Relationships and Family Dynamics in Middle Adulthood, Slides of Human Development

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Middle Adulthood

A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL

PERSPECTIVE

PART 3

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AGENDA FOR TODAY:

• (^) Dusty’s presentation
• (^) Relationships in midlife
  • (^) What makes a healthy relationship?
• (^) Sandwich generation:

Children and aging

parents

• (^) Risk and protective

Relationships in Middle Adulthood: Friends ▸ (^) Global network becomes smaller across adulthood: Midlife adults have fewer people in their network than adolescents or young adults ▸ (^) Importance of friends varies by sexual orientation, race, and marital status ▸ (^) Friends may become family for some midlife adults ▸ (^) Two theories regarding how social networks change over the life course: ╺ (^) Socioemotional selectivity theory ╺ (^) Social convoy theory

Relationship With Spouse or Partner ▸ (^) Increased diversity of marital statuses at midlife ▸ (^) Increase in number of unmarried couples cohabitating ▸ (^) Midlife adults balance a variety of roles and partners must coordinate their roles

Most midlife adults are parents of

adolescents or young adults

Launching young-adult offspring

from home:

• **_Often a happy experience
• Age differs depending on culture
• Lately occurring at a later age in the U.S.
• Parents may still provide financial support to adult children_**

Relationships With Parents ▸ (^) Middle-aged adults are usually very involved with aging parents ▸ (^) Caregiving can be shared among siblings ▸ (^) Research focuses on caregiver burden ▸ (^) Culture can affect whether caregiving is seen as burden or gain

What are the

hallmarks of a

unhealthy

relationship?

Healthy

relationship? How

can our

relationships

shape our

cognitive

development?

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Other Family Relationships in Middle Adulthood ▸ (^) New family members added through marriage ▸ (^) Grandchildren: ╺ (^) Different cultures and styles of grandparenting ╺ (^) Gender differences in grandparenting ▸ (^) Sibling relationships can be important in midlife

Risk and Protective Factors in Middle Adulthood (Ages 40 to 60)

Middle Adulthood:

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