ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2018
The Long Arm of Maternal Differential Treatment: Effects of Recalled and Current Favoritism on Adult Children's Psychological Well-Being.
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- How Intergenerational Estrangement Matters for Maternal and Adult Children's Health.Journal of marriage and the family · 2025Article
- Childhood Parental Disfavoritism and Chinese Adults' Psychological Well-Being in Middle and Later Life: The Moderating Effect of Gender.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- How Widowhood and Gender Shape the Impact of Maternal Favoritism on Adult Children's Psychological Well-Being.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Maternal Differential Treatment and Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Marital Tension and Sibling Tension?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2021Article
- Roles of egos' and siblings' perceptions of maternal favoritism in adult children's depressive symptoms: A within-family network approach.Network science (Cambridge University Press) · 2020Article
- Sibling relationships in older adulthood: Links with loneliness and well-being.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2020Article
- Links Between Perceptions of Successes, Problems and Health Outcomes Among Adult Chinese Children: The Mediating Role of Perceptions of Parents' Feelings and Intergenerational Relationships.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Translating Basic Research on the Aging Family to Caregiving Intervention: The Case of Within-Family Differences.Innovation in aging · 2018Article
- Applying Within-Family Differences Approaches to Enhance Understanding of the Complexity of Intergenerational Relations.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2017Article
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Abstract
Objectives: In this article, we draw from classic theories of social psychology and the life course to compare the effects of current and recalled perceived maternal differential treatment (MDT) on the depressive symptoms of adult children in midlife. Method: To address this question, we used data collected from 746 adult children nested within 293 later-life families as part of the Within-Family Differences Study. Results: Multilevel regression revealed that both recollections of maternal differentiation from childhood and perceptions of mothers' current disfavoritism regarding conflict predicted depressive symptoms, whereas perceptions of current favoritism regarding emotional closeness did not. Discussion: Taken together, the findings from this investigation reflect principles of theories of social comparison and the life course in that both perceptions of current MDT and MDT recalled from childhood affect children's well-being in midlife. These findings contribute to a growing body of literature highlighting the role of within-family differences in parent-child relationships on well-being across the life course.
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