Black and White Young Adults' Support to Midlife Parents.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Prior research suggests that midlife adults in Black and non-Hispanic White families differ in support patterns to aging parents. It is unclear whether such racial differences exist in young adulthood. We examined Black and White young adults' support to their midlife parents and underlying mechanisms to explain within-racial group, family-level differences.

Method

Young adults (aged 18-30; Black n = 107 and White n = 351) from the Family Exchanges Study 2 reported how often they provided tangible (practical) and intangible (emotional support and advice) support to each parent. Participants also reported beliefs about obligation to support parents, rewards from helping, and parental needs.

Results

On average, Black young adults provided more tangible and in

SUBMITTER: Wood KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9683492 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature