Open AccessTransition in Older Parent–Adult Child Relations in U.S. Chinese Immigrant Families
Author(s) -
Man Guo,
Meredith Stensland,
Mengting Li,
Todd Beck,
XinQi Dong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the gerontologist/the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnz146
Subject(s) - acculturation , immigration , psychology , solidarity , context (archaeology) , population , developmental psychology , gerontology , demography , sociology , medicine , geography , political science , archaeology , politics , law
The family fundamentally underpins the immigration and acculturation processes. But most existing research on acculturation focuses on individual instead of family experience. Guided by Berry's acculturation theory and Intergenerational Solidarity Theory, this study examined continuity and changes in parent-adult child relations of older Chinese immigrants over a 2-year period, and their implications for older adults' depression and quality of life (QoL).