In this chapter, I take on the subject of attachments in middle adulthood and later life in the
context of normative adult developmental transitions and challenges. Themes that loom …

Our basic premise remains the same—communication processes create and reflect family
systems and family identity. Relying on a range of theoretical perspectives, we examine the …

Research on divorce has found that adolescents' feelings of being caught between parents
are linked to internalizing problems and weak parent‐child relationships. The present study …

This study examines age differences in exposure and reactivity to interpersonal tensions.
The data are from the National Study of Daily Experiences in which participants ages 25 to …

This study examines age and gender differences in descriptions of emotional reactions and
reports of the intensity and duration of those emotional responses to interpersonal tensions …

An experimental study examined the effect of intergenerational contact and stereotype threat
on older people's cognitive performance, anxiety, intergroup bias, and identification …

Interest in applying the concept of ambivalence to the study of intergenerational relations
has increased in recent years. However, few empirical studies of this issue have been …

Individuals of various ages may react in different ways when they are upset with their social
partners. This study examines age group differences in descriptions of behavioral reactions …

Tensions are normative in the parent and adult child relationship, but there is little research
on the topics that cause the most tension or whether tensions are associated with overall …

Objectives Age differences in the exposure to minor hassles in daily life have been
postulated by socioemotional selectivity theory and reported by previous research, with …