FES Publications

Family Exchanges Study 1: Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Polenick, C. A., Fredman, S. J., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (in press). Relationship quality with parents: Implications for own and partner well-being in middle-aged couples. Family Process.

Polenick, C. A., DePasquale, N., Eggebeen, D. J., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Relationship quality between older fathers and middle-aged children: Associations with both parties’ subjective well-being. The Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw094

Polenick, C. A., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., Bangerter, L. R., Seidel, A. J., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Intergenerational support and marital satisfaction: Implications of beliefs about helping aging parents. Journal of Marriage and Family. doi:10.1111/jomf.12334

Polenick, C. A., Seidel, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Filial obligation and marital satisfaction in middle-aged couples. The Gerontologist. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv138

Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H. & Fingerman, K. L., (in press). Capturing between- and within- family differences in parental support to adult children: A typology approach. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbv029

Lee, J. E., Zarit, S. H., Rovine, M. J., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2016). The interdependence of relationships with adult children and spouses. Family Relations. doi:10.1111/fare.12188

Bangerter, L. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2016). Moderators of mother’s problems on middle-aged offspring depressive symptoms. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbu081

Polenick, C. A., Seidel, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2015). Filial obligation and marital satisfaction in middle-aged couples. The Gerontologist. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv138

Bangerter, L. R., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015). Perceptions of giving support and depressive symptoms in late life. The Gerontologist, 55, 770–779. doi:10.1093/geront/gnt210

Birditt, K. S., Hartnett, C. S., Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., & Antonucci, T. C. (2015). Extending the intergenerational stake hypothesis: Evidence of an intra-individual stake and implications for well-being. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77, 877–888. doi:10.1111/jomf.12203 PMCID: PMC4553696

Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Davis, E. M., Furstenberg, F. F., Jr., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2015). “I’ll give you the world”: Parental socioeconomic background and assistance to young adult children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77, 844–865. doi:10.1111/jomf.12204 PMCID: PMC4553699

Cheng, Y.-P., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015). Young adults’ provision of support to middle-aged parents. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70, 407–416. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt108 PMCID: PMC4542646

Sachs-Ericsson, N. J., Selby, E. A., Hames, J. L., Joiner, T. E., Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Hilt, L. M. (2014). Transmission of parental neuroticism to offspring’s depression: The mediating role of rumination. Personality and Mental Health, 8, 306–319. doi:10.1002/pmh.1268

Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2014). Discrepancy in reports of support exchanges between parents and adult offspring: Within- and between-family differences. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 168–179. doi:10.1037/a0035735 PMCID: PMC3981929

Fingerman, K. L., Sechrist, J., & Birditt, K. S. (2013). Changing views on intergenerational ties. Gerontology, 59, 64–70. doi:10.1159/000342211 PMCID: PMC4480642

Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y.-P., Cichy, K. E., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2013). Help with “strings attached”: Offspring perceptions that middle-aged parents offer conflicted support. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 68, 902–911. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt032 PMCID: PMC3805292

Hartnett, C. S., Furstenberg, F. F., Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2013). Parental support during young adulthood: Why does assistance decline with age? Journal of Family Issues, 34, 975–1007. doi:10.1177/0192513X12454657 PMCID: PMC3747833

Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Eggebeen, D. J., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2013). Agreement between aging parent’s bequest intention and middle-aged child’s inheritance expectation. The Gerontologist, 53, 1020–1031. doi:10.1093/geront/gns147 PMCID: PMC3826159

Jensen, A. C., Whiteman, S. D., Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2013). Life still isn’t fair: Parental differential treatment of young adult siblings. Journal of Marriage and Family, 75, 438–452. doi:10.1111/jomf.12002 PMCID: PMC4018724

Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y.-P., Wesselman, E. D., Zarit, S. H., Furstenberg, F. F., & Birditt, K. S. (2012). Helicopter parents and landing pad kids: Intense parental support in adulthood. Journal of Marriage and Family, 74, 880–896. doi:10.1111/j.1741- 3737.2012.00987.x PMCID: PMC4553417

Birditt, K. S., Tighe, L. A., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2012). Intergenerational relationship quality across three generations. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 67, 627–638. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbs050 PMCID: PMC3536553

Fingerman, K. L., Pillemer, K. A., Silverstein, M., & Suitor, J. J. (2012). The baby boomers’ intergenerational relationships. The Gerontologist, 52, 199–209. doi:10.1093/geront/gnr139 PMCID: PMC3304890

Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y.-P., Tighe, L. A., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2012). Relationships Between Young Adults and Their Parents. In A. Booth, S. L. Brown, N. S. Landale, W. D. Manning, & S. M. McHale (Eds.), Early adulthood in a family context, National Symposium on Family Issues, Vol.2 (pp. 58–85). New York: Springer Publishers. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-1436-0_5

Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y.-P., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2012). Only as happy as the least happy child: Multiple grown children’s problems and successes and middle-aged parents’ well-being. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 67, 184–193. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr086 PMCID: PMC3410695

Lee, J. E., Zarit, S. H., Rovine, M. J., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2012). Middleaged couples’ exchanges of support with aging parents: Patterns and association with marital satisfaction. Gerontology, 58, 88–96. doi:10.1159/000324512 PMCID: PMC3254027

Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Eggebeen, D. J., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2011). Discrepancies in reports of support exchanges between aging parents and their middleaged children. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 66, 527–537. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr029 PMCID: PMC3202704

Fingerman, K. L., Vanderdrift, L. E., Dotterer, A., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2011). Support of grown children and aging parents in Black and White families. The Gerontologist, 51, 441–452. doi:10.1093/geront/gnq114 PMCID: PMC3202703

Fingerman, K. L., Pitzer, L. M., Chan, W., Birditt, K. S., Franks, M. M., & Zarit, S. H. (2011). Who gets what and why: Help middle-aged adults provide to parents and grown children. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 66, 87–98. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbq009 PMCID: PMC3031309

Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2010). Adult children’s problems and successes: Implications for intergenerational ambivalence. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 65, 145–153. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbp125 PMCID: PMC2981446

Fingerman, K. L., Miller, L. M., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2009). Giving to the good and the needy: Parental support of grown children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71, 1220–1233. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00665.x PMCID: PMC2811272

Works in progress (FES1)

Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (under revision). Typology of parent-child ties within families: Implications for psychological well-being. Journal of Marriage and Family.

Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M., & Birditt, K. S. (under review). Mothers, Fathers, daughters, and sons: Gender differences in adults’ intergenerational ties. Journal of Marriage and Family.

Polenick, C. A., DePasquale, N., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (under review). Like mother, like daughter and son? Intergenerational transmission of mothers’ depressive symptoms in later life. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Bangerter, L. R., Polenick, C. A., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in progress). Rewards and stress of giving support: An examination of support provision between aging mothers and middle-aged children.

Lee, H. J., Kim, K., Bangerter, L. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in progress). Monitoring your parents: Gaps in aging parents’ and middle-aged children’s evaluations of parental ADL limitations and life problems.

Lee, J. E., Zarit, S. H., Rovine, M. J., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (in progress). Imbalanced support and its implication on parental ambivalence.

Polenick., C. A., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (under review). A matter of giving and taking? Ambivalence toward parents and marital satisfaction in middle-aged couples. The Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences

Family Exchanges Study 2: Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Heid, A. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Adult children’s responses to parent “stubbornness.” The Gerontologist. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv691

Kim, K., Bangerter, L. R., Liu, Y., Polenick, C. A., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Middle-aged offspring’s support to aging parents with emerging disability. The Gerontologist. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv686

Davis, E. M., Kim, K., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Is an empty nest best? Coresidence with adult children and parental marital quality before and after the Great Recession. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw022

Jensen, A. C., Whiteman, S. D., Rand, J. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). You’re just like your dad: Intergenerational patterns of differential treatment of siblings. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw033

Seidel, A. J., Yorgason, J., Polenick, C. A., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Are you sleeping? Dyadic associations of support, stress, and worries regarding adult children on sleep. The Gerontologist.

Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M., Kim, K., & Birditt, K. S. (in press). Coresident and noncoresident young adults’ daily experiences with parents. Emerging Adulthood.

Bangerter, L. R., Yin, L., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Everyday support to aging parents: Links to middle-aged children’s diurnal cortisol and daily mood. The Gerontologist.

Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2016). The ties that bind: Middle-aged parents’ daily experiences with grown children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78, 431–450. doi:10.1111/jomf.12273 PMCID: PMC4807606

Birditt, K. S., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Fingerman, K. L., & Loving, T. J. (2016). Daily interactions in the parent-adult child tie: Links between children’s problems and parents’ diurnal cortisol rhythms. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, 208–216. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.09.027 PMCID: PMC4768756

Heid, A. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2016). “He is so stubborn!” – Perceptions of aging parents’ persistence, insistence, and resistance. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences, 71, 602–612. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbu177

Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Tennant, P. S., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2016). Intergenerational support in a daily context. The Gerontologist, 56, 896–908. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv035

Works in Progress (FES2)

Huo, M., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (under revision). Grandparental support of adult grandchildren. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences.

