Adult Children Living With Aging Parents: The Association Between Income and Parental Affect. (April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gerber, Andrew; Heid, Allison R.; Pruchno, Rachel
• Is Part Of: International journal of aging and human development. Volume 88:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 215
• Page End: 230
• Publication Date: 2019-04
• Subjects: intergenerational relationships -- affective well-being -- postive affect -- negative affect -- coresidence; Older people -- Periodicals; Aging -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Aging -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Aging -- Periodicals; 305.26
• DOI: 10.1177/0091415018758448
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0091-4150

Abstract

This study examined the moderating effect of parental income on the association between parent–child coresidence and parental affect. Secondary analysis was conducted with data from the ORANJ BOWL panel, a representative sample of adults in New Jersey, aged 50 to 74 years ( N = 5, 688). Results indicated that income had a significant moderating effect on the association between the adult child's residential status and parents' positive and negative affect. Among parents with coresident adult children, an observed decline in positive affect and rise in negative affect were amplified as parental income level increased, suggesting differential strains on parental well-being across income levels.