How gender and generation matter
Examples from research on divorced parents and adult children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13009653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katharina Herlofson (0000-0003-2391-4991, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-60 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Families Relationships and Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2046-7435 • E-ISSN: 2046-7443 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/204674313x664699 |
| OpenAlex | W2332697077 |
| Language | DE |
| Citations received | 4 |
The purpose of this article is to highlight the importance of taking gender and generational position seriously in research on intergenerational family relations, using as illustration the association between parents’ marital status and perceived quality of the relationship between parents and adult children. The data stem from the Norwegian Life-course, Generations and Gender Study (N = 15,156). Findings revealed the importance of considering who is being asked and which parent–child dyad (mother–son, mother–daughter, father–son, and father–daughter) is in question. Respondents’ generational position mattered considerably. Parents perceived the relationship as more positive, compared to views of adult children. The contrast was magnified when parents were divorced. How gender mattered differed by generational position. Mothers perceived the relationship quality as higher than fathers did, whereas daughters rated the quality as lower, compared to sons. When parents were divorced, data from children showed stronger dyad contrasts than parent-derived data
Association (psychology · Daughter · Developmental psychology · Dyad · Life course approach · Norwegian · Quality (philosophy · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology
Perceptions of Closeness in Adult Parent–Child Dyads
Self-esteem across the second half of life
The Effects of Communication Quality and Lack of Contact with Fathers on Subjective Health Complaints and Life Satisfaction among Parental Divorced Youth
Are Mothers and Daughters Most Important? How Gender, Childhood Family Dissolution and Parents' Current Living Arrangements Affect the Personal Care of Parents
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |