Adult Children's Serious Health Conditions and the Flow of Support Between the Generations

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Gilligan M., Suitor J. J., Rurka M., Con Wright G., Pillemer K.

GERONTOLOGIST, vol.57, no.2, pp.179-190, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/geront/gnv075
  • Journal Name: GERONTOLOGIST
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.179-190
  • Keywords: Intergenerational relationships, Caregiving-Informal, Family issues, Life course/Life span, AGING PARENTS, MENTAL-ILLNESS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, MOTHERS, SIBLINGS, LIFE, PERCEPTIONS, EXCHANGE, SATISFACTION, DISABILITIES
  • TED University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: The life course perspective suggests that serious physical or mental health conditions that limit the daily activities of any one family member are likely to be consequential for other family members as well. In this article, we explored whether adult children's serious health conditions affected the flow of expressive and instrumental support between mothers and both the offspring with health conditions and other offspring in the family.