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ArticleJournal of family issues2025

The Long-Term Impact of Family Experiences in Adolescence on Mother-Child Relationships in Early Adulthood.

Fred Berger, Romain Jammal-Abboud

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Article in Journal of family issues, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Fred BergerDepartment of Education, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5699-5188
Romain Jammal-AbboudZefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1773-2913

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we examine the long-term effects of family experiences during mid-adolescence, including parental divorce and separation, on mother-child solidarity in early adulthood. The study combines a longitudinal analysis of stability and change in family relationships from mid-adolescence to early adulthood with a cross-sectional examination of the mechanisms of intergenerational solidarity in early adulthood. The data come from the German LifE-Study, which spans 20 years (from 1982 to 2002) and includes information on 1179 mother-child relationships. Findings from structural equation models reveal that emotional closeness, contact frequency, and instrumental support provided by adult children to mothers are significantly influenced-both directly and indirectly-by family experiences in adolescence. Additionally, compared to mother-adult daughter relationships, mother-adult son relationships were found to be less involved and more reliant on current contact frequency. However, for most participants, the mother-adult child relationship was found to be close and supportive, constituting a long-lasting bond.

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family experiences in adolescencelong-term effectsmother–adult child relationshipparental divorce and separationprospective longitudinal studystructural equation modeling

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PMID40453360
PMCPMC12121901

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