Unresolved issues in adult children's marital relationships involving intergenerational problems

Family Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-153

  Beaton, John M ^a   Norris, Joan E ^a   Pratt, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conflict; Grandparents; Intergenerational relationships; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038673593     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2003.00143.x     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Bengtson, V. L. (1996). Continuities and discontinuities in intergenerational relationships over time. In V. L. Bengtson (Ed.), Adulthood and aging: Research on continuities and discontinuities (pp. 271-303). New York: Springer.
2. Bengtson, V. L., Giarusso, R., Mabry, J. B., & Silverstein, M. (2002). Solidarity, conflict, and ambivalence: Complementary or competing perspectives on intergenerational relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 568-576.
3. Bengtson, V. L., & Roberts, R. E. L. (1991). Intergenerational solidarity in aging families: An example of formal theory construction. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 856-870.
4. Bengtson, V. L., Rosenthal. C., & Burton, L. (1996). Paradoxes of families and aging. In R. Binstock & L. George (Eds.), Handbook of aging and the social sciences (pp. 253-282). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
5. Boss, P. (1988). Family stress management: A contextual approach. (1st ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
6. Boss, P. (2001). Family stress management: A contextual approach. (2nd ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
7. Boss, P., & Kaplan, L. (2000, November). Ambiguous loss and ambivalence in relationships between adult children and elderly parents. Paper presented at the National Council of Family Relations Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
8. Chodorow, N. (1978). The reproduction of mothering: Psychoanalysis and the sociology of gender. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
9. Clarke, E. J., Preston, M., Raksin, J., & Bengtson, V. L. (1999). Types of conflicts and tensions between older parents and adult children. The Gerontologist, 39, 261-270.
10. Connidis, I. A., & McMullin, J. A. (2002). Sociological ambivalence and family ties: A critical perspective. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 558-567.
11. Curran, S. R. (2002). Agency, accountability, and embedded relations: "What's love got to do with it?" Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 577-584.
12. Emery, R. E. (1992). Family conflicts and their developmental implications: A conceptual analysis of meanings for the structure of relationships. In C. Shantz & W. Hartup (Eds.), Conflict in child and adolescent development (pp. 270-300). New York: Cambridge University Press.
13. Fingerman, K. L. (1997). Aging mothers' and adult daughters' retrospective ratings of conflict in their past relationships. Current Psychology: Developmental Learning, Personality, Social, 16, 131-154.
14. Fingerman, K. L. (1998). Tight lips?: Aging mothers' and adult daughters' responses to interpersonal tensions in their relationships. Personal Relationship, 5, 121-138.
15. Fingerman, K. L. (2000). Aging mothers and their daughters: A study in mixed emotions. New York: Springer.
16. Gilligan, C. (1982). In a different voice. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
17. Glaser, B., & Strauss, A. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
18. Gottman, J. M. (1994). What predicts divorce: The relationship between marital processes and marital outcomes. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
19. Gottman, J. M. (1999). Rebound from marital conflict and divorce prediction. Family Process, 38, 287-292.
20. Hagestad, G. O. (1987a). Able elderly in the family context: Changes, chances, and challenges. Gerontologist, 27, 417-422.
21. Hagestad, G. O. (1987b). Parent-child relations in later life: Trends and gaps in past research. In J. Lancaster, J. Altmann, A. Rossi, L., & L. Sherrod (Eds.), Parenting across the life span: Biosocial dimensions (pp. 405-435). New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
22. Lawton, L., Silverstein, M., & Bengtson, V. L. (1994). Solidarity between generations in families. In V. L. Bengtson & R. A. Harootyan (Eds.), Intergen-erational linkages: Hidden connections in American society (pp. 19-43). New York: Springer.
23. Lehr, U. (1984). The role of women in the family generation context. In V. Garms-Homolova, E. M. Horing, & D. Schaeffer (Eds.), Intergenerational relationships (pp. 125-132). Gottingen, Germany: Hogrefe.
24. Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
25. Luescher, K. (2002). Intergenrational ambivalence: Further steps in theory and research. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 585-593.
26. Luescher, K., & Pillemer, K. (1998). Intergenerational ambivalence: A new approach to the study of parent-child relations in later life. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60, 413-425.
27. Mancini, J. A., & Blieszner, R. (1989). Aging parents and adult children: Research themes in intergenerational relations. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51, 275-290.
28. Norris, J. E., & Tindale, J. A. (1994). Among generations: The cycle of adult relationships. San Francisco: Freeman.
29. Putney, N. M., & Bengtson, V. L. (2001). Families, intergenerational relationships, and kinkeeping in midlife. In M. Lachman (Ed.), Handbook of midlife development (pp. 528-571). New York: Wiley.
30. Robertson, J. F. (1995). Grandparenting in an era of rapid change. In R. Blieszner & V. H. Bedford (Eds.), Handbook of aging and the family (pp. 243-261). Westport, CT Greenwood Press.
31. Rossi, A. S., & Rossi, P. H. (1990). Of human bonding: Parent-child relations across the life course. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
32. Rossi, A. S., & Rossi, P. H. (1991). Normative obligations and parent-child help exchange across the life course. In K. Pillemer & K. McCartney (Eds.), Parent-child relations throughout life (pp. 201-225). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
33. Silverstein, M., & Bengtson, V. L. (1997). Intergenerational solidarity and the structure of adult child-parent relationships in American families. American Journal of Sociology, 103, 429-460.
34. Straus, M. A. (1979). Measuring intrafamily conflict and violence: The conflict tactics scales. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 41, 75-88.
35. Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1998). Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
36. Suitor, J. J., & Pillemer, K. (1988). Explaining conflict when adult children and their elderly parents live together. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 1037-1047.
37. Suitor, J. J., Pillemer, K., Keeton, S., & Robison, J. (1995). Aged parents and aging children: Determinants of relationship quality. In R. Blieszner & V. H. Bedford (Eds.). Handbook of aging and the family (pp. 223-242). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
38. Thompson, M. M., & Holmes, J. G. (1996). Ambivalence in close relationships: Conflicted cognitions as a catalyst for change. In R. M. Sorrentin & E. T. Higgins (Eds.), Handbook of motivation and cognition: The interpersonal context (pp. 497-530). Houston, TX: Guilford Press.
39. Uhlenberg, P., & Kirby, J. B. (1998). Grandparenthood overtime: Historical and demographic trends. In M. E. Szinocacz (Ed.), Handbook on grandparenthood (pp. 23-39). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
40. Umberson, D. (1992). Relationships between adult children and their parents: Psychological consequences for both generations. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 54, 664-674.