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- Title
Zemljepisna oddaljenost in pogostnost stikov med ostarelimi starši in odraslimi otroki v Nemčiji -- prečna kohortna in longitudinalna raziskava.
- Authors
Hoff, Andreas
- Abstract
This article aims to explore change and continuity of two structural aspects of the parent-child-relationship in Germany -- geographical proximity and contact frequency -- that have a significant impact on the relationship quality as well as the mutual support provision between adult children and their parents. This research makes use of a nationally representative survey of the German population aged 40-85 years -- the German Ageing Survey. The paper presents findings from both a cross-cohort and a longitudinal perspective. The vast majority of Germans aged 40 years and older lives in geographical proximity to at least one of their children and to their parents. However, the geographical distance between parents and their adult children increased between 1996-2002. Accordingly, the contact frequency between parents and children decreased -- daily interactions became less prevalent. Moreover, a particular birth cohort was found to be characterised by less frequent parent-child-interactions than the neighbouring cohorts -- the 'war time cohort' of those born between 1939-1944.
- Subjects
GERMANY; PARENT-child relationships; FAMILY relations; DOMESTIC relations; INTERPERSONAL relations; PROXIMITY spaces
- Publication
Kakovostna Starost, 2006, Vol 9, Issue 2, p2
- ISSN
1408-869X
- Publication type
Article