Publications: Journal Articles
(*student or postdoctoral fellow author)
Fingerman, K. L., Kim, Y. K., Zhang, S., Ng, Y. T., Birditt, K.S. (in press). Late life in the living room: Room decor, functional limitations, and personality. The Gerontologist.
Fingerman, K. L., Ng, Y. T.*, Huo, M., Birditt, K.S., Charles, S. T., & Zarit, S. (in press). Functional limitations, social integration, and daily activities in late life. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.
Ng, Y. T.*, Huo, M., Han, S. H., Birditt, K. S. & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Older adult’s marital status, conversation and well-being in everyday life. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab112
Kim, Y. K.*, Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., & Umberson, D. J. (in press). Racial differences in early parental death, midlife life problems, and relationship strain with adult children. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
Birditt, K. S., Turkelson, A.*, Fingerman, K. L., Polenick, C., & Oya, A.* (in press). Age differences in COVID-19 related stress, life changes, and social ties during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for psychological well-being. The Gerontologist.
Napolitano, L., Furstenberg, F. F., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). How families give and receive: A cross-class qualitative study of familial exchange. Journal of Family Issues.
Graham, J. L.*, Huo, M.*, Charles, S. T., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Interpersonal tensions and pain among older adults: The mediating role of negative mood. Research on Aging.
Stokes, J., Kim, K., Kim. Y.*,& Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Grieving a grandparent: The importance of gender and multigenerational relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family.
Wang, H.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Adult children’s daily experiences with parental advice: The importance of life problems and relationship quality. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychology Sciences.
Polenick, C. A, Kim, Y. K.*, DePasquale, N.*, Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Middle-aged children’s and older mothers’ depressive symptoms: Mother-child relationship quality as a key moderator. Family Relations.
Huo, M.*, Fuentecilla, J. L.*, Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman K. L. (in press). Does empathy have a cost? Older adults and social partners experiencing problems. The Gerontologist.
Birditt, K.S., Polenick, C. A.*, Luong, G., Charles, S.T., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Daily interpersonal tensions and well-being among older adults: Benefits of reappraisal and active coping. Psychology and Aging.
Leger, K. A., Charles, S. T., & Fingerman K. L. (in press). Affect variability and sleep: Emotional ups and downs are related to a poorer night’s rest. Psychosomatic Research, 124. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109758. PMC 167319
Huo, M.*, Fuentecilla*, J. L., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman K. L. (in press). Empathy and close social ties in late life. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences.
Fuentecilla, J. L.*, Liu, Y., Huo, M.*, Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H. & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Midlife adults’ daily support to children and parents: Implications for diurnal cortisol. Journal of Aging and Health. doi: 10.1177/0898264319863994
Huo, M.*, Graham J. L.*, Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman K. L. (in press). Older adults’ empathy and daily support exchanges. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Huo, M., Ng, Y. T.*, Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman K. L. (in press). Empathy and coping: Older adults’ interpersonal tensions and mood throughout the day. Gerontology. doi: 10.1159/000511418
Ng, Y. T.*, Huo, M., Gleason, M. E., Neff, L.A., Charles, S. T., & Fingerman, K. L. (2021). Friendships in old age: Daily encounters and emotional well-being. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Science, 76(3), 551-562. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa007
Fingerman, K. L., & Pillemer, K. (2021). Continuity and changes in attitudes, health care and caregiving for older adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Science, 76(4), e187-e198. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa231
Fingerman, K. L., Ng, Y. T.*, Zhang, S.*, Britt, K.,* Colera, G.*, Birditt, K. S., & Charles, S. T. (2021). Living alone during COVID-19: Social contact and emotional well-being among older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Science. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa200
Birditt, K.S., Newton, N., Turkelson, A.*, Polenick, C. & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Other people’s problems: Links between own and close social partner life stress and rumination in daily life among older adults. Psychology and Aging.
Xie, B., Charness, N., Fingerman, K. L., Kaye, J., Kim, M. T., & Khurshid, A. (2020). When going digital becomes a necessity: Ensuring older adults’ needs for information, services, and social inclusion during COVID-19. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2020.1771237
Fingerman, K.L., Birditt, K. S., & Umberson, D. (2020). Mobile technologies and social connection in late life. Mobile Technology for Adaptive Aging (pp. 67-74). Committee for Mobile Technology for Adaptive Aging. Washington DC: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.17226/25878
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M.*, & Birditt K. S. (in press). A decade of research on intergenerational ties: Technological, economic, political, and demographic changes. Journal of Marriage and Family: Decade Review.
