This chapter reviews the evolving field of evidence-based couple relationship education
(RE). RE is aimed at helping couples sustain a mutually satisfying, committed relationship. In …

Due to extended transitions to adulthood and declining marital rates, bonds between adults
and parents have grown increasingly salient in individuals' lives. This review organizes …

Loneliness concerns the subjective evaluation that the number of relationships is smaller
than the individual considers desirable or that the intimacy that the individual wishes for has …

Based on evidence drawn from longitudinal fieldwork over three decades, in this study I
unpack the complex connections among the development of intergenerational intimacy, the …

Providing an integrated and thorough representation from current research and
contemporary society, Family Ties and Aging shows how pressing issues of our time—an …

Objectives When identifying older adults who may be at risk of being without necessary
supports, policy makers and scholars tend to focus on those living alone, neglecting …

BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that living arrangements (independent
households of those living alone or as a couple, versus coresident households …

BACKGROUND Child care is widely considered a key issue in confronting demographic
change in Europe today, given its centrality in the labour market participation of parents, and …

Understanding the role of social policies in intergenerational transfers from old to young
people is especially important in times of population aging. This paper focuses on the …

Sharing Lives explores the most important human relationships which last for the longest
period of our lives: those between adult children and their parents. Offering a new reference …