The Effect of Widowhood on Parent–Child Relationships in Korea: Do Parents’ Filial Expectations and Geographic Proximity to Children Matter?

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• 作者：Jung-Hwa Ha ; Hyunsook Yoon ; Yeon Ok Lim…
• 关键词：Bereavement ; Intergenerational relationship ; Filial piety ; Ambivalence theory
• 刊名：Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：31
• 期：1
• 页码：73-88
• 全文大小：362 KB
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• 作者单位：Jung-Hwa Ha (1)
  Hyunsook Yoon (2)
  Yeon Ok Lim (2)
  Sun-Young Heo (1)
  
  1. Department of Social Welfare, Seoul National University, Kwanak-Ro 1, Kwanak-Gu, Seoul, 08826, Korea
  2. Department of Social Welfare, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
  
• 刊物类别：Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
• 刊物主题：Social Sciences
  Aging
  Anthropology
  Philosophy of Medicine
  Geriatrics and Gerontology
  Theory of Medicine and Bioethics
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-0719

文摘

Although previous research based on data from the U.S. suggests that parents’ widowhood is associated with increased emotional support from children, little is known about the impact of late-life widowhood on intergenerational relationships in other cultures. Using data of Korean older adults, this paper examined: (1) the effect of widowhood on both positive and negative aspects of parent–child relationships and (2) whether these effects are moderated by older adults’ expectations about children’s filial responsibilities and the geographic proximity to their children. Analyses are based on data from the Hallym Aging Study, a stratified multi-stage probability sample of older adults living in the cities of Seoul and Chuncheon in Korea. Compared to married older adults, widowed persons in this sample reported higher levels of ambivalence, lower levels of positive interactions, and higher levels of negative interactions with their children. Parents’ notion about filial responsibilities did not have a significant moderating effect, whereas geographic proximity to children was a significant moderator. Findings suggest that widowhood is associated with greater strain in intergenerational relationships in Korea. Helping widowed older adults forge constructive relationships with their children may enhance both bereaved older adults’ and their children’s well-being in this cultural milieu. Keywords Bereavement Intergenerational relationship Filial piety Ambivalence theory