gsa_abstract_2014_metzelthin_et_al.pdf
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… suggest offspring with higher filial obligation find it more rewarding to help parents. However, in terms of parental wellbeing, adult offspring’s relationships with parents are more crucial. MOTHER’S LIFE PROBLEMS: DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT AND RESOURCES FOR OFFSPRING DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS L.R. Bangerter1, S.H. Zarit1, K. Fingerman2, 1. Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania, 2. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Middle-aged adults are affected by aging parents who suffer from … Pennsylvania, 3. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Goal conflict between adult children and aging parents is hypothe- sized to result in older adults insisting, resisting, or persisting in their ways or opinions at times—acting in a way commonly attributed to stubbornness. However, research has yet to examine this phenomenon in families. With 189 dyads of middle-aged adults and their parents, we examined the prevalence of reports of parents’ behaviors commonly attributed to … work that increases understanding of goals within families. SESSION 1245 (SYMPOSIUM) FUNCTION FOCUSED CARE IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: CONNECTING INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE Chair: G. Zijlstra, Maastricht University, Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, Netherlands Co-Chair: S. Metzelthin, Maastricht University, Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, …