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M.*, Charles, S. T., & Umberson, D. J. (in press). Variety is the spice of life: Social integration and activity in late life. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbz007
Graham, J. L.*, Huo, M.*, Charles, S. T., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Interpersonal tensions and pain among older adults: The mediating role of negative mood. Research on Aging.
Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Typology of parent-child ties within families: Associations with psychological well-being. Journal of Family Psychology.
Huo, M.*, Fuentecilla, J. L.*, Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman K. L. (in press). Does empathy have a cost? Older adults and social partners experiencing problems. The Gerontologist.
Birditt, K.S., Polenick, C. A.*, Luong, G., Charles, S.T., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Daily interpersonal tensions and well-being among older adults: The Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies. Psychology and Aging.
Huo, M.*, Fuentecilla*, J. L., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman K. L. (in press). Empathy and close social ties in late life. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences.
Fuentecilla, J. L.*, Liu, Y., Huo, M.*, Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H. & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Midlife adults’ daily support to children and parents: Implications for diurnal cortisol. Journal of Aging and Health.
Birditt, K. S., Manalel, J.*, Sommers, H.*, Luong, G., & Fingerman K. L. (in press). Better off alone: Daily solitude is associated with lower negative affect in more conflictual social networks. The Gerontologist.
Lee, H. J.*, Kim, K., Bangerter, L. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Aging parents’ and middle-aged children’s evaluations of parents’ disability and life problems. Journal of Adult Development.
Wang, H.*, Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Middle-aged children’s coping strategies with tensions in the aging parent-child tie. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development.
Huo, M.*, Graham J. L.*, Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman K. L. (2019). Older adults’ empathy and daily support exchanges. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Leger, K., Charles, S. T., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Affect variability and sleep: Emotional ups and downs are related to a poorer night’s rest. Psychosomatic Medicine.
Kim, Y.,* Kim, K., Boerner, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Recent parental death and relationship qualities between midlife adults and their grown children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 81, 616–630. doi:10.1111/jomf.12549
Birditt, K. S., Polenick, C. A.*, Van Bolt, O.*, Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Conflict strategies in the parent-adult child tie: Generation differences and implications for well-being. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbx057
Huo, M.*, Graham, J. L.*, Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Aging parents’ daily support exchanges with adult children suffering problems. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbx079
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M.*, Graham, J. L.*, Kim, K., & Birditt, K. S. (2018). A family affair: Family typologies of life problems and midlife well-being. The Gerontologist.
Griffin, E. M.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Online dating profile contact of older adults seeking same and cross-sex relationships. Journal of GLBT Family Studies.
Huo, M.*, Graham, J. L.*, Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Aging parents’ disabilities and daily support exchanges with middle-aged children. The Gerontologist.
Polenick, C. A.*, DePasquale, N.*, Eggebeen, D. J., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Relationship quality between older fathers and middle-aged children: Associations with the well-being of both parties. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbw094
Bangerter, L. R.*, Yin, L.*, Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Everyday support to aging parents: Links to middle-aged children’s diurnal cortisol and daily mood. The Gerontologist, 58, 654–662. doi:10.1093/geront/gnw207
Heid, A. R., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Relationship tensions and mood: Adult children’s daily experience of aging parents’ stubbornness. Personal Relationships, 25, 87-102. doi: 10.1111/pere.12229
Huo, M.*, Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Support grandparents give to their adult grandchildren. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences, 73, 1006-1015. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbw208
Jensen, A. C., Whiteman, S. D., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). “Can’t live with or without them”: Transitions and young adults’ sibling relationships. Journal of Family Psychology, 32, 385–395. doi:10.1037/fam0000361
Seidel, A. J., Yorgason, J., Polenick, C. A.*, Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Are you sleeping? Dyadic associations of support, stress, and worries regarding adult children on sleep. The Gerontologist, 58, 341-352. doi:10.1093/geront/gnw149
Davis, E. M.*, Kim, K., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). 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, 73, 372-381. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw022
Forman, M., Mangini, L. E., Dong, Y-Q, Hernandez, L. M., & Fingerman K. L. (2018). Food insecurity and hunger: Quiet public health problems on campus. Journal of Nutrition and Food Science, 8, 668-673. doi: 10.4172/2155-9600.1000668
Bangerter, L. R.*, Polenick, C. A.*, Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Life problems and perceptions of giving support: Implications for aging mothers and middle-aged children. Journal of Family Issues, 39, 917-934. doi:10.1177/0192513X16683987
Hartnett, C. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2018). Without the ties that bind: Young adults who lack active parental relationships. Advances in Life Course Research, 35, 103-113.
