Discrepancies in reports of support exchanges between aging parents and their middle-aged children

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 527-537

  Kim, Kyungmin ^a   Zarit, Steven H ^a   Eggebeen, David J ^a   Birditt, Kira S ^b   Fingerman, Karen L ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrepancy; Dyadic reports; Intergenerational exchanges; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NEW JERSEY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PENNSYLVANIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80054028238     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr029     Document Type: Article

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