PROBLEMS BETWEEN PARENTS AND OFFSPRING IN ADULTHOOD

描述（由申请人提供）：在一个流动性越来越大的时代， 离婚率，父母/子女的关系已经成为最持久的关系之一。 最重要的关系虽然我们知道一个伟大的 关于这条领带的积极品质，我们对它知之甚少， 后代进入幼年期后，父母与子女之间的矛盾 成年期和父母在生命结束时身体衰退之前。的 一项拟议的研究着眼于父母和成年后代如何感知和处理 在他们的关系问题。我们探讨了年龄、性别和 关系状态（父母与子女）与以下方面的差异有关： 父母/成年子女关系的负面特征。 具体来说，这项研究通过观察心理社会学来推进这一领域。 与这些标记变量相关。参加者将是150个三合会 年龄在24至44岁之间的后代，他们的母亲和父亲（n = 450）， 居住在50英里以内个人面试将在 与每一方进行，后代将参加二元访谈 和他们的父母分开。开放式和强迫选择 问题将提供有关父母和子女的看法的信息， 以及他们如何应对这些困难。 在后代和他们的母亲之间进行的二元访谈， 父亲将提供关于父母和后代的观察数据， 对他们关系中的问题的反应。此外，150名子女， 远离父母的孩子会提供有关问题的信息， 在他们的关系。据推测，信仰的差异， 投资的关系和变化将解释 年龄、性别和地位的差异，对问题的看法和对 问题这项研究将提供一个更全面的画像， 父母和后代的关系此外，调查结果显示， 这项研究将对心理学家、社会工作者和家庭工作者有用 他们的工作对象是遇到关系问题的父母和成年子女。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In an era of increasing mobility and high divorce rates, the parent/offspring tie has become one of the longest lasting and most important relationships in adults' lives. Although we know a great deal about positive qualities of this tie, we know surprisingly little about difficulties between parents and offspring after offspring enter young adulthood and before parents incur physical declines at the end of life. The proposed study looks a how parents and adult offspring perceive and handle problems in their relationships. We explore the ways in which age, gender, and relationship status (parent vs. offspring) are associated with differences in negative features of parent/adult offspring ties. Specifically, this study advances the field by looking at the psychosocial correlates underlying these marker variables. Participants will be 150 triads of offspring ages 24 to 44, their mothers, and their fathers (n = 450), residing within 50 miles of one another. Individual interviews will be conducted with each party, and offspring will participate in dyadic interviews with their mothers and fathers separately. Open-ended and forced-choice questions will provide information about parents' and offspring's perceptions of difficulties in their relationship and how they react to these difficulties. Dyadic interviews conducted between offspring and their mothers and their fathers will supply observational data concerning parents' and offspring's reactions to problems in their relationships. In addition, 150 offspring who reside at a distance from their parents will provide information about problems in their relationships. It is hypothesized that differences in beliefs about the relationship and variation in investment in the relationship will explain age gender, and status differences in perceptions of problems and reactions to problems. This research will provide a more comprehensive portrait of the parent/offspring relationship across adulthood. Furthermore, findings from this study will be of use to psychologists, social workers, and family practitioners who work with parents and adult offspring who encounter relationship problems.