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Peer reviewedStoller, Eleanor Palo – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1983
Explored the impact of employment and familial responsibilities on the assistance provided to elderly parents (N=153) by adult children (N=502). Results showed hours of assistance varied with the level of parental impairment, the presence of the older parents' spouse, and competing demands on the helpers' time. (JAC)
Descriptors: Employment, Gerontology, Helping Relationship, Marital Status
Peer reviewedHouser, Betsy R.; Berkman, Sherry L. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1984
Interviewed 400 elderly women to identify factors contributing to mother's satisfaction with filial relationships. Satisfaction with filial relationships was found to be related primarily to satisfaction with quality of contact with children and secondarily to children's potential filial behavior and mother's satisfaction with quantity of contact…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Mother Attitudes, Older Adults, Parent Child Relationship
Peer reviewedMorgan, Leslie A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1984
Examined family reactions to widowhood using data from the Longitudinal Retirement History Study. Found that average frequency of interaction with available kin increased for both married and widowed persons over time, with greatest increase among women who became widowed. (JAC)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Behavior Change, Family Relationship, Gerontology
