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Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Vol 53, Issue 2 P86-P95, Copyright © 1998 by The Gerontological Society of America


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Patterns of intergenerational exchange and mental health

A Davey and DJ Eggebeen
University of Georgia, USA. [email protected]

Past research on intergenerational exchanges suggests that parents and adult children remain vitally involved in supportive exchanges in later life. What has not been examined is the long-term importance of patterns of intergenerational exchange for individual mental health and well-being. Using data drawn from the two waves of the National Survey of Families and Households on adults aged 50 and older (N = 2237, MAge = 62.3), we tested hypotheses derived from three theoretical explanations of the relationship between exchange patterns and psychological well-being. We found strong evidence for the importance of contingent exchanges between parents and adult children in promoting older adults' psychological well-being. Whereas receiving contingent exchange has positive consequences, noncontingent giving can have negative consequences around specific transitions in the lives of parents and children.

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