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Intergenerational Ambivalence : a New Approach to the Study of Parent-Child Relations in Later Life
- K. Luescher, K. Pillemer
- Psychology
- 1 May 1998
KURT LUESCHER University of Konstanz KARL PILLEMER Cornell University* Social scientific interest in intergenerational relationships between adults has increased in recent years. However, there is a…
Explaining Mothers' Ambivalence Toward Their Adult Children
- K. Pillemer, J. Suitor
- Psychology
- 1 August 2002
Interest in applying the concept of ambivalence to the study of intergenerational relations has increased in recent years. However, few empirical studies of this issue have been conducted. Using data…
Capturing the Complexity of Intergenerational Relations: Exploring Ambivalence within Later-Life Families
- K. Pillemer, J. Suitor, Steven E. Mock, Myra Sabir, Tamara B. Pardo, J. Sechrist
- Psychology
- 1 December 2007
This article reports on a study that incorporates two dimensions of complexity in intergenerational relations. First, the article focuses on ambivalence: the simultaneous existence of positive and…
Environmental volunteering and health outcomes over a 20-year period.
- K. Pillemer, Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell, M. C. Reid, N. Wells
- Medicine, PsychologyThe Gerontologist
- 1 October 2010
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Choosing Daughters: Exploring Why Mothers Favor Adult Daughters over Sons
- J. Suitor, K. Pillemer
- Psychology
- 1 June 2006
This article uses quantitative and qualitative data from 424 mothers' relationships with 1,494 adult children to explore gender differences in mothers' choices of children as sources of support and…
"Will I Ever Escape My Child's Problems?" Effects of Adult Children's Problems on Elderly Parents.
- K. Pillemer
- Education
- 1 August 1991
Did Mom Really Love You Best? Developmental Histories, Status Transitions, and Parental Favoritism in Later Life Families
- J. Suitor, K. Pillemer
- Psychology
- 1 June 2000
In this paper, we draw upon insights from the developmental psychological literature on younger families to investigate within-family differences in parent–adult child relations in later life…
Violence and violent feelings: what causes them among family caregivers?
- K. Pillemer, J. Suitor
- PsychologyJournal of gerontology
- 1 July 1992
We present a conceptual framework for understanding two distinct but related phenomena: violent feelings (i.e., the fear of becoming violent) and violent behaviors by family caregivers toward…
Ambivalence Toward Adult Children: Differences Between Mothers and Fathers.
- K. Pillemer, Christin L. Munsch, Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell, C. Riffin, J. Suitor
- PsychologyJournal of marriage and the family
- 1 October 2012
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