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  Personal RelationshipsVolume 14 Issue 4, Pages 605 - 622 Published Online: 21 Nov 2007 Copyright © 2009 IARR Published on behalf of the International Association for Relationship Research
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 135K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  The experience of worry in parent–adult child relationships Elizabeth L. Hay, Department of Psychology, University of Florida; Karen L. Fingerman, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University; Eva S. Lefkowitz, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University. Grant R01AG17916 from the National Institute of Aging, "Problems between Parents and Offspring in Adulthood (Karen L. Fingerman, principal investigator) funded this research. Additionally, a National Science Foundation Fellowship, a Kligman Dissertation Fellowship, and an American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award supported the first author during this research. The first author would like to thank her coauthors and Steven Zarit, Alan Booth, and Michael J. Rovine for their assistance throughout her dissertation research. Copyright 2007 IARR Abstract
This study examined the experience of worry in the parent–adult child relationship. A mother, father, and adult son or daughter from 213 families participated (N= 639). Parents and adult children commonly worried about one another and their worry reflected individual characteristics (e.g., neuroticism) and relationship characteristics (e.g., importance of the relationship and ambivalence). In addition, how much adults and their parents worried about one another influenced the other party's perceptions of relationship quality. Specifically, adults and parents rated their relationships more positively and more negatively when the other party reported worrying about them more and communicating their worries to them more frequently. Findings underscore the importance of including experiences such as worry in research on emotional complexities in the parent–adult child relationship. Received: 11 September 2007; Accepted: 19 November 2007; | 
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