Just the Two of Us? How Parents Influence Adult Children's Marital Quality

被引:23
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作者
Reczek, Corinne [1 ]
Liu, Hui [2 ]
Umberson, Debra [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Sociol, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Michigan State Univ, Dept Sociol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
关键词
early childhood; family stress or crisis; growth curve analysis; intergenerational relations; marriage and close relationships; LIFE-COURSE; SUPPORT; CONSEQUENCES; DETERMINANTS; SATISFACTION; TRANSITIONS; PERSPECTIVE; SOLIDARITY; CHILDHOOD; DIVORCE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00759.x
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
We work from a life-course perspective to explore how relationships with parents affect adult children's marital quality. We further ask whether the effects of parents on adult children's marital quality depend on the adult child's gender, age, marital duration, and childhood family experiences. Growth-curve analysis of national, longitudinal data (Americans' Changing Lives) indicated that relationships with fathers (n = 336) and mothers (n = 520) differentially affected the marital quality of adult children over time. Findings suggest that the effects of the parent-adult child relationship on adult children's marriages depend on age, marital duration, and levels of family stress experienced in childhood.
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页码:1205 / 1219
页数:15
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