Birditt, K. S., Manalel, J. A., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (under review). Daily interactions with aging parents and adult children: Implications for well-being and cortisol. Journal of Family Psychology.

Suitor, J. J., Gilligan, M., Pillemer, K., Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Silverstein, M., & Bengtson, V. L. (under review). Applying within-family differences designs to enhance understanding of the complexity of intergenerational relations. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences.

Kim, K., Huo, M., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (in progress). Daily interactions of older parents with their adult children and implications for daily well-being.

Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Birditt, K. S. (in progress). Grown children’s financial difficulties and middle-aged parents’ well-being.

Polenick, C. A., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (under revision). Parental support of adult children and middle-aged couples’ marital satisfaction. The Gerontologist.

Wang, H., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in progress). Middle-aged children’s coping strategies with tensions with aging parents.

Huo, M., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in progress). Aging parents’ interactions with adult offspring and daily well-being.

Graham, J. L., Huo, M., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H. & Fingerman, K. L.(in progress). Midlife adults support to parents and grown children and daily physiological well-being.

Graham, J. L., Huo, M., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H. & Fingerman, K. L. (in progress). The experience of worry in parent-child relationships and daily physiological well-being.

Doctoral Dissertations and Master’s Theses

Chan, W. (2010). Familial disenfranchisement: Middle-aged adults lack of support to offspring and parents. Unpublished master’s thesis. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Cheng, Y.-P. (2010). Middle-aged fathers’ and mothers’ support of adult children. Unpublished master’s thesis. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Gokal, Z. (2012). Support aging parents provide middle-aged adult children. Unpublished senior honors thesis. The University of Texas at Austin, TX.

Lee, J. E. (2012). Family lives of married couples in midlife. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Kim, K. (2012). Intergenerational exchanges and support in family contexts. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Jensen, A. (2013). The implications of parental differential treatment: A family systems approach. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Reamy, A. M. (2013). Perspectives on ethical care for older adults: Exploring personal care and family support. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Tucker, A. J. (2015). Differences in biological and stepparent support of grown children. Unpublished senior honors thesis. The University of Texas at Austin, TX.

Cheng, Y.-P. (2015). Filial obligation across generations and implications for parental psychological well-being. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, TX.

Huo, M. (2016). The family watchdog grows up: Grandparental support of adult grandchildren. Unpublished master’s thesis. The University of Texas at Austin, TX.

Bangerter, L. R. (2016). Biopsychosocial consequences of family support and caregiving. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Polenick, C. A. (2016). Relationships with aging parents: Implications for well-meing in Middle-aged couples. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Conference Presentations 

Heid, A. R., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (Accepted; 2016, Nov). The effect of relationship goal tensions on mood: Adult children’s daily experiences of aging parents’ stubbornness. Symposium paper (Chair: J. J. Suitor, Midlife adults’ multiple roles as children, siblings, and caregivers for aging parents) to be presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Lee, H. J., Kim, K., Bangerter, L. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (Accepted; 2016, Nov). Monitoring your parents: Gaps in parents’ and children’s evaluations of parental problems. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, Enduring ties: Perspectives on the relationships of middle-aged adults and their parents) to be presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Wang, H., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (Accepted; 2016, Nov). Middle-aged children’s coping strategies with tensions with aging parents. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, Enduring ties: Perspectives on the relationships of middle-aged adults and their parents) to be presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Huo, M., Graham, J. L., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (Accepted; 2016, Nov). Coresident and noncoresident young adults’ daily experiences with parents. Symposium paper (Chair: K. L. Fingerman, Daily social experiences across adulthood) to be presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Lee, J. E., Cichy, K. E., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, L. K. (Accepted; 2016, Nov). Support for parents-in-law and marital satisfaction among middle-aged couples. Symposium paper (Chair: XXXX, Dyadic perspectives in family and caregiving context) to be presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., & Birditt, K. S. (2016, May). Parenting in the adult social world: Effects of grown children at midlife and old age. Invited symposium paper (Chair: K. L. Fingerman, Adult development in the social world) presented at the 28th Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science (APS). Chicago, IL.

Seidel, A. J., Yorgason, J., Polenick, C. A., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015, Nov). Are you sleeping? Cross partner effects of worries regarding adult children on sleep. Poster to be presented at the 77th Annual Conference of National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Polenick, C. A., Zarit, S. H., Seidel, A. J., Bangerter, L. R., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015, Nov). Intergenerational support and partners’ marital satisfaction in middle-aged couples. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, Relative difficulties: Intergenerational relationships across adulthood) presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Orlando, FL.

Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Bangerter, L. R., Liu, Y., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015, Nov). Caregiving transitions in the context of family. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, “Relative difficulties” – Intergenerational relationships across adulthood) to be presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Orlando, FL.

Huo, M., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015, Nov). Family backup generators: Grandparental support of adult grandchildren. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, “Relative difficulties” – Intergenerational relationships across adulthood) to be presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Orlando, FL.

Birditt, K. S., Kim, K., Loving, T. J., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2015, Nov). Daily interactions in the parent-adult child tie: Implications of children’s problems for diurnal cortisol rhythms. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, “Relative difficulties” – Intergenerational relationships across adulthood) to be presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Orlando, FL.

Davis, E. M., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015, Nov). Marital quality, empty nest, and coresidence with grown children. Poster to be presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Orlando, FL.

Bangerter, L.R., Polenick, C.A., Zarit, S.H., & Fingerman, K.L. (2015, October). Life problems and appraisals of support exchanges between widows and middle-aged children. Poster presented at the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development, Austin, TX.

Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., & Birditt, K. S. (2015, Oct). Typology of parent-child ties within families: Implications for psychological well-being. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, Parent-child relationships in adulthood: Problems and consequences) to be presented at the 9th Biennial Meeting of The Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD). Austin, TX.

Davis, E. M., Kim, K., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015, Oct). Full house and empty nests: Coresidence with adult children and parental marital quality. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, Parent-child relationships in adulthood: Problems and consequences) to be presented at the 9th Biennial Meeting of The Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD). Austin, TX.

Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2015, Oct). The economic downturn as a family affair: Midlife parents’ reactions to their grown children’s financial difficulties. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, Parent-child relationships in adulthood: Problems and consequences) to be presented at the 9th Biennial Meeting of The Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD). Austin, TX.

Zarit, S. H., Kim, K., Bangerter, L. R., Liu, Y., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015, Oct). The emergence of care to older parents: Longitudinal findings on changes in support. Symposium paper (Chair: L. R. Bangerter, Parent-child relationships in adulthood: Problems and consequences) to be presented at the 9th Biennial Meeting of The Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD). Austin, TX.

Polenick, C. A., Zarit, S. H., Bangerter, L. R., Seidel, A. J., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015, Aug). Partner’s intergenerational support exchanges and midlife marital satisfaction. Poster to be presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Toronto, Canada.

Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y.-P., & Kim, K. (2014, Nov). The legacy of the un-mundane: Positive and negative aspects of daily life in adult families. Symposium paper (Chair: V. Bedford & K. L. Fingerman, The legacy of Lillian Troll; A trailblazer for Family gerontology) presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, DC.

Bangerter, L. R., Heid, A. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2014, Nov). Spousal Involvement in medical decisions: Implications for perceived health of older adults. Symposium paper (Chair: J. Monin, Dyadic models of health in late life marriage) presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, DC.

Bangerter, L. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2014, Nov). Mother’s life problems: Differential impact and resources for offspring depressive symptoms. Symposium paper (Chair: A. Heid, New Views on intergenerational support) presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, DC

Bedford, V. H., & Fingerman, K. L (2014, Nov). The legacy of Lillian Troll; A trailblazer for family gerontology. Symposium paper (Chair: V. Bedford & K. L. Fingerman, The legacy of Lillian Troll; A trailblazer for family gerontology) presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, DC.

Birditt, K. S., Hartnett, C. S., Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., & Antonucci, T. C. (2014, Nov). Intergenerational relationship quality and well-being: An extension of the intergenerational stake. Symposium Paper (Chair: J. J. Suitor & K. Pillemer, Intergenerational relations and well-being) presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, D.C.

Cheng, Y.-P., & Fingerman, K. L. (2014, Nov). Support out of affection versus obligation: Offspring’s support appraisals and parents’ psychological well-being. Symposium paper (Chair: A. R. Heid, New Views on intergenerational support) presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, DC.

Heid, A. R., & Fingerman, K. L. (2014, Nov). New views on intergenerational support. Symposium paper (Chair: A. R. Heid, New views on intergenerational support) presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, DC.

Heid, A. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2014, Nov). “He’s so stubborn!” – Perceptions of aging parents’ persistence, insistence, and resistance. Symposium paper (Chair: A. Heid, New views on intergenerational support) presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, DC.

Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., & Birditt, K. S. (2014, Nov). Daily interactions of older parents with their adult children and implications for daily well-being. Symposium paper (Chair: A. R. Heid, New views on intergenerational support) presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, D.C.

