Parent–Adult Child Relationships and Repartnering After Gray Divorce
Relationships with adult children shape parental repartnering behaviors. Echoing the concept of boundary ambiguity, our findings indicate that stronger family ties, as signaled by child co-residence or proximity and frequent contact as well as economic provision, tend to deter repartnering. These findings also indicate that absent strong family ties, older adults are more likely to form a new union.
Authors
- I‐Fen Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9070-990X)
- Susan L. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3350-4160)
- Kagan A. Mellencamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-3869)
- Francesca A. Marino
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- Bowling Green State University (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf011
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.40