Giving to the Good and the Needy: Parental Support of Grown Children.
Giving to the Good and the Needy: Parental Support of Grown Children.
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10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00665.x
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发表时间：
2009-12-01
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Zarit S
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Fingerman K;Miller L;Birditt K;Zarit S
Parents may provide many types of support to their grown children. Parents aged 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 (due to 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.
