Relationship quality between older fathers and middle-aged children: Associations with both parties' subjective well-being

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 1203-1213

  Polenick, Courtney A ^a   DePasquale, Nicole ^b   Eggebeen, David J ^b   Zarit, Steven H ^b   Fingerman, Karen L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Father child relationships; Intergenerational relationships; Parent child relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; AGED; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85043313288     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbw094     Document Type: Article

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