Providing an integrated and thorough representation from current research and
contemporary society, Family Ties and Aging shows how pressing issues of our time—an …

In this chapter, I take on the subject of attachments in middle adulthood and later life in the
context of normative adult developmental transitions and challenges. Themes that loom …

Parents may provide many types of support to their grown children. Parents age 40 to 60 (N=
633) reported the support they exchange with each child over age 18 (N= 1,384). Mothers …

Research on the gender division of family labor largely focuses on housework and childcare
in spousal couples. This article advances scholarship by examining the gender division of …

As our aging population grows ever larger, it is increasingly important to understand how
adults age and what we can do to provide up-to-date care to ensure their well-being as an …

Objectives. Middle-aged adults engage in support exchanges with generations above and
below. This study investigated (a) how support to one generation is associated with support …

Objectives. In this article we explore the ways in which mothers provide support differentially
to their adult children and the factors that explain such differentiation. Methods. We collected …

The aims of the current study were to examine the long-term effects of childhood
maltreatment on current relationships with parents and whether the quality of current …

Abstract Purpose: Black and White middle-aged adults typically are in a pivot position of
providing support to generations above and below. Racial differences in support to each …

Most parents and children are fortunate to share several decades of the life course when
both parties are healthy adults. When parents reach the transition to old age, however, they …