Intergenerational relations across 4 years: Well-being is affected by quality, not by support exchange

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 536-548

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

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult child parent relationships; Affective characteristics; Emotional and instrumental care; Life satisfaction; Longitudinal design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049113484     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp043     Document Type: Article

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