - Journal of Family Psychology, 2003 - psycnet.apa.org
Behaviors and emotions during specific visits may reveal the interpersonal processes of
mother-daughter ties, yet most research uses global assessments of these ties. Forty-eight …

Sibling, half sibling, and stepsibling relationships in remarried families

ER Anderson - Monographs of the Society for Research in Child …, 1999 - JSTOR
This longitudinal study examined family relationships and the adjustment of two adolescent
siblings, varying in the degree of biological relatedness, in nonstepfamilies and in stabilized …

The influence of intergenerational relationships on marital quality following the death of a parent in adulthood

JE Stokes - Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Bereavement not only is an individual psychological experience but also has meaningful
social and familial impacts. This article examines how relationship quality with both a …

Friendship and depression among couples in later life: The moderating effects of marital quality

SH Han, K Kim, JA Burr - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The aims of the study were to examine within-person associations between
social interactions with friends (one's own and partner's) and depressive symptoms over …