Suitor, J. J., Gilligan, M., Pillemer, K., Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Silverstein, M., & Bengtson, V. L. (2018). Applying within-family differences approaches to enhance understanding of the complexity of intergenerational relations. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences. 73, 40-53. doi: 10.193/geronb/gbx037
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M., Kim, K., & Birditt, K. S. (2017). Coresident and noncoresident young adults’ daily experiences with parents. Emerging Adulthood, 5, 337–350. doi:10.1177/2167696816676583
Fingerman, K. L. (2017). Millennials and their parents: Implications of the new young adulthood for midlife adults. Innovations in Aging 1, 1-16. doi:10.1093/geroni/igx026
Jensen, A. C., Whiteman, S. D., Rand, J.*, & Fingerman, K. F. (2017). You’re just like your dad: Intergenerational patterns of parents’ differential treatment of siblings. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences, 72, 1073–1083. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw033 PMCID: PMC5927158
Birditt, K. S., Manalel, J. A., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2017). Daily interactions with aging parents and adult children: Associations with negative affect and diurnal cortisol. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 699–709. doi:10.1037/fam0000317 PMCID: PMC5608619
Heid, A. R.*, Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2017). Adult children’s responses to parent “stubbornness.” The Gerontologist, 57, 419-440. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbu177
Polenick, C. A.*, Seidel, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2017). Filial obligation and marital satisfaction in middle-aged couples. The Gerontologist, 57, 417-428. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv138
Kim, K., Bangerter, L. R.,* Liu, Y.*, Polenick, C. A.*, Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2017). Middle-aged offspring’s support to aging parents with emerging disability. The Gerontologist, 57, 441-450. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv686
Polenick, C. A.*, Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., Bangerter, L. R.*, Seidel, A. J., & Fingerman, K. L (2017). Intergenerational support and marital satisfaction: Implications of beliefs about helping aging parents. Journal of Marriage and Family, 79, 131-146. doi:10.1111/jomf.12334 PMCID: PMC5279897
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.
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
Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y.-P.*, Kim, K.*, Fung, H. H., Han, G., Lang, F. R., Lee, W.*, & Wagner, J. (2016). Parental involvement with college students in Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, and the United States. Journal of Family Issues, 37, 1384-1411.
Fingerman, K. L. (2016). The ascension of parent-child ties in the twenty-first century. The Psychologist, 29, 114-118.
Kim, K.*, Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H. & Fingerman, K. L. (2016). Capturing between- and within- family differences in parental support to adult children: A typology approach. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences, 71, 1034-1045. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbv029 PMCID: PMC5067944
Davis, E. M.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2016). Digital dating: Online profile content of older and younger adults. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 71, 959-967. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbv042
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, 65, 342-353. doi:10.1111/fare.12188
Heid, A.*, Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2016). My parent is so stubborn: Perceptions of aging parents’ insistence, persistence, and resistence. The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 71, 602-612. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu177 PMCID: Journal – In Process
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
Bangerter, L. R.*, Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2016). Moderator effects of mothers’ problems on middle-aged offspring’s depressive symptoms in late life. The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 71, 41-48. doi:10.1093/geront/gnt210 PMCID: Journal – In Process
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: Journal – In Process
Sherman, S. M.*, Cheng, Y.-P.*, Fingerman, K. L., & Schnyer, D. M. (2015). Social support, stress, and the aging brain. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsv071
Kim, K.*, Zarit, S. H., Fingerman, K. L., & Han, G. (2015). Intergenerational exchanges of middle-aged adults with their parents and parents-in-law in Korea. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77, 791-805. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12185 PMCID: Journal – In Process
Bangerter, L. R.*, Kim, K.*, Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Perceptions of giving support and depressive symptoms in late life. The Gerontologist. doi:10.1093/geront/gnt210 PMCID: Journal – In Process
Birditt, K. S., Hartnett, C.* Zarit, S. H., Fingerman, K. L., & 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: Journal – In Process
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: Psychological Sciences, 70, 407-416. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt108 PMCID: Journal – In Process
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: 3981929
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
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: Psychological Sciences, 68, 902–911. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt032 PMCID: 3805292
