Giving to the Good and the Needy: Parental Support of Grown Children

被引：258
作者：
Fingerman, Karen [1 ]
Miller, Laura
Birditt, Kira [2 ]
Zarit, Steven [3 ]
机构：
[1] Purdue Univ, Child Dev & Family Studies, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Inst Social Res, Life Course Dev Program, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA
[3] Penn State Univ, Dept Human Dev & Family Studies, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY | 2009年 / 71卷 / 05期
关键词：
family; intergenerational relations; intergenerational transfers; parent-child relations; social support; transition to adulthood; WITHIN-FAMILY DIFFERENCES; ADULT CHILDREN; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; MOTHERS SUPPORT; HEALTH; RECIPROCITY; SIZE; HELP; CARE; AGE;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00665.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：
Parents may provide many types of support to their grown children. Parents age 40 to 60 (N = 633) reported the support they exchange with each child over age 18 (N = 1,384). Mothers and fathers differentiated among children within families, but provided emotional, financial, and practical help on average every few weeks to each child. Offspring received most assistance when they (a) had greater needs (because of problems or younger age) or (b) were perceived as more successful. Parents received more from high achieving offspring. Findings support contingency theory; parents give more material and financial support to children in need. Motivation to enhance the self or to assure support later in life may explain support to high achieving offspring.
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页码：1220 / 1233
页数：14
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