Care Practices Between Generations: Ambivalence and Meaning-making Process

The intergenerational ambivalence of adult children in late-life families: The role of care expectation and care provision

“…Besides, some researchers have attempted to investigate additional caring facets, such as caregiving expectations, that impact adult children's ambivalence (Liu, 2022;Lopes et al, 2022).…”

“…Liu (2022) examined the impact of anticipated parental care needs as an anticipated stressor and heightened relevant negative feelings like filial anxiety since adult children anticipating their parents' need for support face considerable uncertainty. Moreover, the term "debt" appears in caregivers' narratives as the intense ambivalence between whether to provide care, originating from social and self-expectations (Gray et al, 2016;Lopes et al, 2022). Therefore, expecting to be a caregiver can increase stress and anxiety (Aspinwall & Taylor, 1997;Breznitz, 1983;Day, 2010;Liu, 2022;Morais et al, 2019;Rohr & Lang, 2016;Shrira et al, 2019).…”