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Intergenerational exchange and mental health in later-life — the case of older Jewish Israelis
Author(s)	H Litwin
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 8, no 3, May 2004
Pages	pp 196-200
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Jewish ; Family relationships ; Parents ; Children [offspring] ; Well being ; Mental health [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Israel.
Annotation	Data from a national sample of 1,799 Jewish Israelis aged 60+ with children were used to identify and examine reciprocal and non-reciprocal exchange patterns in relation to respondents' scores on a 12-item mood scale. Multiple regression analysis controlled for the effects of socio-demographic background, need and intergenerational contact. Unbalanced exchange on the part of the respondents, whether giving more or receiving more, was unrelated to their current mental health. Equal reciprocal exchange was positively associated with mental health, albeit weakly. The positive effect was maintained, despite the negative association of poor health with respondents' mental health and the positive association of income, education and contact with children. The analysis demonstrates that reciprocal intergenerational exchange may be a contributory factor to better mental health in later life, and should be considered as such. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040618207 A
Classmark	TKS: DS:SJ: SR: SS: D:F:5HH: D: 3F: 7H6
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