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ERIC Number: EJ368547
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Rural and Urban Elderly: Differences in the Quality of the Parent-Child Relationship.
Mercier, Joyce McDonough; And Others
Family Relations, v37 n1 p68-72 Jan 1988
Examined quality of relationships between rural (N=111) and urban (N=112) older parents and their children. For rural parents, proximity to child was most important contributor to high quality relationship, followed by internal locus of control and low filial expectations. Internal locus of control was most important factor of high quality relationships with children for urban parents. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adult Children, Expectation, Locus of Control, Older Adults, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Proximity, Rural Urban Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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