The impact of family structure and disruption on intergenerational emotional exchange in Eastern Europe

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-167

  Moor, Nienke ^a   Komter, Aafke ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demographic trends; Emotional exchange; Family ties; Intergenerational relations; Resources of affection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862261831     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-011-0207-3     Document Type: Article

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