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Ambivalent relationship qualities between adults and their parents
— implications for the well-being of both parties | | Author(s) | Karen L Fingerman, Lindsay Pitzer, Eva S Lefkowitz |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 63B, no 6, November 2008 |
| Pages | pp P362-P371 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Children [offspring] ; Parents ; Quality ; Personal relationships ; Well being ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Data from the US Adult Family Study were used to consider whether intergenerational ambivalence has implications for each party's psychological well-being and physical health. Participants included 155 families (n=474) with a mother, a father and a son or daughter aged 22-49. Actor-partner interaction models revealed that parents and offspring who self-reported greater ambivalence showed poorer psychological well-being. Partner reports of ambivalence were associated with poorer health. When fathers reported greater ambivalence, offspring reported poorer physical health. When grown children reported greater ambivalence, mothers reported poorer physical health. Fathers and offspring who scored lower in neuroticism showed stronger associations between ambivalence and well-being. Findings suggest that parents or offspring may experience greater ambivalence when the other party is in poorer health, and that personality moderates associations between relationship qualities and well-being. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090605221 A |
| Classmark | SS: SR: 59: DS: D:F:5HH: 3F: 7T |
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