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Item Gender differences in intergenerational affectual solidarity(Texas Tech University, 1999-08) Davis, Jody L.Because the predictors of gender differences in parent-adult child relationships have not been investigated, the second goal of this research is to examine predictors of adult daughters' and sons' affectual solidarity for their natural parents. Walker, Thompson, and Morgan (1987) found that there was less attachment between married, young daughters and their mothers than between single, young daughters and their mothers. Bamch and Bamett (1983) also found that daughters who had children perceived their relationships with their mothers as less rewarding. The data suggest normative pressure on adult children to move toward their spouses and children and away from their families of origin, to distance themselves (physically and/or emotionally) from their families of origin and to place their new families and roles as first priority. The data also support the emphasis life course theory places on social roles and the interdependence between family members, how each family member reacts to a role transition influences the other family members.Item The influence of parents' marital quality on parent-adult child intimacy: the role of the family expressiveness and relationship attributions(Texas Tech University, 2002-12) Allen, Melissa SueThis study investigated the relationship between parents' marital conflict and parent-adult child intimacy. Variables that might moderate the impact parents' marital conflict had on parent-adult child intimacy were also examined. Those variables were family expressiveness, attributions for parents' behavior, academic stress, and gender. Data was collected from undergraduate college students at a southwestern university. Some hypotheses were supported. Marital conflict was not negatively associated with mother-daughter intimacy when high positive family expressiveness was also reported. Negative attributions for parents' behavior seemed to increase the likelihood that parent-adult child intimacy would be negatively impacted by high marital conflict. However, if daughters reported negative attributions for mothers' behavior than high marital conflict was not negatively associated with father-daughter intimacy. When all direct effect variables were entered, marital conflict was no longer significantly related to father-daughter intimacy. Father-son and mother-son intimacy was more likely to be significantly related to parents' marital conflict, than mother-daughter and father-daughter intimacy. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.