Associations Between Early Experiences With Parents and Well-being in Old Age

Andersson, Lars; Stevens, Nan

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“…In addition to spouses, the presence of biological children is also associated with lower recalled maternal affection. Whether this is evidence that current social relationships are important in determining how early relationships are (re)interpreted or that early experiences shape current relationship functioning requires longitudinal data ( Andersson & Stevens, 1993 ;Main, Kaplan, & Cassidy, 1985 ).…”

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“…Moreover, studies suggest the domain in which differential treatment occurs has implications for adjustment in childhood (Tucker et al). Most studies of adults' past relationships with parents have been confi ned to memories of affection (e.g., Andersson & Stevens, 1993 ;Rossi & Rossi, 1990 ;Shaw et al, 2004 ) without considering other kinds of experiences, but studies considering adults' memories of problems with parents have found that adults readily recall negative aspects of their relationship experiences ( Amato, 1991 ;Fingerman, 1997 ;Whitbeck, Simons, & Conger, 1991 ). Given the multifaceted qualities of parent-offspring relationships, this study focused on siblings' memories of parental affection, discipline, and confl ict.…”

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“…Given the multifaceted qualities of parent-offspring relationships, this study focused on siblings' memories of parental affection, discipline, and confl ict. Of course, these memories are reconstructed in the present and may refl ect present situations as well as past ones ( Andersson & Stevens, 1993 ;Field, 1981 ;Halverson, 1988 ). Yet, regardless of their accuracy, recollections of prior experience may be important for understanding positive and negative affect for individuals as well as the nature of their relationships with others in adulthood ( Amato, 1991 ;Brewin, Andrews, & Gotlib, 1993 ;Shaw et al, 2004).…”

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Within-Family Variability in Representations of Past Relationships With Parents

Davey

Tucker

Fingerman

et al. 2009

The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences an

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Background. We examined within-family variation in siblings' memories of experiences with parents and their associations with current positive and negative affect.Methods. Participants were 1,369 adults with at least 1 sibling, aged 26 -74 years from 498 families in the MacArthur Study of Midlife in the United States ( M age = 47 years, 59% women, 94% White).Results. There was considerable variability in recalled maternal and paternal treatment across the dimensions of affection (intraclass correlation coeffi cients [ICCs] 0.33 and 0.41, respectively), discipline (ICCs 0.39 and 0.43), and confl ict (ICCs 0.24 and 0.26). In turn, recalled parental treatment, particularly affection, made unique contributions to current positive (ICC 0.12) and negative affect (ICC 0.08) over and above individual and familial level characteristics such as offspring demographic characteristics, extraversion and neuroticism, family structure, recalled early family environment, and parents' current status. Conclusions.Results link adults' memories of experiences with their parents in childhood to their current well-being and highlight the importance of considering within-family models for family theory .

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Within-Family Variability in Representations of Past Relationships With Parents

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Effects of perceived health status, leisure satisfaction and loneliness on life satisfaction for elderly people

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Yom²,

Han³

2012

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing

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References Andersson, L., & Stevens, N. (1993). Associations between elderly experiences with parents and well-being in old age.Journal of Gerontology, 48, 109-116. Beard J. G., & Ragheb, M. G. (1980 Purpose: This study was done to identify the relationship of perceived health status, leisure satisfaction, loneliness and life satisfaction and to identify predictors of life satisfaction for elders. Method: The research design for this study was a descriptive survey design using a convenience sample. Data collection was done using self-report questionnaires with 297 elders from 6 community health practitioner posts. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients and hierarchical multiple regression with the SPSS Win 18.0 Program. Results: Life satisfaction had significant negative correlations with age (r=-.31, p<.001) and loneliness (r=-.73, p<.001), and positive correlations with monthly spending money (r=.44, p<.001), health status (r=.63, p<.001), and leisure satisfaction (r=.62, p<.001). The explained variance for life satisfaction was 72%. Variables of monthly spending money, health status, leisure satisfaction, and loneliness significantly predicted the degree on life satisfaction of these elders. Conclusion: Findings of this study provide a comprehensive understanding of life satisfaction and related factors for elders in Korea. However, further studies with a larger random sample and more detailed research design are necessary.

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“…Most research has focused on parental emotional support, with lower levels of support associated with more physical and emotional problems in older persons. [14][15][16] In addition, loss of a parent in childhood has been related to …”

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Childhood Adversity and Psychosocial Adjustment in Old Age

Wilson

Krueger

Arnold

et al. 2006

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Objective-The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that higher level of childhood adversity is associated with lower level of psychosocial adjustment in old age.Method-Participants are 253 older persons (mean age: 79.8, standard deviation: 2.1; 73.9% women) from the Rush Memory and Aging Project, a clinicopathologic study of common chronic conditions of old age. Childhood adversity was assessed with a 16-item measure based on portions of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and other inventories. Psychosocial adjustment was assessed with multiple measures of neuroticism (i.e., proneness to negative emotions) and social engagement.Results-Based in part on a factor analysis, composite measures of total adversity, emotional neglect, parental intimidation, parental violence, family turmoil, and financial need were developed. In a series of linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, own education, and parental education, the composite measure of childhood adversity was associated with all facets of neuroticism and accounted for more than 13% of the variance in the composite neuroticism measure. Emotional neglect and parental intimidation had the strongest associations with neuroticism. Childhood adversity was not related to frequency of participation in social activities, but more adversity was associated with having a smaller network (accounting for 3% of the variance) and feeling more emotionally isolated (accounting for 7% of the variance).Conclusion-Childhood adversity is associated with less adaptive psychosocial functioning in old age. KeywordsChildhood Adversity; aging; neuroticism; social engagement Maltreatment, neglect, and other adverse experiences commonly occur during childhood. [1][2][3] Among adults, a history of adverse childhood experience has been shown to be associated with diverse psychologic problems, including interpersonal difficulties, 4,5 personality disorders, 6, 7 depression, 8,9 alcohol and substance abuse, 7,8 and suicidal behavior, 10,11 as well as poor physical health. 12,13 By contrast, knowledge about the relation of traumatic experiences during childhood to mental health in old age is limited. Most research has focused on parental emotional support, with lower levels of support associated with more physical and emotional problems in older persons. [14][15][16] In addition, loss of a parent in childhood has been related to NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript impaired physical health, but not disability, in old age. 17 Thus, the extent to which the deleterious effects of childhood adversity persist into old age is not well understood.In the present study, we examined the relation of childhood adversity to psychosocial adjustment in older persons. Participants are from the Rush Memory and Aging Project, a clinicopathologic study of chronic conditions of old age. We developed from existing questionnaires a self-report measure of adverse childhood experiences, including emotional neglect and parental violence and intimidation...

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Associations Between Early Experiences With Parents and Well-being in Old Age

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