Social Structural Influences on Emotional Support from Parents Early in Life and Adult Health Status

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Shaw, Benjamin Krause, Neal Chatters, Linda M. Connell, Cathleen M. Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit
Copyright Year	2003
Description	The authors' purpose in this study was to identify social structural predictors of receiving emotional support from parents early in life and structural factors responsible for variations in the associations between early parental support and adult health status. Data from a US representative sample of 2,786 adults aged 25-74 years suggest that men, non-Whites, and individuals from socioeconomically advantaged families report having received higher levels of early parental support. Furthermore, these analyses suggest that although adult health status is predicted by early parental support in general, health status among adults is particularly sensitive to levels of support received from a same-sex parent during childhood. These findings emphasize the pervasive influence of gender in American society and add focus to researchers' understanding of the long-term health effects of early parental support.
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Ending Page	79
Page Count	12
Starting Page	68
ISSN	08964289
e-ISSN	19404026
DOI	10.1080/08964280309596059
Journal	Behavioral Medicine
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	29
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2003-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Behavioral Medicine Sociology Adult Health Gender Parental Support Race Socioeconomic Status
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Applied Psychology Psychiatry and Mental Health