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Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 27, No. 1, 3-30 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05277810

Older Adults' Perceptions of Intergenerational Support After Widowhood

How Do Men and Women Differ?

Jung-Hwa Ha

University of Michigan

Deborah Carr

Rutgers University

Rebecca L. Utz

University of Utah

Randolph Nesse

University of Michigan

This study examines the ways that widowhood affects older adults' perceived exchange of support with their children, and whether exchange patterns differ by gender. Data are from the Changing Lives of Older Couples (CLOC), a prospective study of 1,532 married individuals age 65 years and older. Spousal loss increases older adults'dependence on their children 6 months after the loss yet decreases children's dependence on their surviving parents. Patterns of postloss parent-child exchanges differ by gender of parent. Compared to widowers, widows are more dependent on their children for financial and/or legal advice yet provide more emotional and instrumental support. However, these gender differences are contingent on educational attainment. Education decreases widows' dependence on children for financial and legal advice yet increases widowers'provision of emotional support to their children. The findings suggest that adherence to traditional gender roles among married couples may influence older adults' adaptation to spousal loss.

Key Words: widowhood • parent-child dependence • gender roles • intergenerational exchange


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