Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ425270
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Family Size and Mother-Child Relations in Later Life.
Uhlenberg, Peter; Cooney, Teresa M.
Gerontologist, v30 n5 p618-25 Oct 1990
Examined effects of family size on mother-child relationships in later life. Subjects were taken from national probability sample which included adults aged 35-55 (n=3,083) who had a living mother and women aged 60-79 (n=1,101) with at least one living child. Found generally positive relationship between number of siblings and favorable mother-child relations. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Adult Children, Family Size, Mothers, Older Adults, Parent Child Relationship, Siblings
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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