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PMID: 10794188 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Mother-daughter relationships are generally characterized by frequent contact and high levels of regard. Yet little is known about what mothers and daughters find enjoyable about their contact. Forty-eight pairs of older mothers (M = 76 years) and their middle-aged daughters (M = 46 years) and 44 pairs of middle-aged mothers (M = 47 years) and their young adult daughters (M = 21 years) (N = 182) described recent enjoyable visits. Younger mothers and daughters emphasized the daughters' entry into adulthood and the strength of their ties as agreeable, whereas older mothers and daughters focused on the larger kin network in describing their enjoyable visits. Some older mothers and daughters also made negative comments, suggesting greater individuation and less idealization of the relationship. Mothers in both age groups appeared to be more invested in the relationships than were their daughters. Implications for the strength of the mother-daughter tie are discussed. |
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Authors:
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K L Fingerman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Volume: 55 ISSN: 1079-5014 ISO Abbreviation: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Publication Date: 2000 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-05-19 Completed Date: 2000-05-19 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9508483 Medline TA: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: P95-106 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA. kxfl8@psu.edu |
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Adult Age Factors Aged Communication* Female Humans Intergenerational Relations* Middle Aged Mother-Child Relations* Social Perception* |
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