When parents matter to their adult children: Filial reliance associated with parents' depressive symptoms

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Byers, Amy L ^a,b,c   Levy, Becca R ^b   Allore, Heather G ^b   Bruce, Martha L ^a   Kasl, Stanislav V ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c The Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Intergenerational; Mental health; Parent adult child relationship; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RANDOMIZATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 41649117597     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.1.P33     Document Type: Article

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