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Patterns of intergenerational exchange and mental health
Author(s)	Adam Davey, David J Eggebeen
Journal title	The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 53B, no 2, March 1998
Pages	pp P86-P95
Keywords	Family relationships ; Parents ; Children [offspring] ; Well being ; United States of America.
Annotation	Past research on intergenerational exchanges suggests that parents and adult children remain vitally involved in supportive exchanges in later life. What has not been examined is the long-term importance of patterns of intergenerational exchange for individual mental health and well-being. Using data drawn from the two waves of the US National Survey of Families and Households on adults aged 50 years and older, this study tested hypotheses derived from three theoretical explanations of the relationship between exchange patterns and psychological well-being. Findings revealed strong evidence for the importance of contingent exchanges between parents and adult children in promoting older adults' psychological well-being. Whereas receiving contingent exchange has positive consequences, non-contingent giving can have negative consequences around specific transitions in the lives of parents and children. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980602402 A
Classmark	DS:SJ: SR: SS: D:F:5HH: 7T
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