Adolescent family affects adult wellbeing in Japan and the U.S. (1976-2013)

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Linda Bell

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Bell, L. (2015). Adolescent family affects adult wellbeing in Japan and the U.S. (1976-2013) [Data set]. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]. https://doi.org/10.3886/E39232V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Grounded in family systems theory, this prospective longitudinal study explores the effects of characteristics of the family system in which an adolescent develops on later midlife wellbeing and adult child/elder parent relationships in Japan and the United States. Structured home interviews were held in the 1970s with 99 middle class U.S. families with adolescents; an equivalent interview was conducted in the 1980s with 59 comparable Japanese families. Family members discussed differences of opinion on a family environment scale; family system variables related to connection and individuation processes were coded from these taped family discussions. Twenty-five years after the home interviews, telephone interviews were conducted in the U.S. with 67 elder mothers, 59 elder fathers, 126 then midlife daughters and 61 midlife sons. In Japan follow-up telephone interviews were conducted with 22 elder mothers, 20 elder fathers, 26 midlife daughters and 21 midlife sons. The results support the importance of family experience during adolescence for wellbeing in adulthood across cultures.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources NIMH (MH29944); Japan Foundation Asia Center; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms [family relations; connection individuation adult wellbeing adult child/elder parent]
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage U.S and Japan
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 9/1/1976 – 6/1/2013 (Fall 1976 - Summer 2013)


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