Intergenerational relationships after parental divorce: variations by levels of family solidarity.

ABSTRACT: This study examines the association between gray parental divorce and family solidarity, defined as the quality and frequency of intergenerational relationships, including contact, emotional closeness, and functional support. The analysis focuses on how the effects of gray divorce vary across families with differing levels of closeness and interaction prior to the divorce, given that families with weaker bonds-such as infrequent contact or less emotional closeness-may face greater challenges in maintaining relationships after divorce compared to those with stronger ties. To test this, I use 13 waves of longitudinal data from pairfam and recentered influence function (RIF) regression that allows to examine how the effects of parental divorce differ across the entire distribution of solidari

SUBMITTER: Buyukkececi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12043542 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature