Inter-generational relationships at different ages: An attachment perspective

Ageing and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 717-736

  Merz, Eva Maria ^a   Schuengel, Carlo ^a   Schulze, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Adult child parent relationships; Inter generational solidarity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ELDERLY POPULATION; PANEL DATA;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44849144264     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08007046     Document Type: Article

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