Laboratory

Population Health

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Project

The Contribution of Adult Children to Parental Health and Survival (Dissertation)

Sanny Boy Domingo Afable, Mikko Myrskylä, Yana Catherine Vierboom, Julia Mikolai (University of St Andrews, United Kingdom), Hill Kulu (University of St Andrews, United Kingdom)

This project examines the many ways in which adult children affect the health and survival of their parents, including the role of residential proximity, intergenerational exchanges, and the interwoven life-course trajectories of adult children and their parents.  Detailed Description

Research Keywords:

Aging, Mortality and Longevity, Intergenerational Relationships

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock is one of the leading demographic research centers in the world. It's part of the Max Planck Society, the internationally renowned German research society.