Aging Parent/Mature Child Relationships.

Houser, Betsy R.; Berkman, Sherry L.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Aging Parent/Mature Child Relationships.

Houser, Betsy R.; Berkman, Sherry L.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v46 n2 p295-99 May 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 with children. (JAC)

Descriptors: Gerontology, Mother Attitudes, Older Adults, Parent Child Relationship, Participant Satisfaction, Predictor Variables, Role Theory, Social Support Groups

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