scholarly journals EFFECTS OF PARENTAL SUPPORT ON AMBIVALENCE OVER THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ADULT CHILDREN

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (Suppl_3) ◽  
pp. 168-168
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support

Mid-Life Parental Support for Adult Children in New Zealand

2003 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Hillcoat-Nallétamby ◽  
A. Dharmalingam
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Mature Adult ◽  
Transitions To Adulthood ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Ageing Parents

Research often focuses on exchanges of help between mature adult children and ageing parents, but not between young adults and parents. As transitions to adulthood become more complex, and mid-life is increasingly associated with competing roles, this article examines factors influencing the likelihood that a mid-life parent continues to support an adult child who has left home. Empirical analysis uses data from New Zealand's 1997 `Transactions in the Mid-life Family' survey. Parents continue to support their child, but the factors influencing the flow of help vary by type of help. A child's, but not a parent's age, and the gender of both, have a significant influence on the provision of help, and although infrequent contact and long distances make exchanges more difficult, they do not completely inhibit them.

New Structure, Traditional Essence: Patterns of Helping Non-Coresident Parents by Own and Sibling(s)’ Gender in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 016402752110188
Author(s):  
Yifei Hou ◽  
Marissa Rurka ◽  
Siyun Peng
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sibship Size ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
The Family

As Chinese households are becoming smaller with increasing numbers of adult children and older parents living apart, the extent to which patterns of parental support reflect traditional gender dynamics is under debate. Integrating theories of sibling compensation with ceremonial giving, we tested whether helping non-coresident parents in China is affected by sibship size and how these patterns depend on own and sibling(s)’ gender using a sample of 4,359 non-coresident parent-child dyads nesting within 3,285 focal adult children from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2013. Opposite to patterns in the United States and Europe, we found substitutions of daughters with sons—having more brothers was associated with daughters’ reduced probabilities and hours of helping. Sons’ patterns of helping were independent of number of brothers and sisters in the family, consistent with the theory of ceremonial giving. These findings reflect the dominance of traditional family dynamics despite changes in family structure.

scholarly journals “I'll Give You the World”: Socioeconomic Differences in Parental Support of Adult Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 844-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Fingerman ◽  
Kyungmin Kim ◽  
Eden M. Davis ◽  
Frank F. Furstenberg ◽  
Kira S. Birditt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Socioeconomic Differences ◽  
The World

Extending and Expanding Parenthood: Parental Support to Young Adult Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayna Amber Sage ◽  
Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support

scholarly journals ATTITUDES TOWARD PARENTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF YOUNG-ADULT CHILDREN

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S673-S673
Author(s):  
Radion Svynarenko
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Financial Assistance ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Good Parent ◽  
College Tuition ◽  
Social Importance ◽  
Gender Specific

Abstract Studies have shown that Americans do not save enough for retirement because they prioritize providing support of their young-adult children over saving for retirement. Attitudes toward parental support has been largely overlooked in existing literature. Using a factorial vignette experimental design and a sample of 500 Americans of age 40 and older, this study investigated how manipulation of contextual factors changed endorsement of parental support. This study found that endorsement of parental support varied depending on the goal of support, whether it was to purchase a car, pay for school tuition, or to pay for down payment for a house. Thus, 67% of respondents endorsed parental financial assistance with purchasing a car, 44% endorsed down payment for a house, and only 38% endorsed paying for college tuition, reflecting overall social importance of these three elements in becoming an adult person. Gender of the child did not affect endorsement of parental financial support to adult children, indicating that there were no gender specific social expectations of who should receive more support from parents, daughters or sons. The major motives of parental support included (a) desire to be a “good parent” and to take responsibility for the child, (b) expectation that children would eventually pay back their parents, and (c) desire to make sacrifice for own children. Parental support may provide numerous benefits to both children and their parents; however, it is important to educate parents on ways to support their children without threatening their own financial needs in retirement.

scholarly journals Capturing Between- and Within-Family Differences in Parental Support to Adult Children: A Typology Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 1034-1045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyungmin Kim ◽  
Karen L. Fingerman ◽  
Kira S. Birditt ◽  
Steven H. Zarit
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support

scholarly journals Young Adult Graduates Living in the Parental Home: Expectations, Negotiations, and Parental Financial Support

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (17) ◽  
pp. 2449-2473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne West ◽  
Jane Lewis ◽  
Jonathan Roberts ◽  
Philip Noden
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Financial Arrangements ◽  
Middle Class Families ◽  
Depth Interviews

In the United Kingdom and the United States, significant numbers of university graduates live with their parents, but little is known about expectations regarding parental support. This article focuses on a sample of British middle-class families and their coresident young adult children. It explores the extent to which parents and their graduate children have consistent expectations regarding coresidence and financial support and how such support is negotiated. Fifty-four in-depth interviews with parents and adult children were conducted. The findings reveal that expectations regarding coresidence were broadly consistent across parents and graduate children. Furthermore, within families, there was broad consistency regarding expectations of financial support, although there was variation between families. The nature and ways in which financial arrangements were negotiated varied between families, between parents, and between children. Expectations appear to be shaped by the child’s circumstances and norms, with negotiations of different types enabling a way forward to be agreed.

scholarly journals The Effects of Social Support on the Psychological Well-Being of Older Parents: A Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 795-796
Author(s):  
Erik Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
To Receive

Abstract This study examines whether parental support (the provision of social support by older parents to adult children) and filial support (older parents’ receipt of social support from adult children) influence two orthogonal dimensions of older adults’ psychological wellbeing: positive feelings and negative feelings. This study also highlights the importance of accounting for parental need as a mediator of social support. A longitudinal design is used to examine the effects of social support on the psychological wellbeing of older adults at Wave 6 (1998) and Wave 8 (2004) of the Longitudinal Study of Generations. Parental support significantly increases parents’ positive feelings, which suggests that, when it comes to positive feelings, it is better to give support than to receive it. Filial support findings indicate that older adults with greater level of disability demonstrate a decrease in negative feelings when they received filial support. However, this effect does not hold for older adults with lesser levels of disability, suggesting that, when it comes to older adults’ negative feelings, it is better to receive support (rather than to give it) when parents are in need. Although parental and filial support have the potential to buffer stressful life transitions in old age, most parents wish to remain independent, even in later life, making them reluctant to accept filial support. The parent-adult child relationship is crucial for psychological wellbeing, especially because of increased life expectancy.

scholarly journals How Do Emotional Closeness and Support From Parents Relate to Israeli and German Students’ Life Satisfaction?

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 3096-3123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liora Bar-Tur ◽  
Kfir Ifrah ◽  
Dahlia Moore ◽  
Stefan T. Kamin ◽  
Frieder R. Lang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Emotional Closeness ◽  
Mothers And Fathers

This study explores the relationships of adult children with their parents, and their impact on the child’s life satisfaction, in Israel and in Germany. Structural equation models tested three types of parental support (practical, emotional, and advice) and emotional closeness as predictors of the child’s life satisfaction. Israeli students aged 21 to 40 years ( N = 590) reported significantly more frequent social support and a higher degree of emotional closeness with their mothers than German students of the same age-group ( N = 535). Differences between the Israeli and German samples were evident in the association of fathers’ support and the child’s emotional closeness. Significant positive associations were found between the degree of emotional closeness with mothers and fathers and the child’s life satisfaction in both Israel and Germany. These findings suggest that emotional closeness continues to play an essential and universal role in the relationships between adult children and their parents.

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