Lee, J. E., Zarit, S. H., Rovine, M. J., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2014, Nov). Interdependent lives of middle aged couples: Implications of exchanges of support with adult offspring. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Washington, DC.

Jensen, A. C., Whiteman, S. D., & Fingerman, K. L. (2014, Mar). Young adults’ relationships with siblings. Symposium paper (Chair: S. Killoren, Sibling relationships in young adulthood) presented at the 15th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA). Austin, TX.

Bangerter, L. R., Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2013, Nov). Providing support to middle-aged offspring: Implications for older parents’ well-being. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., & Birditt, K. S. (2013, Nov). Patterns of support exchanges between middle-aged adults and their aging parents. Poster presented at the 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Hartnett, C. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2013, Nov). Unraveling the ties that bind: Estrangement from parents in young adulthood. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Bangerter, L. R., Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2013, Nov). Providing support to middle-aged offspring: Implications for older parents’ well-being. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., & Birditt, K. S. (2013, Nov). Within-family patterns of support given to and received from multiple adult children. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). San Antonio, TX.

Jensen, A. C., Whiteman, S. D., Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2013, Nov). Correlates of parents’ differential treatment across three generations. Poster presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). San Antonio, TX.

Cheng, Y.-P., & Fingerman, K. L. (2013, Nov). The association between offspring’s and older parents’ appraisal of support. Poster presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). San Antonio, TX.

Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2013, Jun). Intergenerational exchanges across three generations. Symposium paper (Chair: S. H. Zarit, Exchanges of support within families across the life span) presented at the 20th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2013, Jun). Why family members view intergenerational exchanges differently: Effects of generation, beliefs and quality of relationships. Symposium paper (Chair: S. H. Zarit, Exchanges of support within families across the life span) presented at the 20th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Lee, J. E., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2013, Jun). Interdependent lives of middle-aged couples. Symposium paper (Chair: S. H. Zarit, Exchanges of support within families across the life span) presented at the 20th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Jensen, A. C., Whiteman, S. D., & Fingerman, K. L. (2012, Nov). The implications of maternal and paternal differential treatment in young adulthood. Symposium paper (Co-chairs: J. J. Suitor & M. Gilligan, Patterns and significance of sibling relationships in adulthood) presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). San Diego, CA.

Hartnett, C. S., Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2012, Nov). Intergenerational ambivalence: Is it distinct from negative relationship quality? Symposium paper (Cochairs: M. Hogerbrugge & J. Lendon, Mixed feelings, mixed research? A decade review of research on intergenerational ambivalence) presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). San Diego, CA.

Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y.-P., & Cichy, K. E. (2012, Nov). When family support isn’t supportive: Perceptions that parental support is conflicted. Symposium paper (Co-chairs: K. L. Fingerman & K. S. Birditt, The downside of positive and supportive social ties) presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). San Diego, CA.

Cheng, Y.-P., & Fingerman, K. L. (2012, Nov). Intergenerational exchanges among three generations. Symposium paper (Co-chairs: A. M. Reamy & J. E. Lee, It takes two! Understanding dyadic relationships in adulthood and older adulthood) presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). San Diego, CA.

Cheng, Y.-P., Cichy, K. E., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2012, May). Support with strings attached. Symposium paper (Co-chairs: K. L. Fingerman & K. S. Birditt, When a good thing isn’t a good thing: Negative aspects of positive and supportive ties) presented at the 24th Annual Convention of The Association for Psychological Science (APS), Chicago, IL.

Chan, W., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2011, Nov). The disenfranchised: Predictor of low levels of parental support among adult children. Poster presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Boston, MA.

Cheng, Y.-P., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2011, Nov). Do parents always fare better when receiving support: Parental health and support as moderators. Poster presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Boston, MA.

Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2010, Nov). Giving and receiving the “right” help: Evaluation of aging parents and their middle-aged children on help given and received. Poster presented at the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). New Orleans, LA.

Kim, K., Eggebeen, D. J., & Zarit, S. H. (2009, Nov). Agreement between aging parent’s bequest intention and middle-aged child’s inheritance expectation. Symposium paper presented at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Atlanta, GA.

Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Lee, J. E., & Eggebeen, D. J. (2008, Nov). Discrepancy in reports of social exchanges between middle aged children and their aging parents. Symposium paper presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). National Harbor, MD.

Zarit, S. H., Lee, J. E., & Kim, K. (2008, Nov). Do husbands and wives agree about the help they give to and receive from aging parents? Symposium paper presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America (GSA). National Harbor, MD.