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| Age Differences | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHoffman, Lois Wladis; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1987
Compared elderly parents with national sample of parents in childbearing years with respect to satisfactions and dissatisfactions of having children. Both groups saw children as satisfying needs for love, companionship, fun, and stimulation. Older group was more likely than younger group to report children fulfilling economic-utility needs.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Family Role, Individual Needs
