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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Sociology
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Previous research used retrospective global reports to study intergenerational support.
  • Studies indicated middle-aged adults provide intermittent support to parents and more frequent support to adult children.
  • Daily support exchanges and their impact on well-being in middle-aged adults remained under-examined.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the daily patterns of support provided by middle-aged adults to different generations.
  • To examine whether daily support exchanges differ between grown children and aging parents.
  • To assess the association between providing daily intergenerational support and mood.

Main Methods:

  • A 7-day daily interview methodology was employed with 191 middle-aged adults (mean age 55.93).
  • Participants reported on support (emotional, advice, practical) provided to grown children (n=454) and aging parents (n=253) daily.
  • Daily mood was also assessed for each participant.

Main Results:

  • Daily intergenerational support was more prevalent than suggested by global reports.
  • Grown children received everyday support more frequently than aging parents.
  • Providing support to grown children correlated with positive mood, while supporting parents was linked to more negative mood.

Conclusions:

  • Daily support dynamics between middle-aged adults and their children/parents are significant and frequent.
  • Findings align with the intergenerational stake hypothesis, suggesting greater investment in offspring.
  • Despite generational differences in support impact, middle-aged adults remain highly involved with their aging parents.