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Young Adults’ Provision of Support to Middle-Aged Parents

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  • Yen-Pi Cheng
  • Kira S. Birditt
  • Steven H. Zarit
  • Karen L. Fingerman

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Objectives. Middle-aged adults often provide support to aging parents, but researchers know little about support that young adults provide middle-aged parents. This study examined support that young adults provide parents and explanations for that support from both offspring’s and parents’ perspectives.

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  • Yen-Pi Cheng & Kira S. Birditt & Steven H. Zarit & Karen L. Fingerman, 2015. "Young Adults’ Provision of Support to Middle-Aged Parents," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 70(3), pages 407-416.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:70:y:2015:i:3:p:407-416.
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    1. Kira S. Birditt & Karen L. Fingerman & Steven H. Zarit, 2010. "Adult Children's Problems and Successes: Implications for Intergenerational Ambivalence," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 65(2), pages 145-153.
    2. Patricia A. Thomas, 2010. "Is It Better to Give or to Receive? Social Support and the Well-being of Older Adults," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 65(3), pages 351-357.
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