Whitbeck L, Hoyt D R, Huck S M
Department of Sociology, Iowa State University.
J Gerontol. 1994 Mar;49(2):S85-94. doi: 10.1093/geronj/49.2.s85.
This research investigated the effects of early family experiences on the quality of the adult child-parent relationship and on the extent of instrumental and emotional support provided elderly parents by their adult children. The analysis was based on adult children's reports regarding 1,135 aging parents. Panel data were used to reduce method effects attributable to transient mood states. Health of aging parent, geographical proximity of parents and children, and parent's living situation were controlled in the models. The findings indicated that the propensity of adult children to provide instrumental support (e.g., transportation and health care when parents were ill) and emotional support was indirectly affected by the influence of the early parent-child relationship on contemporary filial concern and relationship quality.
本研究调查了早期家庭经历对成年子女与父母关系质量的影响，以及成年子女为年迈父母提供的工具性支持和情感支持的程度。该分析基于成年子女对1135名年迈父母的报告。使用面板数据来减少因短暂情绪状态导致的方法效应。模型中控制了年迈父母的健康状况、父母与子女的地理距离以及父母的生活状况。研究结果表明，早期亲子关系对当代孝道关怀和关系质量的影响，间接影响了成年子女提供工具性支持（如父母生病时的交通和医疗护理）和情感支持的倾向。