Fingerman, K. L., Sechrist, J., & Birditt, K. S. (2013). Changing views on intergenerational ties. Gerontology, 59, 64-70. doi: 10.1159/000342211. PMCID: 4480642
Cichy, K. E., Lefkowitz, E. S., Davis, E. M.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2013). “You are such a disappointment!”: Negative emotions and parents’ perceptions of adult children’s lack of success. The Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Science, 68, 893-901. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbt053 PMCID: 3805291
Kim, K.*, Eggebeen, D. J., Zarit, S. H., 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: 3826159
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: 3747833
Cichy, K. E., Lefkowitz, E. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2013). Conflict engagement and conflict disengagement during interactions between adults and their parents. The Journals of Gerontology, Psychological Sciences, 68. 31-40. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbs046. PMCID: 3605941
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: 4018724
Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y. P.*, Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. (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: Psychological Sciences, 67, 184-193. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr086. PMCID: 3410695
Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y. P.*, Wesselmann, E. D.*, Zarit, S., Furstenberg, F., & Birditt, K. S. (2012). Helicopter parents and landing pad kids: Intense parental support of grown children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 74, 880-896. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00987.x PMCID: 4553417
Fingerman, K. L., Gilligan, M.*, VanderDrift, L.*, & Pitzer, L. M. (2012). In-law relationships before and after marriage: Husbands, wives, and their mothers-in-law. Research on Human Development, 9, 106-125. PMCID: 3686301
Fingerman, K. L., Pillemer, K. A., Silverstein, M., & Suitor, J. J. (2012). The Baby Boomers’ intergenerational relationships. The Gerontologist, 52, 199-209. PMCID: 3304890
Birditt, K. S., Tighe, L.A.*, Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2012). Intergenerational relationship quality across three generations. Journal of Gerontology, Sciences Social, 67, 627–638, doi:10.1093/geronb/gbs050. PMCID: 3536553
Lee, J.*, Zarit, S., Rovine, M. J., Birditt, K.S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2012). Middle aged couples’ exchanges of support with aging parents: Patterns and association with marital satisfaction. Gerontology, 58, 88-96. doi: 10.1159/000324512 PMCID: 3254027
Fingerman, K. L., Vanderdrift, L. E.*, Dotterer, A., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. (2011). Support to aging parents and grown children in Black and White families. The Gerontologist, 51, 441-452. doi:10.1093/geront/gnq114 PMCID: 3202703
Fingerman, K. L., Pitzer, L. M.*, Chan, W.*, Birditt, K. S., Franks, M. M., & Zarit, S. (2011). Who gets what and why: Help middle-aged adults provide to parents and grown children. The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 66B, 87-98. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbq009 PMCID: 3031309
Pitzer, L. M.*, Fingerman, K. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2011). Validation of the Parent Adult Relationship Quality (PARQ) scale. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 72, 11-135.
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 middle-aged children. The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 66B, 527-537. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr029 PMCID: 3202704
Luong, G.*, Charles, S.T., & Fingerman, K. L. (2011). Better with age: Social relationships across adulthood. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships, 28, 9-23. PMCID: 3291125
Fingerman, K. L. & Charles, S. T. (2010). It takes two to tango: Why older people have the best relationships. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 19, 172-176. doi: 10.1177/0963721410370297
Pitzer, L. M.*, & Fingerman, K.L. (2010). Psychosocial resources and associations between childhood physical abuse and adult well-being. The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 65B, 425–433. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbq031. PMCID: 2883870
Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. (2010). Adult children’s problems and successes: Implications for intergenerational ambivalence. The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Science, 65, 145-153. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbp125. PMCID: 2981446
Fingerman, K. L., Miller, L. M.*, Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. (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: 2811272
Fingerman, K. L. (2009). Consequential strangers and peripheral ties: The importance of unimportant relationships. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 1, 69-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-2589.2009.00010.x
Birditt, K. S., Rott, L.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2009). ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all’: Coping with interpersonal tensions in the parent-child relationship during adulthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 23, 769-778. PMCID: 2805116
Miller, L. M. *, Fingerman, K. L., & Charles, S. (2009). Perceptions of social transgressions in adulthood. The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 64, 551-559. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbp062
