Mothers and daughters maintain strong positive relationships despite interpersonal
tensions. This study examined the ways in which older mothers and their adult daughters …

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 …

Mother–daughter relationships are generally characterized by frequent contact and high
levels of regard. Yet little is known about what mothers and daughters find enjoyable about …

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 …

This study examined daughters' perceptions of continuities and changes in their
relationships with their mothers in midlife. Forty-two middle-aged daughters (M= 49.4 years) …

Using a three-item index of" maternal rapport," perceived relationships to mothers of 171
women ages 35-55 were examined, for the sample as a whole and for six subgroups who …

The purpose of this study was to identify changes and stability in the qualities older women
attribute to their close friendships. Seventy-four older women responded to eleven structured …

This study explored sources of tension in the aging mother-adult daughter relationship. Forty-
eight dyads of healthy mothers over the age of 70 years (mean age= 76 years) and their …

Personal interviews were conducted with 400 elderly Anglo, Los Angeles County women to
identify factors contributing to mother's satisfaction with filial relationships. Variables …

ìAs far as I am aware, there is no other scholarly book on adult mother/daughter
relationships, particularly one that incorporates data from pairs of mothers and daughters... I …