The Relationship Between Parents and Adult Children

2020 ◽  
pp. 57-74
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Ambert
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Parents and Adult Children: Special Features of Relationships (following foreign sources)

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
R.N. Egorov ◽  
I.V. Shapovalenko
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Family Counseling ◽  
Family Development ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Transition Into Adulthood ◽  
Newborn Child ◽  
Parent Interactions ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Traditionally scientific literature presents many investigations on relationship between parents and children of age from a newborn child to a teenager. This paper presents an overview of foreign literature on the relationship between parents and children in the period of their transition into adulthood. First, attention is paid to the importance of these relations and to some peculiarities of the period of children becoming adults and separating from parents. Some approaches and models used to describe the relationship of parents and adult children are considered; the factors that determine the differences in relations between children and their parents at the period indicated, as well as various typologies of these relationships, are analized. Some patterns of child-parent relationships during this period of family development are described. The methodological features of conducting research on child-parent interactions are indicated. The conclusions made on the ground of this literature review may be helpful when carrying out scientific investigation or during family counseling practice.

Legacies of Marginalization: System Avoidance among the Adult Children of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 707-739
Author(s):  
Sarah Desai ◽  
Jessica Houston Su ◽  
Robert M. Adelman
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Formal Employment ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Institutional Participation

The threat of deportation shapes the way that unauthorized immigrants and their families interact with social institutions. For example, the adult children of unauthorized immigrants might avoid institutions that keep formal records (“surveilling” institutions) because such institutions could potentially expose their families to deportation. Using intergenerational data from the Immigration and Intergenerational Mobility in Metropolitan Los Angeles survey, we examine the relationship between immigrant parents’ authorization status and their adult children’s institutional participation ( n = 3,283). Results from Poisson and propensity-weighted regression models suggest that the adult children of unauthorized immigrants were more likely to avoid surveilling institutions, such as formal employment, than those with authorized parents. In contrast, parental immigration status was unrelated to their attachment to non-surveilling institutions, such as community groups or religious organizations. This finding suggests that the adult children of unauthorized immigrants are not systematically disengaged from all institutions but may avoid surveilling institutions in particular due to fear of their family’s deportation. This type of system avoidance may have long-term consequences for their social and economic mobility.

Informal Support, Health, and Burden Among Parents of Adult Children With Autism

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 1112-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina N Marsack ◽  
Faith P Hopp
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Time Dependence ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Caregiver Support ◽  
Informal Social Support ◽  
Caregiver Health ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background and Objectives Many adults with autism spectrum disorders require lifelong reliance on caregiver support. As these caregivers age and experience health challenges, social support can be critical. This study seeks to understand if caregiver health moderates the relationship between informal social support and caregiver burden. Research Design and Methods A total of 320 parents (age 50+ years) of adult children diagnosed with ASD were recruited from autism organizations and support groups and completed a web-based survey. Separate moderation analyses were used to determine if caregiver health was moderating the relationship between informal social support and composite caregiver burden, as well as the separate domains of developmental, time dependence, emotional burden, and impact of caregiving on finances. For each analysis, perceptions of available informal social support were the independent variable, composite and domains of caregiver burden were dependent variables, and parents’ self-reported general health was the moderating variable. Results Caregiver health had a statistically significant moderating effect when predicting the relationships between informal social support and composite caregiver burden, as well as time dependence burden and impact of caregiving on finances. Discussion and Implications Increased attention should be focused on supporting the current and future needs of both aging caregivers and their adult children with ASD. Future research on the dynamics of social support, health, and burden is also urgently needed to address the growing number of aging caregivers of adults diagnosed with ASD.

They Drive Me Crazy: Difficult Social Ties and Subjective Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-436
Author(s):  
Shira Offer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Stress Process Model ◽  
Egocentric Network ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

Using egocentric network data from the University of California Social Networks Study (1,136 respondents; 11,536 alters), this study examines how difficult ties—an unexplored form of social negativity—are associated with well-being. Findings show that well-being is affected by the quality of the relationship rather than its presence in the network. Having a nondifficult partner is associated with lower loneliness compared to having no partner, but having no partner and having a difficult partner are related to similar levels of loneliness. Likewise, having difficult adult children and having no adult children are associated with reporting greater psychological distress than having nondifficult adult children. Consistent with the stress process model, the negative association of a difficult partner with well-being is buffered when that partner is otherwise supportive and when the other ties in the network are supportive. However, that association is amplified when the other ties are also difficult.

Ambivalence in the Relationship of Adult Children to Aging Parents and In-Laws

2003 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 1055-1072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea E. Willson ◽  
Kim M. Shuey ◽  
Glen H. Elder
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Aging Parents ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Relations of Retired People and Their Grandchildren

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 1083-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirja Kalliopuska
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Third Age ◽  
The Third ◽  
Life Attitudes ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Relationship

79 retired persons in the third-age university were asked about their relationships with their grandchildren and relationships in general. The ages of the 63 women and 16 men ranged from 54 to 82 years ( M of 66 years); 62% were married, 28% divorced or widowed, 61% lived with spouse, 34% lived alone, 4% with their adult children, and only one person in an old-age home. The average number of grandchildren was three. Analysis showed relations with their grandchildren were judged as very good or good (91%). The grandparenting role was diverse: the grandparent gave a grandchild love or affection, care, shelter, life experience, moral values, company, closeness, trust, aid, and support. The grandchild benefitted from the relationship affectively, cognitively, and materially. The grandchild gave a grandparent joy, inspiration, tenderness and love, contentment, life attitudes, closeness and company, and hope and faith for the future.

scholarly journals DO THE PRESENCE OF ADULT CHILDREN AND THEIR MARITAL STATUS MATTER FOR ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S941-S941
Author(s):  
Tomoko Wakui ◽  
Suguru Okubo ◽  
Nanako Tamiya ◽  
Taeko Watanabe ◽  
Tatsuro Ishizaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Public ◽  
Married Child ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Care System

Abstract Knowing how the presence of family affects access to the public long-term care system is important for evaluating the adequacy of the system. This study examined the relationship between the presence of adult children and their marital status, and access to a public system by examining the gap between self-reported care needs and the official certification as needing care under the Japanese public long-term care insurance system. Data from Japan’s 2016 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions were used. A total of 23,466 older adult claimants, aged 65 years and older were analyzed. Outcomes were whether or not claimants were officially certified as needing care under the system, and the relationship of the presence of both live-in and live-out children and their marital status were examined controlling for claimants’ age, gender, education, financial status, and physical and cognitive conditions. Females comprised 64.8% of the sample, and the average age was 83 years (SD=7.8). The percentage of claimants living with a single or married child were 25.2% and 26.9%, respectively, and 60.1% were parents of children who lived independently. The percentage who were officially certified as needing care was 68.5%. Logistic regression analysis revealed that claimants with a live-in child were less likely to be officially certified as needing care, and claimants with live-in a single child were less likely to be officially certified compared with those with a married child. Live-in single children may provide long-term care by themselves, and the excess burden on them needs to be further investigated.

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