This article conducted in-depth interviews of older women, examining the “downside” of relationships. When do friendships cause stress for older women, and how do they cope with it? [read more...]

Although there has been much research examining play, it nevertheless seems that play is hard to define, especially for people beyond childhood. In fact, there has been only a little research concerning adult play, particularly among older women. [read more...]

In this article, the authors focus on divorce and remarriage because it is assumed that divorce weakens the bonds between parent and child. This has important implications for later in life. As years pass, and these parents are aging, will their children (now adults) support them (financially or personally)? [read more...]

Pillemer and Suitor examined whether mothers prefer some adult children over others, why they help some children and not others, and which child is most likely to become a caregiver. [read more...]

The researchers explored this issue - challenging behavior in older adults with intellectual disabilities – because of its importance to staff welfare and the need to provide the best care for these individuals. The authors particularly wanted to study the intra-individual change in staff-averse challenging behavior among older adults with intellectual disabilities. [read more...]