Midlife Challenge or Welcome Departure? Cultural and Family-Related Expectations of Empty Nest Transitions.
Int J Aging Hum Dev
; 81(4): 260-80, 2015 Oct.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26702133
ABSTRACT
Mid- and later-life parental transitions to the "empty nest" are characterized by increasing complexity, uncertainty, and variability. Drawing upon a life course perspective coupled with a sociocultural stress model, this mixed-methods study focuses on parental perceptions of anticipated emotional challenge associated with their children's homeleaving and how this is shaped by ethnic culture and other family-related factors. Data entail a subsample of 174 midlife parents (mean age=51.8) with at least one adult child aged 18 to 35 living at home, collected as part of the "Mid/Later Life Parenting Project." Study participants belonged to British-, Chinese-, Southern European-, or South-Asian groups living in Metro Vancouver, BC. Analyses indicate that societal and ethnic group norms, relationship quality, and living arrangement preferences, as well as supportive exchanges and economic constraints (e.g., housing costs) influence empty nest perceptions and pathways. Implications of these findings are applied to aging families and family development.
Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pais
/
Estresse Psicológico
/
Etnicidade
/
Poder Familiar
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
/
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
/
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article