Birditt, K. S., Miller, L. M.*, Fingerman, K. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2009). Tensions in the parent and adult child relationship: Links to solidarity and ambivalence. Psychology and Aging, 24, 287-295. doi: 10.1037/a0015196. PMCID: 2690709
Davey, A., Tucker, C. J., Fingerman, K. L., & Savla, J. (2009). Within-family variability in representations of past relationships with parents. The Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B, 125-136. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbn001. PMCID: 2654979
Fingerman, K. L., Pitzer, L.*, Lefkowitz. E. S., Birditt, K. S., & Mroczek, D. (2008). Ambivalent relationship qualities between adults and their parents: Implications for both parties’ well-being. The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 63B, P362-P371. PMCID: 2749877
Fingerman, K. L., Miller, L.*, & Charles, S. T. (2008). Saving the best for last: How adults treat social partners of different ages. Psychology and Aging, 23, 399-409. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.23.2.399. PMCID: 2752388
Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., Kamp Dush, C. M.*, & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2008). Parents perceived as peers: Filial maturity in adulthood. Journal of Adult Development, 15, 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10804-007-9019-2
Hay, E. L., Fingerman, K. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2008). The worries adult children and their parents experience for one another. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 67, 101-127. doi: 10.2190/AG.67.2.a
Fingerman, K. L., Hay, E. L.*, Kamp Dush, C. M.*, Cichy, K. E.*, & Hosterman, S.* (2007). Parents’ and offspring’s perceptions of change and continuity when parents experience the transition to old age. Advances in Life Course Research, 12, 275-306. doi: 10.1016/S1040-2608(07)12010-4
Cichy, K., E.*, Lefkowitz, E. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2007). Generational differences in gender attitudes between parents and grown offspring. Sex Roles, 57, 825-836. doi: 10.1007/s11199-007-9314-1
Hay, E. L.*, Fingerman, K. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2007). The experience of worry in parent-adult child relationships. Personal Relationships, 14, 605-622. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00174.x
Cichy, K. E*, Fingerman, K. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2007). Age differences in types of interpersonal tensions. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 64, 171-193. doi: 10.2190/8578-1980-301V-8771
Fingerman, K. L., Chen, P. C.*, Hay, E. L.*, Cichy, K. E.*, & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2006). Ambivalent reactions in the parent and offspring relationship. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 61B, 152-160.
Moorman, S. M.*, Booth, A., Fingerman, K. L. (2006). Women’s romantic relationships after widowhood. Journal of Family Issues, 27, 1281-1304 doi: 10.1177/0192513X06289096
Birditt, K. S.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2005). Do we get better at picking our battles? Age differences in descriptions of behavioral reactions to interpersonal tensions. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 60B, 121-128.
Birditt, K. S.*, Fingerman, K. L., & Almeida, D. M. (2005). Age differences in exposure and reactions to interpersonal tensions: A daily diary study. Psychology & Aging, 20, 330-340. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.20.2.330
Hay, E. L.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2005). Age differences in perceptions of control in social relationships. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 60, 53-75. doi: 10.2190/KQRF-j614-0CEQ-H32L
Fingerman, K. L., Hay, E. L.*, & Birditt, K. S.* (2004). The best of ties, the worst of ties: Close, problematic, and ambivalent social relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family, 66, 792-808. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00053.x
Fingerman, K. L. (2004). The role of offspring and in-law’s in grandparents’ ties to their grandchildren. Journal of Family Issues, 25, 1026-1049. doi: 10.1177/0192513X04265941
Lefkowitz, E. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2003). Positive and negative emotional feelings and behaviors in mother-daughter ties in late life. Journal of Family Psychology, 17, 607 – 617. doi: 10.1037/0893-3200.17.4.607
Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S.* (2003). Do age differences in close and problematic family ties reflect the pool of available relatives? Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 58, 80-87.
Birditt, K. S.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2003). Age and gender differences in adults’ descriptions of emotional reactions to interpersonal problems. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 58B, 237-245.
Fingerman, K. L., & Hay, E. L.* (2002). Searching under the streetlight?: Age biases in the personal and family relationships literature. Personal Relationships, 9, 415-433. doi: 10.1111/1475-6811.09404
Fingerman, K. L. (2001). A distant closeness: Intimacy between parents and their children in later life. Generations, 25, 26-33.
Fingerman, K. L., & Bedford, V. H. (2000). Lessons from the early years: Infusing gerontology with ideas from child development (Introduction to the Special Edition: Child development and gerontology collaborations). International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 51, 1-4. doi: 10.2190/PH87-X3MC-8CT4-7X5L
Fingerman, K. L. (2000). “We had a nice little chat”: Age and generational differences in mothers’ and daughters’ descriptions of enjoyable visits. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 55, 95-106.
