[en] The exchange of support between generations is a fundamental feature of intergenerational relationships. Although most studies have concentrated on the impact of social support on the receiver, effects on subjective well-being of the provider of support have been studied less often. Given cultural differences in the norms and values of intergenerational relationships, the present study compared samples from rural and urban China, Indonesia, and Germany. The results showed that in the different cultural contexts elderly mothers’ well-being was differently related to help that they provided to their adult daughters. The results are discussed from a culture-informed perspective on intergenerational relationships.
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Identifiers :
UNILU:UL-ARTICLE-2010-654
Author, co-author :
Schwarz, Beate; University of Basel, Switzerland
Albert, Isabelle ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Trommsdorff, Gisela; University of Konstanz, Germany
Zheng, Gang; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Shi, Shaohua; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Nelwan, Peter R.; Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Intergenerational support and life satisfaction: a comparison of Chinese, Indonesian, and German elderly mothers.
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
ISSN :
0022-0221
Publisher :
SAGE Publications
Volume :
41
Issue :
5-6
Pages :
706-722
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Value of Children and Intergenerational Relations (VOC)
