How do older adults experience intergenerational relationships? Different cultures, ambivalent feelings

Intergenerational relationships: do older adults experience ambivalence with their adult children?

“…An important implication of this study is the need for improving education and exchanges between health care providers and older adults, so that intergenerational ambivalence is addressed, which can improve health care outcomes (Torres & Cao, 2019;von Humboldt et al, 2018;von Humboldt, Ribeiro-Gonçalves et al, 2020;von Humboldt, Ribeiro-Gonçalves, Leal et al, 2020). Family crises, role conflict, intergenerational ambivalence, physical and mental health difficulties, and preexisting family conflicts can result in older adults needing professional support and training (Hayslip & Fruhauf, 2019).…”

How Do Older Portuguese and Mexican Adults Experience Their Sexual Well-Being? A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Study

“…Several authors have been working to determine the best conceptualization of SWB, considering the construct more broadly, and testing it in cross-cultural samples, given that SWB can be perceived differently in different cultures (Laumann et al, 2006;Štulhofer et al, 2019;von Humboldt et al, 2018). These studies suggest that SWB concerns physical attraction, sexual desire, importance of sexual activity, emotional satisfaction and intimacy with a partner (von Humboldt et al, 2018), sexual intimacy, sexual satisfaction, cuddling frequency, perceived sexual compatibility and absence of sexual function distress (Štulhofer et al, 2019).…”

“…Several authors have been working to determine the best conceptualization of SWB, considering the construct more broadly, and testing it in cross-cultural samples, given that SWB can be perceived differently in different cultures (Laumann et al, 2006;Štulhofer et al, 2019;von Humboldt et al, 2018). These studies suggest that SWB concerns physical attraction, sexual desire, importance of sexual activity, emotional satisfaction and intimacy with a partner (von Humboldt et al, 2018), sexual intimacy, sexual satisfaction, cuddling frequency, perceived sexual compatibility and absence of sexual function distress (Štulhofer et al, 2019). Cross-cultural data on older adult SWB has been difficult to obtain, especially intercontinental data (e.g., comparison between American and European older adults), but would be valuable to study perceptual differences across cultures (Freak-Poli et al, 2017;Kleinstäuber, 2017;Štulhofer et al, 2019;von Humboldt et al, 2018).…”

“…A number of quantitative studies have evaluated older adult SWB, although few included cross-cultural samples. These studies indicated that higher levels of SWB may be associated with lower mortality rates, lower levels of stress and fewer sexual dysfunctions, higher relational satisfaction, higher sexual desire, better cognitive performance, and better cardiovascular health (Bouman et al, 2006;Brody, 2010;Golub et al, 2011;Hinchliff et al, 2017;Kleinstäuber, 2017;Santos-Iglesias et al, 2016;von Humboldt et al, 2018).…”

“…There is a need for cross-cultural qualitative studies (Bell et al, 2016), allowing a wider exploration of the SWB indicators, and comparisons and applications in crosscultural interventions. All such work would afford a conceptually cohesive definition of SWB (DeLamater, 2012;Štulhofer et al, 2019;von Humboldt et al, 2018). This study sought comparisons of what contributes to SWB from the perspective of older people living in Portugal and Mexico.…”