Fingerman, K. L., & Bermann, E. (2000). Applications of family systems theory to the study of adulthood. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 51, 5-29. doi:10.2190/7TF8-WB3F-TMWG-TT3K
Fingerman, K. L. (2000). Enhancing student interest in the psychology of aging: An interview with Susan Whitbourne. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 224-229. doi: 10.1207/S15328023TOP2703_11
Fingerman, K. L., & Griffiths, P. C.* (1999). Season’s greetings: Adults’ social contact at the holiday season. Psychology and Aging, 14, 192-205. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.14.2.192
Fingerman, K. L., & Bertrand, R.* (1999). Approaches to teaching adult development within a life span development course. Teaching of Psychology, 26, 55-57. doi: 10.1207/s15328023top2601_17
Fingerman, K. L. (1998). The good, the bad, and the worrisome: Emotional complexities in grandparents’ experiences with individual grandchildren. Family Relations, 47, 403-414. doi: 10.2307/585271
Fingerman, K. L. (1998). Tight lips?: Aging mothers’ and adult daughters’ responses to interpersonal tensions in their relationships. Personal Relationships, 5, 121-138. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.1998.tb00163.x
Fingerman, K. L. (1997). Aging mothers’ and their adult daughters’ retrospective ratings of past conflict in their relationship. Current Psychology, 16, 131-154.
Fingerman, K. L. (1997). Being more than a daughter: Middle-aged women’s conceptions of their mothers. Journal of Women and Aging, 9, 55-72. doi: 10.1300/J074v09n04_05
Fingerman, K.L. (1996, 1997). Commentary on K.A. Abul’khanova-Slavskaia, The personal organization of time and life strategy. Journal of Russian & East European Psychology, 34, 86-89.
Fingerman, K. L. (1996). Sources of tension in the aging mother and adult daughter relationship. Psychology and Aging, 11, 591-606. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.11.4.591
Fingerman, K. L., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Lovett, S., & Rose, J. (1996). Internal resourcefulness, task demands, coping, and dysphoric affect amongst caregivers of the frail elderly. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 42, 341-360. doi: 10.2190/UHJB-CA5L-2K03-3BNV
Fingerman, K. L. (1995). Aging mothers’ and their adult daughters’ perceptions of conflict behaviors. Psychology and Aging, 10, 639-649.
Fingerman, K. L., & Perlmutter M. (1995). Future time perspective and life events across adulthood. Journal of General Psychology, 122, 95-112.
Fingerman, K. L., & Perlmutter, M. (1994). Self-ratings of past, present, and future cognitive performance across adulthood. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 38, 303-322. doi: 10.2190/CHXG-HVW8-Y6AA-5Q6Q
Fingerman, K. L. (1989). Sex and the working mother: Adolescent sexuality, sex role typing and family background. Adolescence, 24, 1-18.
Publications: Books and Chapters
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M.*, Ng, Y. T.*, & Zarit, S. H., (in press). Social relationships and cognitive development across adulthood. In A. K. Thomas & A. Gutchess (Ed.), Handbook of cognitive aging: A lifecourse perspective. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., & Birditt, K. S. (in press). Parent-child relationships in adulthood and old age. In M. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of parenting. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Huo, M.* & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Grandparents. In M. Bornstein, M. Arterberry, K. L. Fingerman, & J. Lansford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of lifespan development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Aging. In M. Bornstein, M. Arterberry, K. L. Fingerman, & J. Lansford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of lifespan development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Bornstein, M., Arterberry, M, Fingerman, K. L. & Lansford, J. (Eds.) (2018). Encyclopedia of lifespan development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Sechrist, J., & Fingerman, K. L. (2017). Intergenerational relationships. H. H. Fung (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology. New York: Springer Publishers.
Fingerman, K. L., & Tennant, P.* (2016). Friends and acquaintances in late life. In S. Whitbourne (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adulthood and aging. New York: Wiley Blackwell. DOI: 10.1002/9781118528921.wbeaa215
Fingerman, K. L., & Yahirun, J.* (2015). Relationships with parents during emerging adulthood. In J. Arnett (Ed.), Oxford handbook of emerging adulthood. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199795574.013.17
Luong, G.*, Rauers, A., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015). Socialization in old age. In J. E. Grusec & P. D. Hastings (Eds.), Handbook of socialization: Theory and research (Vol. 2 pp. 109-131). New York: Guilford Press.
