The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children
Objective: This study examined the relationship between loneliness in parents and in their adult children, and took into account the role of gender differences in the intergenerational transmission of loneliness. Background: Although it is well documented that loneliness has negative effects on a...
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| description | Objective: This study examined the relationship between loneliness in parents and in their adult children, and took into account the role of gender differences in the intergenerational transmission of loneliness.
Background: Although it is well documented that loneliness has negative effects on a person’s physical and mental health, only a relatively small number of empirical studies have investigated the intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their children, including the potential long-term effects of transmission processes. Moreover, the findings of the few existing studies have been inconsistent and contradictory, particularly with regard to gender differences.
Method: The statistical analysis drew on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). Based on data from 2013 and 2017, stepwise multilevel linear regression models were estimated for 4,457 respondents between the ages of 18 and 40 and their parents.
Results: Significant associations were found between loneliness in parents and in their adult children. The analysis also revealed that the relationship between loneliness in mothers and in their children did not depend on whether mothers and children were living in the same household. However, no significant differences were found between same-sex and opposite-sex parent-child dyads.
Conclusion: This study provided moderate evidence for the intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children, as well as indirect evidence for the long-term effects of transmission processes between mothers and children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-923fcf8e313349dabfef88855eb96b222022-12-22T04:11:19ZengUniversity of Bamberg PressJournal of Family Research2699-23372020-04-0110.20377/jfr-365The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult childrenLara Augustijn0University of Duisburg-EssenObjective: This study examined the relationship between loneliness in parents and in their adult children, and took into account the role of gender differences in the intergenerational transmission of loneliness. Background: Although it is well documented that loneliness has negative effects on a person’s physical and mental health, only a relatively small number of empirical studies have investigated the intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their children, including the potential long-term effects of transmission processes. Moreover, the findings of the few existing studies have been inconsistent and contradictory, particularly with regard to gender differences. Method: The statistical analysis drew on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). Based on data from 2013 and 2017, stepwise multilevel linear regression models were estimated for 4,457 respondents between the ages of 18 and 40 and their parents. Results: Significant associations were found between loneliness in parents and in their adult children. The analysis also revealed that the relationship between loneliness in mothers and in their children did not depend on whether mothers and children were living in the same household. However, no significant differences were found between same-sex and opposite-sex parent-child dyads. Conclusion: This study provided moderate evidence for the intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children, as well as indirect evidence for the long-term effects of transmission processes between mothers and children.https://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.php/jfr/article/view/365Adult childrenintergenerational transmissiongender differenceslonelinessparent-child relationshipGerman Soci-Economic Panel |
| spellingShingle | Lara Augustijn The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children Journal of Family Research Adult children intergenerational transmission gender differences loneliness parent-child relationship German Soci-Economic Panel |
| title | The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children |
| title_full | The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children |
| title_fullStr | The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children |
| title_full_unstemmed | The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children |
| title_short | The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children |
| title_sort | intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children |
| topic | Adult children intergenerational transmission gender differences loneliness parent-child relationship German Soci-Economic Panel |
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