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A study found that conflict management styles are often reciprocal, meaing that parents and their adult child normally subscribe to the same style

There is increased relational satisfaction when both parties engage in the collaborating style

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Age & Health

Realization of new roles

Conflict

Health can strengthen or weaken the bond between adult child and parent.

  • adult children are likely to experience more stress when taking care of a parent
  • role reversal takes place, child becomes the provider and parent becomes the dependent, tensions and conflict increase
  • ailing health of a parent can strengthen relationship because spending quality time together becomes highly important

Aging of parent and child has a postive effect on the relationship.

  • Parents age tend to stabilize their relationship with their children.

The relationship has evolved from provider and dependent to almost equal companions

The adult child must embrace their independence and their parents must allow them to do so.

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Race and ethnicity account for some differences in adult child-parent relationships.

  • African Americans were said to be more likely to live in extended families, to have closer family ties, and exchange more financial, practical, and emotional assistance to family.
  • African Americans have more frequent contact with their parents than caucasians.
  • Hispanics visit their parents less than caucasians.

Adult Child-Parent Relationships

Gender- Refers to the psychological and emotional characteristics that cause people to assume masculine, feminine, or androgynous role.

Research shows that men and women communicate differently

  • Relationships between mothers and daughters are emotionally closer and entail more frequent contact and exchanges than mixed gender or male adult child-parent relationships.
  • More contact with mothers overall than fathers.
  • Mothers and daughters are more likely to receive and provide assistance than fathers and sons

The child's relationship with their parent is arguably the most important and consistent in their life.

  • usually the longest and the most stable in their lifetime

Divorce

Contact & Proximity

The adult child-parent relationship allows for both parties to have a companion to trust, support, and love unconditionally

Two of the most important factors in adult child-parent relationships.

  • Divorced parents report less communication with their adult children and more strain.
  • Parents divorce usually weakens the relationship between the adult child and parent.
  • Adult child divorces can both strengthen and weaken the relationship between them and their parents.

Contact in Adult child- parent relationships is characterized by frequent visits, telephone calls,and close proximity.

Proximity- the nearness in space, time, or relationships.

Studies show that over half of adult children live within a one hour drive of their parents.

69% of adult children have weekly contact with their mothers and 20% have daily contact with mother.

Close to 40% have face to face contact with parents at least once a week.

Interpersonal Relationship Between Adult Child and Parent

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