Intergenerational Age Gaps and a Family Member’s Well-Being: A Family Systems Approach
Intergenerational Age Gaps and a Family Member’s Well-Being: A Family Systems Approach
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代际年龄差距和家庭成员的福祉:家庭系统方法
DOI:
10.1080/15350770.2016.1229552
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Rongjun Sun
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文献类型:
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作者:
Rongjun Sun
ABSTRACT As more individuals belong to multigeneration lineages wherein four or more generations are alive at the same time, this study examines the link between intergenerational age gaps and their impact on family members’ well-being. Adopting the family systems perspective, where family members are viewed as interdependent, this study uses the third wave of the National Survey of Families and Households, 2001–2003, to investigate whether the mean of and variation in age gaps between generations within a family lineage are associated with a family member’s self-rated health, depression level, and general well-being. The results indicate that family members who belong to a lineage with longer age gaps are more likely to report better health, a lower degree of depression, and better general well-being than those from shorter-age-gap lineages. Higher variation in age gaps is related to lower well-being outcomes. Practice implications are discussed.
DOI:
10.1093/geront/36.2.209
发表时间:
1996
期刊:
The Gerontologist
影响因子:
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作者:
Lawrence,BS
通讯作者:
Lawrence,BS