Fingerman, K. L., Birditt, K. S., Nussbaum, J., & Schroeder, D.* (2015). Generational juggling: Family communication at midlife. In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of family communication (2nd ed. pp. 135-152). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Fingerman, K. L. (2015). Extended family and mental health. In H. S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health (2nd ed.). London: Elsevier.
Kim, K.*, Cheng, Y.-P.*, Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015). Relationships between adults and parents in Asia. In S.-T. Cheng, I. Chi, H. H. Fung, L. W. Li, & J. Woo (Eds.), Successful aging: Asian perspectives (pp. 101-123). New York: Springer.
Fingerman, K. L., Turiano, N. A.*, Davis, E. M.*, & Charles, S. T. (2013). Social and emotional development in adulthood. In J. M. Wilmouth & K. F. Ferraro (Eds.), Gerontology: Perspectives and issues (4th ed., pp. 127–148). New York: Springer Publishers.
Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2012). Parent/child and intergenerational relationships across adulthood. In M. A. Fine & F. D. Fincham (Eds.), Family theories: A content-based approach (pp. 71–86). New York: Routledge.
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. Landale, W. Manning, & S. M. McHale (Eds.), Early adulthood in a family context, National Symposium on Family Issues, Vol.2 (pp. 59–85). New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-1436-0_5
Gilligan, M.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2011). Review of the book The forgotten kin: Aunts & uncles, by Robert M. Milardo. Journal of Marriage and Family, 73, 313–315. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00808.x
Fingerman, K. L., Berg, C., Smith, J., & Antonucci, T. C., (Eds.) (2011). Handbook of lifespan development. New York: Springer Publishers.
Fingerman, K. L., Brown, B. B., & Blieszner, R. (2011). In formal ties across the lifespan: Peers, consequential strangers, and people we encounter in daily life. In K. L. Fingerman, C. Berg, J. Smith, & T. C. Antonucci, (Eds.), Handbook of lifespan development (pp. 487–511). New York: Springer Publishers.
Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2011). Adult children and aging parents. In K. W. Schaie & S. L. Willis (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of aging (7th ed., pp. 219–232). New York: Elsevier.
Mroczek, D. K., Pitzer, L. M.*, & Miller, L. M.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2010). The use of archival data in adult development and aging research. In K. H. Trzesniewski, M. B. Donnellan, & R.E. Lucas (Eds.), Analyzing archival data: Methods and illustrations. Washington, D.C.: APA Books.
Fingerman, K. L., Miller, L. M.*, & Seidel, A. J.* (2009). Functions families serve in old age. In S. H. Qualls & S. H. Zarit (Eds.), Aging families and caregiving (pp. 19–44). New York: Wiley.
Fingerman, K. L., Whiteman, S. D., & Dotterer, A. M. (2009). Mother-child relationships in adolescence and old age. In H. T. Reis & S. K. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Fingerman, K. L., Buckser, A., & Turiano, N. A.* (2009). Holidays and relationships. In H. T. Reis & S. K. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Fingerman, K. L. (2009). Weak ties. In H. T. Reis & S. K. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Fingerman, K. L., & Pitzer, L. M.* (2007). Socialization in old age. In J. E. Grusec & P. D. Hastings (Eds.), Handbook of socialization: Theory and research (pp. 232–255). New York: Guilford Press.
Fingerman, K. L., & Dolbin-MacNab, M.* (2006). The baby boomers and their parents: Cohort influences and intergenerational ties. In S. K. Whitbourne & S. L. Willis (Eds.), The baby boomers grow up: Contemporary perspectives on midlife (pp. 237–259). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Fingerman, K. L., & Baker, B.* (2006). Socioemotional aspects of aging. In J. M. Wilmouth & K. F. Ferraro (Eds.), Gerontology: Perspectives and issues (3rd ed., pp. 183–202). New York: Springer.
Cichy, K. E.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (2005). Families around the world and through the life course. [Review of the book Intergenerational relations across time and place, by M. Silverstein]. Contemporary Gerontology, 11, 173–174.
Fingerman, K. L., & Lang, F. R. (2004). Coming together: A perspective on relationships throughout the lifespan. In F. R. Lang & K. L. Fingerman (Eds.), Growing together: Personal relationships across the life span (pp. 1–23). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Fingerman, K. L. (2004). The consequential stranger: Peripheral ties across the life span. In F. R. Lang & K. L. Fingerman (Eds.), Growing together: Personal relationships across the life span (pp. 183–209). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Fingerman, K. L., & Hay, E. L.* (2004). Intergenerational ambivalence in the larger social network. In K. Pillemer & K. Luescher (Eds.), Intergenerational ambivalence: New perspectives on parent-child relations in later life (pp. 133–152). Amsterdam: Elsevier/JAI Press.
