Typology of parent-child ties within families: Associations with psychological well-being.

ABSTRACT: Middle-aged adults often have relationships with multiple family members (e.g., children and parents). The constellation of parent-child relationships within families may have implications for individuals' psychological well-being. This study created typologies of parent-child ties by combining multiple dimensions of relationships and examined the extent to which middle-aged adults showed variability across typologies of parent-child ties within multigenerational families. Using 2,252 parent-child ties across three generations from 633 middle-aged adults, this study identified typologies of parent-child ties based on 5 indicators (i.e., contact, downward and upward support, and positive and negative relationship qualities), and examined the associations of specific typologies of parent-chi

SUBMITTER: Kim K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7145731 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature