Are Relationship Patterns Between Parents and Adult Children Associated With ADL Disability Risk in Later Life?

Madison R. Sauerteig-Rolston, Patricia A. Thomas, Shawn Bauldry, Elizabeth A. Richards, Kenneth F. Ferraro, Department of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Department of Sociology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University, West Lafayette, School of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Journal of Aging and Health

Published online on May 20, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Aging and Health, Volume 38, Issue 5-6, Page 337-347, June 2026.
BackgroundThis study examined whether patterns of relationship quality between parents and adult children were associated with the onset of ADL disability in later life.Research Design and MethodsUsing data from the Health and Retirement Study (N= 8,101),...