Lang, F. R., & Fingerman, K. L. (2004). Growing together: Personal relationships across the life span. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Fingerman, K. L., Nussbaum, J., & Birditt, K. S.* (2004). Keeping all five balls in the air: Juggling family communication at midlife. In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of family communication (pp. 135–152). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Fingerman, K. L. (2002). Completing the lifecycle: Incorporating adult development and aging into lifespan psychology courses. In S. K. Whitbourne & J. C. Cavanaugh (Eds.), Integrating aging topics into psychology: A practical guide to teaching. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Fingerman, K. L. (2001). Aging mothers and their adult daughters: A study in mixed emotions. New York: Springer. Reprinted as: Fingerman, K. L. (2003). Mothers and their adult daughters: Mixed emotions, enduring bonds. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
Villani, P. J., & Fingerman, K. L. (1999). [Review of the book When baby boom women retire, by N. Dailey]. Journal of Women and Aging, 11, 113–114. doi:10.1300/J074v11n04_08
Troll, L., & Fingerman, K. L. (1999). Emotional experiences in later life. In D. Levinson, J. Ponzetti, & P. Jorgensen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human emotions (pp. 390–394). New York: Macmillan.
Fingerman, K. L. (1997). A new bent on the old and “familial.” [Review of the book Handbook of aging and the family, by R. Blieszner & V. H. Bedford]. Contemporary Psychology, 42, 327–328. doi:10.1037/000454
Troll, L., & Fingerman, K. L. (1996). Connections between parents and their adult children. In C. Malestesta-Magai & S. McFadden (Eds.), Handbook of emotion, adult development and aging (pp. 185–205). Orlando, FL: Academic Press.
Works in Progress:
Griffin, E.*, & Fingerman, K. L. (under review). Empty nest. In M. Blankemeyer, S. Horan, and H. Lyons (Eds.), Macmillan encyclopedia of intimate and family relationships. New York: Macmillan Publishers.
Wang, H.*, Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (under review). Middle-aged children’s coping strategies with tensions with aging parents.
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M.*, Charles, S. T., & Umberson, D. J. (under review). Variety is the spice of life: Social integration and activity in late life.
Huo, M.*, Graham J. L.*, Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman K. L. (under review). Older adults’ empathy and daily support exchanges.
Huo, M.*, Graham J. L.*, & Fingerman K. L. (under review). Does empathy have a cost? Older adults and social partners experiencing problems.
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M.*, & Birditt, K. S. (under review). Mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons: Gender differences in adults’ intergenerational ties
Graham, J. L.*, Huo, M.*, Charles, S. T., Fingerman, K. L. (under review). Interpersonal tensions and pain among older adults: The mediating role of negative mood.
Graham, J. L.*, Huo, M.*, Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H. & Fingerman, K. L. (under review). Midlife adults’ daily support to children and parents: Implications for diurnal cortisol.
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M.*, & Birditt K. S. (in progress). Intergenerational ties in a changing world. Journal of Marriage and Family: Decade Review.
Non-Academic Publications:
Fingerman, K. L (2017, January 10). Celebrity deaths in 2016 reflect troubling mortality trends. Op Ed piece, The Dallas Morning News.
Fingerman, K. L. (2016, December 20). Reaching out to people still matters: The science of Christmas. Psychology Today.
Fingerman, K. L (2016, June 2). Why it’s OK for grown children to move back home. Op Ed piece, The Dallas Morning News.
Fingerman, K. L., & Furstenberg, F. F. (2012, May 30). You can go home again. Op Ed piece, The New York Times. Atlantic Best Article of the Day (May 31, 2012).
Blau, M., & Fingerman, K. L. (2009). Consquential strangers: The power of people who don’t seem to matterbut really do. New York: W. W. Norton & Co. (One of Shareable.net’s Best Books of 2009).
Fingerman, K. L. (1998). Brief response to husband’s jealously upon birth of a first child. In S. J. Ceci & M. W. Williams (Eds.), Escaping the advice trap: 59 tough relationship problems solved by the experts. Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel.
Fingerman, K. L. (1989). Passages: Language arts learning series for grades 7-12. Des Moines, IA: Perfection Form Company.