Intergenerational relationships: do older adults experience ambivalence with their adult children?
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چکیده
This study aims to analyze the perspectives of intergenerational relationships between older adults and adult children. For this purpose, a qualitative research was carried out, which analyzes these relations at cross-national level. Four hundred twenty four participants aged 65–97 years, were interviewed. Participants three different nationalities lived in community. All interviews went through process verbatim transcription subsequent content analysis. Two dimensions generational ambivalence revealed from study; support conflict dimensions. Findings analysis produced six themes, represent children: adults-adult children interaction quality; family integration; care support; definition limits; distance alienation; communication difficulties. highlighted diversity experiences old age, relation underlined conflicting expectations their
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Educational Gerontology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0360-1277', '1521-0472']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2021.1886633