This review article examines what is known about estrangement between parents and adult
children in terms of definition, prevalence, causes, and consequences. Estrangement has …

Objective To analyze the prevalence and predictors of children's estrangement from
noncoresident biological mothers and fathers during young and middle adulthood …

Objective To provide nationally representative estimates of parent–adult child estrangement.
Background Population‐level research on parent–adult child estrangement is needed to …

Family estrangement, a communication cut-off between family members, remains a
neglected topic in the research literature. The purpose of the present study was to establish …

Whereas interest in adult sibling relationships has been growing, we are not aware of any
quantitative studies focusing on sibling estrangement (that is, lack of contact or emotional …

Objective The aim was (a) to assess the association between family estrangement and
psychological well‐being in adulthood,(b) to investigate potential differences in this …

A growing body of empirical research suggests that estrangement in interpersonal
relationships is common, painful, and often bewildering. Unfortunately, to date there has …

While the theories and methods used to investigate estranged family relationships vary,
most frame estranged family relationships as negative, inherently conflictual, and the result …

Background Appropriate relationships in society are shaped based on healthy and intimate
rapports in families. Therefore, more proper relationships in the family lead to a better family …