Marissa Rurka

Biographic Data

ID171996
NAMEMarissa Rurka
GIVEN NAMESMarissa
FAMILY NAMERurka
SIGNATURERURKA M
AFFILIATIONSPurdue University West Lafayette
ORCID0000-0002-4011-2520
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS48
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX4

  • New Structure, Traditional Essence: Patterns of Helping Non-Coresident Parents by Own and Sibling(s)’ Gender in China

    Open AccessYifei Hou, 祐四郎 八木 et al.ARTICLEResearch on Aging2022

    As Chinese households are becoming smaller with increasing numbers of adult children and older parents living apart, the extent to which patterns of parental support reflect traditional gender dynamics is under debate. Integrating theories of sibling compensation with ceremonial giving, we tested whether helping non-coresident parents in China is affected by sibship size and how these patterns depend on own and sibling(s)’ gender using a sample o…

  • How Do Own and Siblings’ Genders Shape Caregivers’ Risk of Perceiving Care-Related Criticism From Siblings

    Open AccessMarissa Rurka, J J Suitor et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2022References: 7

    Findings demonstrate how characteristics of caregivers and their sibships interact to affect caregivers' risk of perceiving criticism regarding their care to their mothers

  • Prodigal Children: Why Older Mothers Favor Their Once-Deviant Adult Children

    Open AccessReilly Kincaid, Marissa Rurka et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2021Cited by: 1References: 10

    Mothers' perceptions of children's behavioral reformations as being accompanied by greater dedication to family or reflecting a need for their mothers' support offer 2 explanations for why previously deviant adult children may become mothers' favored offspring. These findings contribute to a growing body of scholarship on the complexity of intergenerational relations by shedding new light on changing patterns of favoritism in families with a hist…

  • Multigenerational social support in the face of the Covid ‐19 pandemic

    Open AccessMegan Gilligan, J J Suitor et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Theory & Review2020Cited by: 12References: 23

    Research documents high levels of instrumental, financial, and expressive support exchanges within multigenerational families in the 21st century. The COVID-19 pandemic poses unique challenges to support exchanges between the generations; however, the pandemic may provide opportunities for greater solidarity within families. In this review, we draw from theoretical perspectives that have been used to study family relationships to understand the i…

  • The Caregiver Identity in Context: Consequences of Identity Threat From Siblings

    Marissa Rurka, J J Suitor et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2020Cited by: 3References: 7

    These findings demonstrate how identity processes, as well as the family networks in which caregiving takes place, shape the experiences and consequences of parent care

  • Roles of egos’ and siblings’ perceptions of maternal favoritism in adult children’s depressive symptoms: A within-family network approach

    Open AccessJ J Suitor, Megan Gilligan et al.ARTICLENetwork Science2019Cited by: 4References: 17

    It is well documented that intergenerational ties play important roles in adults’ well-being. However, most studies focus on the impact of individuals’ own perceptions of their ties without considering whether family members’ assessments of these ties affect well-being. We address this question using data from 296 adult children nested within 95 later-life families in which all offspring were interviewed. Applying a mixed-method within-family app…

  • Conflict with Mothers and Siblings During Caregiving: Differential Costs for Black and White Adult Children

    Open AccessJ J Suitor, Megan Gilligan et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2017Cited by: 9References: 11

    This study highlights ways in which the experiences of caregivers reflect broader patterns of differences between Black and White families in both intergenerational cohesion and health disparities in midlife

  • Family Networks and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife

    Open AccessMegan Gilligan, J J Suitor et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2017Cited by: 14References: 56

    Scholarship has highlighted the importance of kin relations for well-being in adulthood. Much focus has been on relationships between spouses and between parents and children. However, limited research has explored the role of adult sibling relationships in well-being, and no studies have made direct comparisons among the effects of tension with these multiple family members. Using data collected from 495 adult children nested within 254 families…

  • My Pride and Joy? Predicting Favoritism and Disfavoritism in Mother-Adult Child Relations

    Open AccessJ J Suitor, Megan Gilligan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family2016Cited by: 5References: 43

    In this article, we compare predictors of mothers' differentiation among their adult children regarding emotional closeness, pride, conflict, and disappointment. We distinguish between predictors of relational (closeness, conflict) and evaluative (pride, disappointment) dimensions of favoritism and disfavoritism. Multilevel modeling using data collected from 381 older mothers regarding their relationships with 1,421 adult children indicated that …