Just the two of us? How parents influence adult children's marital quality

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1205-1219

  Reczek, Corinne ^a   Liu, Hui ^b   Umberson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Family stress or crisis; Growth curve analysis; Intergenerational relations; Marriage and close relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957242756     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00759.x     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Amato P R. Father-child relations, mother-child relations, and offspring psychological well-being in early adulthood. Journal of Marriage and the Family 1994, 56:1031-1042.
2. Amato P R, Booth A. The legacy of parents' marital discord: Consequences for children's marital quality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2001, 81:627-638.
3. Bengtson V, Giarrusso R, Mabry J B, Silverstein M. Solidarity, conflict, and ambivalence: Complementary or competing perspectives on intergenerational relationships? Journal of Marriage and Family 2002, 64:568-576.
4. Booth A, Amato P R. Parental marital quality, parental divorce, and relations with parents. Journal of Marriage and the Family 1994, 56:21-34.
5. Bradbury T, Fincham F, Beach S. Research on the nature and determinants of marital satisfaction: A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and the Family 2000, 62:964-980..
6. Bryant C, Conger R. Marital success and domains of social support in long-term relationships: Does the influence of network members ever end? Journal of Marriage and the Family 1999, 61:437-450..
7. Bryant C, Conger R, Meehan J M. The influence of in-laws on change in marital success. Journal of Marriage and Family 2001, 63:614-626.
8. Bryk A S, Raudenbush S W. Application of hierarchical linear models to assessing change. Psychological Bulletin 1987, 101:147-158..
9. Cooney T M, Uhlenberg P. Support from parents over the life course: The adult child's perspective. Social Forces 1992, 71:63-84.
10. Cotton S, Conningham J, Antill J. Network structure, network support, and the marital satisfaction of husbands and wives. Australian Journal of Psychology 1993, 45:176-181.
11. Dannefer D. Cumulative advantage/ disadvantage and the life course: Cross-fertilizing age and social science theory. Journals of Gerontology 2003, 57B:327-337..
12. Doherty W J, Kouneski E F, Erickson M F. Responsible fathering: An overview and conceptual framework. Journal of Marriage and the Family 1998, 60:277-292..
13. Elder G, Johnson M, Crosnoe R. The emergence and development of life course theory. Handbook of the life course 2003, 369-388. Motimer J, Schanahan M, In, (Eds.), ( New York, Plenum Press.
14. Felmlee D H. No couple is an island: A social network perspective on dyadic stability. Social Forces 2001, 79:1259-1287..
15. Fincham F D, Beach S R H, Kemp-Fincham S I. Marital quality: New theoretical perspective. Satisfaction in close relationships 1997, 275-306. Sternberg R J, Hojjat M, In, (Eds.), ( New York, Guilford Press.
16. Heckman J J. Sample selection bias as a specification error. Econometrica 1979, 47:153-161..
17. House J S. 1990, [Computer file]., Ann Arbor, MI, Survey Research Center [producer], Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor],
18. Karney B R, Bradbury T N. The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability: A review of theory, method, and research. Psychological Bulletin 1995, 118:3-34.
19. Kaufman G, Uhlenberg P. Effects of life course transitions on the quality of relationships between adult children and their parents. Journal of Marriage and the Family 1998, 60:924-938.
20. Knoester C. Transitions in young adulthood and the relationship between parent and offspring well-being. Social Forces 2003, 81:1431-1458.
21. LaRossa R, Jaret C, Gadgil M, Wynn G R. The changing culture of fatherhood in comic-strip families: A six-decade analysis. Journal of Marriage and the Family 2000, 62:375-387..
22. Lazarus R S, Folkman S. Stress, appraisal, and coping. 1984, New York, Springer.
23. Lewis R. Social reaction and the formation of dyads: An interactionist approach to mate selection. Sociometry 1973, 34:409-418..
24. Lye D N. Adult child-parent relationships. Annual Review of Sociology 1996, 22:79-102.
25. McLeod J D. Childhood parental loss and adult depression. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 1991, 32:205-220..
26. Milardo R, Lewis R. Social networks, families, and mate selection: A transactional analysis. The handbook of family psychology and therapy 1985, 258-283. L'Abate L, In, (Ed.), (Vol. 1, Homewood, IL, Dorsey Press.
27. Neff L A, Karney B R. How does context affect intimate relationships? Linking external stress and cognitive processes within marriage. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 2004, 30:134-148.
28. Sarkisian N, Gerstel N. Till marriage do us part: Adult children's relationships with their parents. Journal of Marriage and Family 2008, 70:360-376..
29. Schraedley P K, Turner R J, Gotlib I H. Economic hardship in the family of origin and children's psychological well-being in adulthood. Journal of Marriage and Family 2002, 67:141-156.
30. Silverstein M, Bengtson V L. Intergenerational solidarity and the structure of adult child-parent relationships in American families. American Journal of Sociology 1997, 103:429-460..
31. 2007, StataCorp., , College Station, TX, Author.
32. Suitor J J, Pillemer K, Sechrist J. Within-family differences in mothers' support to adult children. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 2006, 61B:S10-S17.
33. Umberson D. Relationships between adult children and their parents: Psychological consequences for both generations. Journal of Marriage and the Family 1992, 54:664-674..
34. Umberson D J, Williams K, Powers D A, Chen M D, Campbell A M. As good as it gets? A life course perspective on marital quality. Social Forces 2005, 84:493-511..
35. Umberson D, Williams K, Powers D A, Liu H, Needham B. Stress in childhood and adulthood: Effects on marital quality over time. Journal of Marriage and Family 2005, 67:1332-1347.
36. Videon T M. Parent-child relations and children's psychological well-being. Journal of Family Issues 2005, 26:55-78.
37. Ward R A, Spitze G. Sandwiched marriages: The implications for child and parent relations for marital quality in midlife. Social Forces 1998, 77:647-666.
38. White L K. Determinants of divorce: A review of research. Journal of Marriage and the Family 1990, 52:904-912..